From dawn to dark he stood on the banks of the little stream, without hooking anything better than an eel, or a few old shoes, that even he, clever though he was, felt were not worth mending.

• 打太阳升起直到太阳落山，他一直站在小溪边，但却没能钓到什么好东西，要不就是一条小泥鳅，或者一些旧得连他这样心灵手巧的皮匠都认为没有修的价值的鞋。