It's at this point that Milton chose for the subject of his epic poem the subject of the tragedy that he'd been contemplating for so many years.

弥尔顿在这个时候决定用他多年来都在构思的,悲剧的主题作为他的史诗的主题。

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And I'll start with the topic that we'll be covering next week on Monday This is a brain.

我以我们下周一要讨论的主题,作为开始,这是一个大脑

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

The story of Adam and Eve and of the fall of Satan may strike us - having read or about to read Paradise Lost -- may strike us as a natural subject for Milton to have chosen for his epic poem.

弥尔顿选择了亚当夏娃以及撒旦的溃败的故事,作为他史诗的主题在我们看来--不管我们读过,还是将要读《失乐园》--都是很自然的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选