Milton seemed to have decided against marriage as he was making the decision to wed himself to his poetry instead.

那里弥尔顿似乎已经决定不结婚了,因为他已经下定决心要致力于诗歌创作。

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After a month I agreed with them, I told Bill I'm quitting, going back to Stanford.

一个月后我下定决心了，告诉比尔我要离开，会斯坦福继续念书。

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Or if predestined to die late, Make up your mind to die in state.

或者如果注定要晚点离开世界，那么下定决心离开地庄严一点。

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