这个有着田园诗情画意般优雅的小比喻确实让我们毫无防备。

The pastoral elegance of this little simile really catches us off guard.

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我对这事引起的诸多麻烦毫无防备。

I was not prepared for all the problems it caused.

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她毫无防备地被拍摄下来。

The camera had caught her unawares.

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At least since the eighteenth century, these lines have been singled out for their beauty and, considering that Milton is describing the hideous demons under Satan's control, the pastoral elegance of this little simile really catches us off guard.

至少从19世纪起，这些句子因为它们的美感经常被单列出来，并被认为是弥尔顿在描述撒旦控制下的可怕的恶魔,这个小比喻诗歌上的优雅,确实使我们毫无防备。

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