Such a life becomes a sort of tragic existence, with its storms and its grandeurs, its monotony and its diversity; and that is why, perhaps, we embark upon that short voyage with mingled feelings of pleasure and fear.

这样的生活变成了一种悲剧性的存在，有风暴也有壮丽，有单调也有多样性；这也许就是为什么我们怀着愉悦和恐惧的心情踏上那次短途航行的原因。