Too well I see and rue the dire event
That with sad overthrow and foul defeat
Hath lost us Heaven, and all this mighty host
In horrible destruction laid thus low,
As far as gods and heavenly essences
Can perish: for the mind and spirit remains
Invincible, and vigor soon returns,
Though all our glory extinct, and happy state
Here swallowed up in endless misery.
What does “the dire event” refer to in the first line?
【正确答案】：
THE LOSS OF HEAVEN.
【题目解析】：第一行中的“可怕的事情”指的是失去了天堂。