AN ASTRONOMER used to go out at night to observe the stars. —
一位天文学家经常在夜晚外出观察星星。 —

One evening, as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole attention fixed on the sky, he fell accidentally into a deep well. —
有一天晚上，当他全神贯注地仰望天空，在郊区闲逛时，不小心掉入了一口深井。 —

While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises, and cried loudly for help, a neighbor ran to the well, and learning what had happened said: —
当他痛哭和呼救，抱怨自己的伤痛时，一位邻居跑到井边，了解了发生的事情后说道： —

“Hark ye, old fellow, why, in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?’
“喂，老伙计，你为了窥视天上的事物，为什么不会顾及一下地上的事物呢？”