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day-break

"How ..., Master Gregory?"

"I never reckon ... some new saint to the list."

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 day-break, the cobbler awoke him with his song. Having at length sent for the songster, he said to him, "How much a year do you earn, Master Gregory?" 　　"I never reckon in that way, living as I do from one day to another; somehow I manage to reach the end of the year; each day brings its meal. But the worst of it is, a number of days occur in the year on which we are forbidden to work; without that our earnings would be very tolerable, and the curate, moreover, is constantly adding some new saint to the list." said the merry cobbler.
一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的歌声都使人觉得很愉快。比起当希腊七圣，做鞋更让他感到满足。与此相反，他的邻居是个银行家，拥有万贯家财，却很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。有时，他在黎明时分迷迷糊糊刚入睡，皮匠的歌声便把他吵醒了。后来，银行家就叫人把这位皮匠歌手请来，问道：“格列戈里师傅，你一年赚多少钱？” 快乐的皮匠笑说道：“我从来不算这笔账，我是一天一天地过日子，不管怎样，我会坚持到年底，每天挣足三餐。不过最糟糕的是，一年中总有些日子不准我们做买卖，否则我们的收入也还算不错的。而牧师又常常在圣徒名单上添新名字(有时又有些意外收入)。”