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.
5 w' o$ `7 E+ e　　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。
! n' y1 W" {7 X# {9 K7 k　　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。”
2 @# `7 G7 ^- S. X　　But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.
+ y% r  D# ^' _, Y( y1 g　　但是他的权力算不了什么，他坐着马车走了。
0 u6 e7 N- ]9 z2 f& ?% H' o4 Y4 |　　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。
1 Q* K  u% W( V1 W　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
' a! z* `4 \7 P% i　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
7 o$ x6 K& q: C　　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。”
　　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.
  |) b, N/ I! G+ Y) v5 V3 Q　　黄昏了，花园的篱上满开着花。
! x# Y* O# {/ h* }　　The fair maid came out and said, "I will hire you with a smile."
" @" \  y) I. Z# V' h" G: T/ z　　美人走出来，说道：“我要用微笑来雇用你。”
' j$ w7 Z3 g. K$ K4 }+ B) r　　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。
6 _4 v2 X. a" |& \' U+ {+ h$ x　　The sun glistened on the sand, and the sea waves broke waywardly.
; S+ }# [( I9 L　　太阳照耀在沙地上，海波任性地浪花四溅。
　　A child sat playing with shells.
! ~. N( T9 U0 H& n　　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。”
　　From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
6 t9 x/ d; Y( G  ^* u　　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。
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