On April 11, audience members openly laughed at the frumpy 48-year-old as she introduced herself on the Britain's Got Talent TV show.

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And how can Milton have anything to show for his talent until he has -- this is the logic - until he has patiently waited for God to inspire him to write?

弥尔顿怎样才能证明自己有才除非,他有作品面世--就是这个逻辑,-直到他耐心地等待上帝指示去创作？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

How can Milton know that he was really and truly called by God to be a great poet until he writes something - it's not a bad question - until he has something actually to show for his talent?

弥尔顿怎么知道他是不是真的被,上帝选中了去做一个伟大的诗人,除非他真的创作出点儿什么--这是一个不坏的问题,-直到他真有可以证明自己才能的作品？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选