The boys would not let their sister leave!"

VOA: special.2009.06.27

They had even obtained, with the help of the attendant spirit, Haemony the magical herb Haemony with all of its Homeric associations, but this, too, seemed inadequate to the task of rescuing their sister.

他们甚至在随从的帮助下拿到了，有所有荷马史诗联系的神奇的草药，但是看来这些对于解救妹妹的任务来说都是不够充足的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

It would seem that the Elder Brother and his sister were way too optimistic in their assessment of the protected status of the virtuous poet and the protected status of the virgin, the favored role of the poet. Virginity does nothing.

似乎《科玛斯》中哥哥和他的妹妹认为,贞洁的诗人，未失童真的诗人自然会受到保护,的想法太过乐观了，贞洁无能为力。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Jimmy and his sister Patricia also spent much of their childhood in foster homes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30