诗歌翻译: The loneliest Job in the W

The Loneliest Job in the World
Tony Hoagland

As soon as you begin to ask the question, Who loves me?
you are completely screwed, because
the next question is How Much?
and then it is hundreds of hours later,
and you are still hunched over
your flowcharts and abacus,

trying to decide if you have gotten enough.
This is the loneliest job in the world:
to be an accountant of the heart.

It is late at night. You are by yourself,
and all around you, you can hear
the sounds of people moving

in and out of love,
pushing the turnstiles, putting
their coins in the slots,

paying the price which is asked,
which constantly changes.
No one knows why.

世界上最孤独的工作

当你开始问，谁爱我?，
你就彻底完蛋了，因为
下一个问题一定是: 有多爱?

接下来的的成百上千小时，
你将会埋首于
各种算法和流程表，

试图弄清你是否得到足够的爱。
这是世界上最孤独的工作:
成为一个心的会计。

夜深之际。当你独处，
在你的四周，你可听见
各种各样的声音:

人们在爱里进进出出，
旋转门被推开，
钱币投进了老虎机。

按要求支付，
价格时常变化。
没人知道原因。

作者: 托尼 候各兰德
译: Phil

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