Like Homer and like Virgil, Milton intends to soar above the wheeling poles of the visible world and describe the otherwise invisible comings and goings of the gods.

像荷马和维吉尔那样，弥尔顿想屹立于现实世界之上,去描绘无形世界中上帝的来来往往。

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Of course, the problem is, we're distracted by the comings and goings, the hurly burly of the ordinary everyday world.

但问题在于,在这个普通寻常的世界上,来往喧嚣吸引了我们的注意力

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