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。”
* P' n: \: H# H2 B& R4 X　　Sword in hand, the King came in his chariot.
* b: h1 x% C. G3 M　　皇帝坐着马车，手里拿着剑走来。
0 g+ F) Z6 Q; w) |" `; o6 n　　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。”
　　But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.
, r) w2 U0 u* }7 l5 f. ?* `4 N　　但是他的权力算不了什么，他坐着马车走了。
5 l0 G2 d1 |/ [* `$ {　　In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
% W9 I2 n+ k7 f2 t( z# w4 z; x4 c　　正午炎热的时候，家家户户的门都闭着。
2 U& _  X4 {4 Y9 X) f　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
- U: K& M  j/ ]　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
" ~" b( F' U4 A, m1 A7 _" q　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
& j4 G. Q: u( z' L9 L# q0 f+ }　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
; L% Z$ ~6 E9 I# H; N1 d　　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.
: B# f! J0 y  Y! j$ u7 p/ i　　他一个一个地数着他的钱，但我却转身离去了。
0 }% `8 ?! H# |/ \　　It was evening. The garden hedge was all aflower.
　　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."
7 G4 N- x+ ~3 j/ u4 ]' N8 I, i- v　　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.
! t0 Y& Z) m% H% t　　她的微笑黯淡了，化成泪容了，她孤寂地回身走进黑暗里去。
2 X: ], R7 ]0 x6 W　　The sun glistened on the sand, and the sea waves broke waywardly.
' V: s0 `" m7 v" T  A4 [　　太阳照耀在沙地上，海波任性地浪花四溅。
5 `  j8 J7 l9 h/ W" I& F　　A child sat playing with shells.
　　一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。
* z0 E" q* y' g8 D, h　　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。”
: s: Y2 O' u4 t) G3 a$ g　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
9 B, [, J: }& Y$ 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。