外国经典优美诗歌：最后的买卖

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　　"COME and hire me," I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road.
　　早晨，我在石铺的路上走时，我叫道：“谁来雇用我呀。”
　　Sword in hand, the King came in his chariot.
4 C: ?3 L$ g% ^+ X8 ~' D　　皇帝坐着马车，手里拿着剑走来。
　　He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."
( Q3 u6 c$ D( W* E5 b/ e　　他拉着我的手，说道：“我要用权力来雇用你。”
" O& D4 S1 b3 Y/ \( }  w　　But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.
+ U  P3 w$ I4 _. C( P+ l　　但是他的权力算不了什么，他坐着马车走了。
" e3 h/ P. k( R　　In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
% ]. d$ s2 S; Z1 A; w9 n　　正午炎热的时候，家家户户的门都闭着。
　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
+ s; ^# \. l0 l) p! h+ W& f/ H% y　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
$ T) O0 n/ V8 X; c1 t　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
) D/ G, i6 p- b( A　　他斟酌了一下，说道：“我要用金钱来雇用你。”
　　He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.
　　他一个一个地数着他的钱，但我却转身离去了。
　　It was evening. The garden hedge was all aflower.
　　黄昏了，花园的篱上满开着花。
. X: p; E/ i" }) z. b  |! N　　The fair maid came out and said, "I will hire you with a smile."
" y, P( _6 y$ j　　美人走出来，说道：“我要用微笑来雇用你。”
# f: \, n; R/ P/ m  I% s9 ?) U+ W$ M　　Her smile paled and melted into tears, and she went back alone into the dark.
　　她的微笑黯淡了，化成泪容了，她孤寂地回身走进黑暗里去。
　　The sun glistened on the sand, and the sea waves broke waywardly.
　　太阳照耀在沙地上，海波任性地浪花四溅。
( q) f, \  t5 d( C" Q* s/ T　　A child sat playing with shells.
8 K2 `$ g3 O. i9 w6 A* k! d　　一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。
, J5 ^! K6 J0 s2 e. ~　　He raised his head and seemed to know me, and said, "I hire you with nothing."
$ n. a  M! r9 g2 t2 m; p5 Z　　他抬起头来，好像认识我似的，说道：“我雇你不用什么东西。”
! B& p$ K6 y0 D, p! j　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
& F" s. }, Z; I: h+ p　　从此以后，在这个小孩的游戏中做成的买卖，使我成了一个自由的人。