教太公往前挪, 不敢往后挪, 抬左脚不敢抬右脚, 翻来复去由他一个。 太公心下实焦躁, 把一个皮棒槌 则一下打做两半个。 我则道脑袋天灵破, 则道兴词告状, 刬地大笑呵呵。
The Last But One
Told to go forward, ay! The grandpa dare not backward go. Told to raise his foot high, He dare not put it low. He turns back and forth as he is led, Anxious at heart, he starts And breaks the leather-wrapped hammer into two parts. I mistake it for a broken head, And fear they'll go to court after, But unexpectedly I hear them burst in laughter.
(许渊冲 译) |