But Milton was also beginning to develop in this period a much more strict, a much more disciplined religious temperament.

但弥尔顿这时也开始发展一种更严格，更符合一定规则的宗教性文字。

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This parable may seem, I think, to be a little more compatible with Milton's general temperament in the years of his studious retirement.

我认为，第二则寓言与弥尔顿，的性情更相符,在他潜心学习的那几年里。

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And for Milton, whose temperament up to this point inclined him obviously to hesitation, to postponement, and to merely the anticipation of profit, the pressure applied by this parable of the unprofitable servant may very well have seemed utterly unbearable.

对于弥尔顿来说，这是性格使然,他读到这里会犹豫，会止步不前，会对利益有所期待，这则寓言中毫无收益的仆人,给了他无尽的压力。

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