Look now, and this is on the handout, at the letter that Milton had written to his friend, Charles Diodati.

现在看讲义上,弥尔顿写给朋友查尔斯·迪奥达蒂的信。

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So Milton is explaining to Charles Diodati that if you're going to become an epic poet, you have to start acting like one.

弥尔顿在这里像查尔斯，迪奥达蒂解释到,如果你想成为一名史诗诗人，你必须开始像一个史诗诗人那样做。

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You remember that Milton had vowed to his friend Charles Diodati in the Sixth Elegy that he would become an epic poet some day, and that he was taking all of the necessary steps to transform himself into an epic poet.

弥尔顿曾在第六挽歌中向他的朋友查尔斯，迪奥达蒂宣布,他有一天将成为一名史诗诗人，他也在不断努力,把自己变为一名史诗诗人。

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