Milton is alerting us to the significance of the word "first" in the very first line, in this wonderful act of violating the laws of iambic pentameter.

弥尔顿在第一句就促使我们注意到“,“初/先“一词的重要性,不惜违背了抑扬格五音步诗的格律。

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It is in fact a very, very difficult and derivative act of the mind to try to forget that I am looking at a sign that says 'exit' and, in fact, just looking at what is there without knowing what it is.

事实上，试图忘记那个写着存在的标志,和只知道它存在而不知道它是什么，是非常难的事情。

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