Milton's would be an epic demonstrating the origins and ; the heroic achievement of his own nation, England; or maybe he'd be thinking a little broadly of Britain, which is England, Scotland and Wales.

这首史诗应该展示弥尔顿自己的祖国,英格兰的起源以及辉煌成就;,他想的范围可能更大一点，大不列颠，大不列颠包括英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士。

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It was becoming absolutely impossible, in fact, or at least much, much harder, to claim that there was a single expression of religious truth to which the English nation could consensually subscribe.

实际上，这是绝对不可能的，至少也是很难断言称,这种宗教真理是,整个英国都能勉强赞同的。

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But then I also talk about tolerance, which was a critical value for us becoming a nation with all the different religious groups learning how to live together.

但是我还想谈谈宽容，这一点对我们至关重要,有助于各个不同宗教信仰团体紧密团结,学会共同生活。

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