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。”
5 L+ P' s% V; p! ^" ]8 {　　Sword in hand, the King came in his chariot.
　　皇帝坐着马车，手里拿着剑走来。
: E9 t* A! R+ w0 c! u0 v6 R" Q　　He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."
1 H9 Y$ J# A" v　　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。
# H3 ]! M/ [' W6 Y! ~: I　　In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
5 H$ S5 t; l* g- t3 x　　正午炎热的时候，家家户户的门都闭着。
3 S8 W( ?0 c* _" L% Z/ L4 O　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
$ C) \6 f9 C/ a0 W8 @% w. }　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
0 @+ U; `; A5 _$ C4 G1 X' L　　他斟酌了一下，说道：“我要用金钱来雇用你。”
) h; X4 I7 B* {1 U! v+ r　　He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.
+ [& ?0 U0 q) _　　他一个一个地数着他的钱，但我却转身离去了。
5 D1 B" O: p- ^5 j& X" O　　It was evening. The garden hedge was all aflower.
7 q$ ?9 g0 Z% r, y% l. s　　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."
3 k* L7 m/ v  s( z$ x7 v　　美人走出来，说道：“我要用微笑来雇用你。”
! V7 v, n6 R3 k1 u" I( Z　　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.
- s4 }# G& G8 r3 i% ^; |　　太阳照耀在沙地上，海波任性地浪花四溅。
　　A child sat playing with shells.
& A! P( z; O' k$ V8 C$ o　　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。”
, ]  D/ N; ]7 q. T　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
　　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。