1. 瘟疫来时，家禽人牲大批死亡。
When plague comes, fowl, cattle and people die in great deal.
2. 人牲的近义词
2. 他们相信灵魂的存在，灵魂不会死亡散去，所以，生者必须为死者设想，让他的灵魂得到照料，因之，以人牲或人殉提供死后的服务，此外，远古人希望灵魂再生，就以象徵精力的血液涂抹在尸骨上，或散布在尸骨周围。
Shaxun is a holy ceremony expressing care an respects for the death or gods. They believed that the soul exists and will not disappear because of death, so people alive have to consider for the death to let the soul be cared. They use animal or human sacrifice to provide service after death.