Now, he hasn't yet settled on the topic of the Fall, the fall of Adam and Eve from their place of bliss in the Garden of Eden.

现在他还没有定下《降临》这首诗的主题，亚当和夏娃从伊甸园这个极乐的地方降临人间。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Peter wields the keys of the kingdom of heaven and can open and shut the doors of personal salvation, just as he can open and shut the doors of the church.

彼得挥舞着通往天堂极乐的钥匙,他可以任意打开关闭，凡人可借此得救的大门，正如他可以任意操控通往教会的大门一样。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The only purpose of the work of art is to afford aesthetic bliss.

艺术作品的唯一目的是提供美学极乐。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选