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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Yes, but in general, firing somebody simply because of age, is not only strange in America but illegal.

但是总的来说，只因为年龄就辞退员工在美国不常见也不合法。

退休很神奇 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It's an invention of a barbarous age which a blind and ignorant population will accept only to its own vexation, hindrance, and constraint.

它是只有蛮荒时代愚昧无知的人们才会接受,以自寻烦恼，阻碍，和限制的。

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If only you'd known you had another 50 years, that you weren't going to die young-- or James Dean, going to burn out fast and die young-- if only you'd realized you were going to live to the ripe old age of 97, you would have picked a different life for yourself.

如果你知道自己还剩下50年，你不会英年早逝-,或者说你不会油尽灯枯，英年早逝-,如果你知道,你可以活到97岁高龄，你就会为自己选择另一种生活。

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