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有新想法的人在想法实现前是怪人。

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

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这片昔日的农田在1964年前是被用作采砾坑的。

This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel pit until 1964.

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We naturally thought that it was the poet John Milton who was speaking the first 185 lines of the poem.

我们自然会认为是诗人弥尔顿自己,在言说着前185行诗。

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In more recent times, I have seen... it's a long time ago, but I've seen concerts there.

最近，我看了……那是挺久前的事情了，我在那儿看了演唱会。

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He's without question the most compelling figure, certainly, in the first two books and, I think, arguably in the entire poem.

他是前两卷书中最引人注目的角色，当然，也可以认为是这首诗中最引人注目的。

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