The Cobbler and the banker 皮匠和銀行家
La Fontaine/拉.封丹



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Master Gregory

A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night, it was wonderful to see, wonderful to hear him, he was more contented in making shoes, than was any of the seven sages. His neighbor, on the contrary, who was rolling in wealth, sung but little and slept less. He was a banker, when by chance he fell into a doze at daybreak, the cobbler awoke him with his song. The banker complained sadly that Providence had not made sleep a saleable commodity, like edibles or drinkables. Having at length sent for the songster, he said to him, "How much a year do you earn, Master Gregory?"
一個(gè)皮匠從早到晚在唱歌中度過(guò)。無(wú)論見(jiàn)到他本人或聽(tīng)見(jiàn)他的歌聲都使人覺(jué)得很愉快。他對(duì)于制鞋工作比當(dāng)上了希臘七對(duì)還要滿足。 與此相反，他的鄰居是個(gè)銀行家，擁有萬(wàn)貫家財(cái)，卻很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。他偶爾在黎明時(shí)分迷迷糊糊剛?cè)胨?，皮匠的歌聲便于工作把他吵醒了。銀行家郁郁寡歡地抱怨上帝沒(méi)有睡眠也制成一種像食品或飲料那樣可以買賣的商品。 后來(lái)，銀行家就叫人把這位歌手請(qǐng)來(lái)，問(wèn)道：“格列戈里師傅，你一年賺多少錢？”