我曾见过一个男人打蜡走廊

Waxer

用一台超重的旋转式抛光机

I once watched a man wax a hallway

他跳着华尔兹从一边到另一边，

with an overweight rotary buffer

始终如此微微地倾斜它，让

that he waltzed from one side to the other

一边的刷毛抓住

by tipping it ever so slightly, letting

地板，把那个大机器

the bristles on one side get a grip

拉向那个方向，然后巧妙地将它

on the floor, drawing the big machine

倾到相反的方向，让它领先，让它

in that direction, then artfully tipping it

把他旋转到那美丽的光泽上，

into the opposite, letting it lead, letting it

那是他们两个造成的当他们

whirl him out over the beautiful shine

向下扫过大厅时，这个男人总是

that the two ofthem made as they

主导，但却诱使他的伴侣

swept down the hall, the man always

相信是自己在主导，抢占

in charge but cajoling his partner

风头，而男人仅仅只是跟随，

into believing that she was, stealing

他们俩打着旋儿旋出了

the show while the man merely followed.

顶灯投下的那片光晕，优雅地

the two swirling out over the gloss

转过一个拐角就消失了。

from the overhead lighting, gracefully

rounding a corner and gone.