There's always, and I think this is nearly invariable -there's an element in Milton's similes that stands outside the framework of the basic comparison.

有一点是时常出现并且几乎不变的,-就是在弥尔顿的明喻中始终有一个元素,是从基本的对比框架中脱颖而出的。

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If you want to seek the fullness of a human experience, you have to try to be the best possible man,the greatest possible man to compete successfully against others and to achieve fame,glory, and recognition.

如果你追寻精彩的人生经历,你不得不试图成为最强势的人,最伟大的人,在与其他人竞争中脱颖而出,获得名利,荣耀与众人的认可

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