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.
　　皇帝坐着马车，手里拿着剑走来。
) f: N+ v/ |5 @6 {　　He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."
　　他拉着我的手，说道：“我要用权力来雇用你。”
2 u8 v" s/ s# I3 L" p% E　　But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.
! N3 p8 V9 H8 A6 q; x　　但是他的权力算不了什么，他坐着马车走了。
　　In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
　　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。
　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
1 X8 w1 x* b( j) r) U/ P" t0 C4 F　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
4 _8 I, z3 b" h8 ]4 l  L　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
4 l3 t3 m) w' W& J& K　　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。
) ~4 G7 Z$ J. V4 g( h* b$ S/ A1 g　　The fair maid came out and said, "I will hire you with a smile."
1 {$ x: a$ ~4 E3 E/ [, T( N! S! S　　美人走出来，说道：“我要用微笑来雇用你。”
　　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。
" I5 f" l0 g# u% D3 j% S  i* B- X　　A child sat playing with shells.
! B! {* C, F3 \1 k/ D　　一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。
! c* s6 [# b0 C* M) h' c/ _( h! V　　He raised his head and seemed to know me, and said, "I hire you with nothing."
　　他抬起头来，好像认识我似的，说道：“我雇你不用什么东西。”
　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
+ v7 D* @( W) s5 G4 @　　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。
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