I think Hartman is absolutely right to note that it's this aspect of Milton's similes that sets them entirely apart from the similes in any other epic poem.

我认为他注意到了弥尔顿明喻中的这个方面,是突出区别于其他诗歌中的明喻的,此举是非常恰当无误的。

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But eventually you have this bearer note that you start passing around to spend to other people and they start to think of them as money and that's the origin of banking.

但是最终，你持有这个不记名票据,并且开始将其流传到,别人手中,然后他们开始将其视为金钱,这就是银行业的起源。

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