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50.I had gone a-begging from door to door in the village path, when thy golden chariot appeared in the distance like a gorgeous dream and I wondered who was this King of all kings!
50.我在村路上沿門求乞，你的金輦像一個(gè)華麗的夢(mèng)從遠(yuǎn)處出現(xiàn)，我在猜想這位萬王之王是誰！
My hopes rose high and methought my evil days were at an end, and I stood waiting for alms to be given unasked and for wealth scattered on all sides in the dust.
我的希望高升，我覺得我苦難的日子將要告終，我站著等候你自動(dòng)的施與，等待那散擲在塵埃里的財(cái)寶。
The chariot stopped where I stood. Thy glance fell on me and thou camest down with a smile.
車替在我站立的地方停住了。你看到我，微笑著下車。
I felt that the luck of my life had come at last.
我覺得我的運(yùn)氣到底來了。
Then of a sudden thou didst hold out thy right hand and say `What hast thou to give to me?'
忽然你伸出右手來說：“你有什么給我呢？”
Ah, what a kingly jest was it to open thy palm to a beggar to beg!
呵，這開的是什么樣的帝王的玩笑，向一個(gè)乞丐伸手求乞！
I was confused and stood undecided,
我糊涂了，猶疑地站著，
and then from my wallet I slowly took out the least little grain of corn and gave it to thee.
然后從我的口袋里慢慢地拿出一粒最小的玉米獻(xiàn)上給你。
But how great my surprise when at the day's end I emptied my bag on the floor to find a least little gram of gold among the poor heap.
但是我一驚不小，當(dāng)我在晚上把口袋倒在地上的時(shí)候，在我乞討來的粗劣?xùn)|西之中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一粒金子。
I bitterly wept and wished that I had had the heart to give thee my all.
我痛哭了，恨我沒有慷慨地將我所有都獻(xiàn)給你。
