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.
. r; Q( o7 \1 y3 ]+ R8 e2 N6 T　　早晨，我在石铺的路上走时，我叫道：“谁来雇用我呀。”
2 l- V3 B% N9 ]( u0 v3 O# I! e9 o5 \# W+ f　　Sword in hand, the King came in his chariot.
. @. M1 p+ ^5 p- N3 F- _9 ^5 B　　皇帝坐着马车，手里拿着剑走来。
, e" T; a6 t* K. v* `　　He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."
  B# O- H' W% C- C3 d, b　　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。
) |  e2 K& I$ A9 W　　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。
- o7 u5 ?) r( K8 u- t/ K7 J　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
$ g* `! g% u* A7 S$ b　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
  R7 P+ c/ R0 \0 P5 G4 G　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
  O, A1 \9 u9 w8 q( h+ W　　He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."
. |2 B& j, `, C7 D5 O- t　　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.
　　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.
6 p9 Y/ Y! f# I& X# n7 |　　黄昏了，花园的篱上满开着花。
5 x5 k; n  |9 B0 j　　The fair maid came out and said, "I will hire you with a smile."
　　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.
5 ?+ s# I% i0 a; k　　她的微笑黯淡了，化成泪容了，她孤寂地回身走进黑暗里去。
/ I$ ]6 d8 x8 f' h. E, f' b　　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。
1 F) Y. o, v8 _8 O# G! k　　A child sat playing with shells.
　　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。”
- Q5 V  H: K, |. c　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
$ ]( b5 H+ R4 C7 V, y  \! S　　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。