And so when the figure of Orpheus appears in this poem, it's the second half of the Orpheus story that Milton is forced to tell.

因此当俄耳甫斯的形象出现在这首诗中时，弥尔顿要讲的是他生平的后一段。

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Now I believe that music works a magical potion, a magical spell on us.

我相信这首曲子就像一剂魔药,一段施在我们身上的符咒

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Look at the last stanza.

看这首诗的最后一段。

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Okay, and that's another note.

好吧,这段不是这首曲子里

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The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

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