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。
　　He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."
+ F1 @5 ~- C4 B5 A. L1 j1 \　　他拉着我的手，说道：“我要用权力来雇用你。”
　　But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.
　　但是他的权力算不了什么，他坐着马车走了。
( k- B5 C- G' S- J7 i* R7 `7 B　　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。
" _5 V5 s, U% d6 r+ ]* u　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
9 n* d( E. `7 k, `2 x　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
! ^4 t+ e( {+ R0 c　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
  e5 {2 L; B- w9 |. @. K" _　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
3 O5 e( g; I5 `4 v  q+ G& r　　他斟酌了一下，说道：“我要用金钱来雇用你。”
9 I9 I" h$ P  ^/ p0 W% b% \! I, ^4 f& b　　He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.
8 @; k( J# m+ P+ ^3 v% V　　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.
( S) A8 t+ J3 h' O% P! }7 t　　黄昏了，花园的篱上满开着花。
　　The fair maid came out and said, "I will hire you with a smile."
9 e  R9 y3 M% t6 k, W% M" j　　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.
- l3 {1 P' w" T; Z0 c3 x　　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.
" n; W9 E* a, ?/ D　　太阳照耀在沙地上，海波任性地浪花四溅。
" e* l( S# U6 |3 C　　A child sat playing with shells.
, k  r- c8 r6 J7 T: y( T　　一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。
　　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.
& r/ f5 L' N2 O  W% d" A　　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。