In the early nineteen thirties, a music producer, John Hammond, heard Billie Holiday sing in a nightclub.

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And it's virgins who get to sing the nuptial song at the wedding of the lamb that John also envisions.

只有处子才可以在约翰想象,的羔羊婚礼上唱这首婚礼之歌。

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Now we recognize the song. This is the song from Revelation of the virgins who could learn and sing the new song before the throne of the Lord, but Milton has obviously taken John's image here and exploded the implications of its erotic potential.

我们知道这首歌是指哪首了，是《启示录》中,处子们能在上帝宝座跟前学习演唱的那首歌，但很明显，弥尔顿将圣约翰描绘的这景象,所包含的的感性含义都大大扩大化了。

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In the early nineteen thirties, a music producer,John Hammond, heard Billie Holiday sing in a nightclub.

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