Man is potent and important, yet he is fallible and mortal, capable of the greatest achievements and the worst crimes.

人是强大而重要的,但人也是会犯错并不免一死的,人既能取得辉煌成就也能犯下滔天大罪

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Milton's would be an epic demonstrating the origins and ; the heroic achievement of his own nation, England; or maybe he'd be thinking a little broadly of Britain, which is England, Scotland and Wales.

这首史诗应该展示弥尔顿自己的祖国,英格兰的起源以及辉煌成就;,他想的范围可能更大一点，大不列颠，大不列颠包括英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士。

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Now think of another product in American history that doubled every decade for four decades, and then imagine that that product became the country's, without question, absolute largest export.

思考下在美国历史中有没有另一种产品曾,有如此辉煌的成就,那么这个产品将毫无疑问地,成为美国最大的出口产品

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