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。
+ q/ m3 z, z9 E$ R' l9 w5 I3 J　　He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."
2 F( ~. W% S6 A& q; S　　他拉着我的手，说道：“我要用权力来雇用你。”
; A5 F, M* [0 ^* v' K　　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。
6 }3 t4 p& L) r- \9 d　　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.
% o5 D# h3 d; `' e　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
# c7 i& R) L4 \: Z  f  l  Z　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
　　他斟酌了一下，说道：“我要用金钱来雇用你。”
3 \9 m, ~- T3 D. r0 H9 d- q! X$ o　　He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.
2 ~( Q3 O7 j) \5 j　　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.
0 W  i. {/ a5 M, r6 t" J" `　　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."
1 ?* u* y% a6 _4 q　　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.
2 Z9 ~* m( t0 u: k* 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。
　　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。
　　A child sat playing with shells.
5 Z( L6 Y0 [  c: i6 n& P　　一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。
/ g( H7 r- [1 s  G' i: n; i　　He raised his head and seemed to know me, and said, "I hire you with nothing."
! ?. Y: ]. ^6 n. ~: y　　他抬起头来，好像认识我似的，说道：“我雇你不用什么东西。”
# u+ m- T+ z3 P6 B　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
8 e# d2 J4 I$ I7 E% w6 Y　　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。