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) Y. _. w2 G- n+ s' n' ]; M/ @　　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。
　　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。”
5 p7 a6 L/ A2 z+ R) j& W　　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。
　　In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
- B) n1 i! T/ E# Y　　正午炎热的时候，家家户户的门都闭着。
　　I wandered along the crooked lane.
; y8 P; i# B1 D3 U6 e6 l/ C　　我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。
　　An old man came out with his bag of gold.
4 s2 Y2 i* D, q　　一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。
3 N! D/ W3 B( x( H　　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.
8 _& z5 |5 u* W　　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.
" X- F* ]( V" z6 B! w　　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."
' ]8 G# s/ W8 f, ?2 ^/ Y　　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.
　　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.
# W9 h; W0 P- U% _( h; D' D　　太阳照耀在沙地上，海波任性地浪花四溅。
; H) N7 ]/ }3 t　　A child sat playing with shells.
　　一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。
6 T9 c0 `! I$ n* \2 O　　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.
　　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。