But they almost never held positions of great responsibility.

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The passage is also famous because in it Milton does something that he almost never does. Milton has made a mistake.

这篇文章有名也是因为弥尔顿做了一些,他几乎从未做过的事，弥尔顿犯了一个错误。

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And the truth is Freudian psychoanalysis is almost never studied inside psychology departments.

事实上几乎没有心理学系,研究过弗洛伊德的精神分析。

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He almost never explains himself to other people.

他几乎从不向别人解释。

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