来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第17集 第17集》

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  Remember, the famous problem about Paradise Lost is that,
  记住 关于《失乐园》最著名的问题是
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  here was Milton writing it to justify the ways of God to men,
  弥尔顿写给人们的来为上帝的方式辩护
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  justifying how good God was,
  证明上帝有多好
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  and yet Satan is this incredibly compelling character.
  撒旦同样是个非常引人注目的人物
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  Milton writes Satan to be irresistible,
  弥尔顿把撒旦写的极为诱人
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  and in particular he is, rhetorically, incredibly gifted,
  尤其是在修辞学上说他难以置信的有才华
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  and so he makes all of these wonderful speeches that
  而且他发表了很多精彩的
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  Milton writes for him that we get to listen to.
  弥尔顿为他写的演讲让我们聆听
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  So, McCarthy sets up a similar problem in Blood Meridian.
  麦卡锡在《血色子午线》中拿出相似问题
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  Here is the judge.
  就是法官
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  He has this compelling language that we want to listen to.
  他有引人注目的语言 我们很想倾听
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  It's very sonorous.
  很响亮