SOME FISHERMEN were out trawling their nets. Perceiving them to be very heavy, they danced about for joy and supposed that they had taken a large catch. When they had dragged the nets to the shore they found but few fish: the nets were full of sand and stones, and the men were beyond measure cast downso much at the disappointment which had befallen them, but because they had formed such very different expectations. One of their company, an old man, said, "Let us cease lamenting, my mates, for, as it seems to me, sorrow is always the twin sister of joy; and it was only to be looked for that we, who just now were over-rejoiced, should next have something to make us sad."
一些渔民在拖网网。他们感觉他们很重，他们跳舞跳得很高兴，认为他们已经被抓住了。当他们把网拉到岸边，他们发现鱼很少：网全是沙子和石头，和人是无法衡量的，所以很多演员身上的失望，而是因为他们已经形成了非常不同的期望。他们的一个公司，一个老人，说，“让我们停止抱怨，我的队友们，因为，在我看来，悲伤总是快乐的双胞胎妹妹；只是要找我们，现在刚刚结束了欢乐，应该有一些事让我们难过。“
