It is based on the story of a fairy from heaven who comes to Earth and marries a cowhand on a farm.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

When God began this process of creating the heaven and the earth, And the earth was unformed and void, And his wind was on the surface of the deep and so on, He said, "Let there be light and there was light."

当上帝开始开创天地的过程，大地一片混沌，虚空无形，他的呼吸掠过这混沌的表面，他说，“要有光，于是便有了光“

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Lycidas is going to shampoo his hair in heaven much as he shampooed his hair on earth, except in heaven there's always a difference.

利西达斯在天堂也要洗头发,正如在人间一样，但在天堂总会有点不同。

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Gillian wrote a report of how he spent the thousand dollars: "Paid by Robert Gillian, one thousand dollars on account of the eternal happiness, owed by Heaven to the best and dearest woman on earth."

VOA: special.2011.08.13

And even more important, Lycidas will continue to sing in heaven just as he had sung on earth, except now he can hear the unexpressive - that means "inexpressible" -- nuptial song.

更重要的是，利西达斯在天堂依旧会唱歌,正如他在人间唱歌一样，除了现在他听到的是unexpressive的,-意思是“难以言传的“--婚礼之歌。

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