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"COME and hire me," I cried, while in the morning I was walking on the stone-paved road.1 |" T+ N" O: L/ R- z
早晨,我在石铺的路上走时,我叫道:“谁来雇用我呀。”2 F2 \4 E9 k( [# W3 K' \1 a$ ?6 ~
Sword in hand, the King came in his chariot.
- A1 p9 C2 Q0 P9 t 皇帝坐着马车,手里拿着剑走来。
$ n4 [8 q* [1 v3 g/ W He held my hand and said, "I will hire you with my power."* m$ L) Y, M) h# a6 ?% z
他拉着我的手,说道:“我要用权力来雇用你。”( f! f1 o4 L9 R
But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.6 o6 h, B+ W' Y2 t6 H( l
但是他的权力算不了什么,他坐着马车走了。- C4 v' `1 U) _
In the heat of the midday the houses stood with shut doors.
1 ?. U' o# D% r# Y 正午炎热的时候,家家户户的门都闭着。" Q! C2 [$ K1 D- u
I wandered along the crooked lane.+ a" X9 O& q, _, a, [9 G
我沿着屈曲的小巷走去。: k/ o4 Q/ l/ m' F& Z% g
An old man came out with his bag of gold.3 ]; w# O U5 t- p4 e
一个老人带着一袋金钱走出来。' d8 a2 m* ~7 I1 g* j6 z5 j
He pondered and said, "I will hire you with my money."& ]8 M9 V; J1 A G* j* b: y7 D# r
他斟酌了一下,说道:“我要用金钱来雇用你。”8 s) k2 j1 u/ A# Y
He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away.! P/ x# r J9 B# s. B* E
他一个一个地数着他的钱,但我却转身离去了。* ~* U9 `: f8 a5 K- \
It was evening. The garden hedge was all aflower.+ P* `' C8 _0 m
黄昏了,花园的篱上满开着花。; M, W% c0 r7 Q5 |3 t
The fair maid came out and said, "I will hire you with a smile."
+ | w: U" T3 }0 ? 美人走出来,说道:“我要用微笑来雇用你。” [8 H0 Z, e9 q' V/ m
Her smile paled and melted into tears, and she went back alone into the dark.
" D5 H$ [) w9 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。
" k1 x! I. U- ?# v$ s4 ^! |9 q4 [ The sun glistened on the sand, and the sea waves broke waywardly.
* z. [9 _( p+ J X0 v) O 太阳照耀在沙地上,海波任性地浪花四溅。
7 w# t6 n0 I4 d A child sat playing with shells.
, |5 {9 d0 @4 ^( h 一个小孩坐在那里玩贝壳。* Y" ^/ K" I1 e9 b( |
He raised his head and seemed to know me, and said, "I hire you with nothing."& t: m0 l! w* Q0 _
他抬起头来,好像认识我似的,说道:“我雇你不用什么东西。”
D% G4 X: G* d2 f4 c From thenceforward that bargain struck in child's play made me a free man.
" Q, O* u5 ?( _$ D8 _# T 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。/ z( H& ` C% s; w6 ]
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