Milton shows unusually little interest in the miraculousness of the conception or anything like the domestic details of the manger scene.

不同寻常的是，弥尔顿没有太对,怀孕这一奇迹或其他的事情感兴趣,像马槽这个内在的细节。

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But frankly, I'm convinced, insofar as I'm convinced of anything, that if one doesn't live by that, nothing of any interest is going to happen.

不过，坦率来讲，我相信，或者说，我确信，如果一个人不相信这一点，那么他的艺术创作只会平淡无奇。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

And my own belief is when you are not in command ; when you are humble before the thing; frankly, only then, is anything of any interest is going to happen in the arts.

我的信念是，只有当你失去了话语权,当你在艺术作品前谦卑时;,坦率地讲，只有这时，你的作品中,才会有奇迹发生。

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