But as to the middle comedy which came next, observe what it was, and again, for what object the new comedy was introduced, which gradually sunk down into a mere mimic artifice.

至于随后出现的中间时代的喜剧，观察它是什么，再看这一新的喜剧是因什么目的被引进的，它渐渐地流为一种仅仅插科打诨的技巧。