The two brothers in the mask engaged in that philosophical debate about the force, or the strength, of virginity.

戏中的两兄弟曾为,贞洁的力量这一哲学问题争论过。

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Does Milton only seem powerful because he has the force or the strength of the age-old literary canon behind him?

他之所以看起来充满力量,是因为身后的作品被人们奉为文学经典呢？

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