sopany, 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."

几个渔夫合力把沉甸甸的鱼网拉上了岸。他们眼看丰收在望，个个兴高采烈、欢呼雀跃。当鱼网被打开之后，他们大失所望，因为里面的鱼少得可怜，其余都是一些沙石。渔夫们自然十分沮丧，倒不全是因为收获不多，而是之前的期望很高，面对这样的结果他们一时间接受不了。这时，他们中间有一位饱经风霜的老人说话了:“我的伙伴们，别再灰心沮丧、抱怨命运了。快乐和痛苦本身就是一对姐妹。刚才我们太过于兴奋了，所以现在才会如此伤心难过。”

生活不可能一帆风顺。