But because of those discoveries, we are now in a position to appreciate the monumental achievements of these early civilizations, these earliest civilizations.

由于那些考古发现，我们现在才能欣赏到,那些早期文明的不朽成就，最早的文明。

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In some important way, I think, the Lady can be seen as being in the same position that Milton had been representing himself in so many of the early poems.

在某种重要的意义上来说，女士可以被看做是与弥尔顿,在许多早期诗篇中表现的自己处在同样的位置。

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