经典现代诗歌英汉对译：自己

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经典现代诗歌英汉对译：自己　　Not knowing which world to call home ,
　　He chose an arbitrary tongue and creed ,
　　Pitched an improvised tent on sand .
　　Beneath the canopy of a little star ,
. M& T0 ~+ H5 J% H( R: ?" v. ]　　He began his heart's commerce with things :
- Q8 U4 i4 [& H/ |0 {; X( ~4 P7 e$ l　　was that the real me ?
　　By chance on his long trek he encountered an idol ,
　　Assumed the semblanceof a worshipper ,
　　Calling these men friends , those men enemies ,
; \) l5 w. z4 P2 ^$ p, _( k　　Deploying emotions in their appropriate places .
( l3 T7 v7 |- u) f　　The little shop of his life throve :
　　was that the real me ?
　　After a spell of prosperity he went broke ,
' Y% H$ G+ g6 a; E2 b　　As if he had toppled his own dynasty .
　　The world cold-shouldered him , ridiculed him , punished him ,
　　And yet all he had lost was his crown .
' F2 `6 g+ G8 F9 \9 g5 u8 p- {　　Lying awake at night he brooded :
' \, z- ]( f) p# V9 y8 J1 n# M　　was that the real me ?
　　Meanwhile another world was posting bills for a missing person .
/ g5 Y1 y. ?4 r/ ?- f7 [1 ]　　His disappearance surprised the vacant room
& i. B$ q- m( R0 m3 F& K; |　　Where another dream was waiting for him to dream ,
　　And numerous rumours were ready to give him a shape
* W1 |6 b2 E; I1 A　　Hinting at an unwritten biography :
　　was that the real me ?
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　　自己
　　不知哪个世界才是他的家乡，
　　他选择了这种语言，这种宗教，
/ A, O+ d9 A2 b　　他在沙上搭起一个临时的帐篷，
4 J6 H$ M0 M8 J; K$ [　　于是受着头上一颗小星的笼罩，
/ ^4 g% ]  s1 J# o　　他开始和事物作着感情的交易：
  o# ]! F6 j. ~8 R3 {  ~! D　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　在征途上他偶尔碰见一个偶像，
　　于是变成它的膜拜者的模样，
0 e) ]2 ^2 Z: R9 R( ?: e  K! l　　把这些称为友，把那些称为敌，
! f# d1 @. ^; Q# \6 u  U8 Y　　喜怒哀乐都摆到了应摆的地方，
, A9 c% f1 u$ t9 o　　他的生活的小店辉煌而富丽：
- J4 ~* G' ?, o7 h' G8 p! F　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　昌盛了一个时期，他就破了产，
　　仿佛一个王朝被自己的手推翻，
5 M" E+ n6 c* d+ S7 Y! c# |　　事物冷淡他，嘲笑他，惩罚他，
　　但他失掉的不过是一个王冠，
　　午夜不眠时他确曾感到忧郁：
　　不知那是否确是我自己。
" O' C0 T. H/ j" @/ u' @. @' [　　另一个世界招贴着寻人启事，
　　他的失踪引起了空室的惊讶，
　　那里另有一场梦等他去睡眠，
  R8 m) w$ ]  c6 S7 C. {6 d( }+ z　　还有多少谣言都等着制造他，
　　这都暗示一本未写成的传记：
$ p1 \! p3 T* C. T8 k* J/ C　　不知那是否确是我自己。