他帶來一條沙河

He brings a sand river

一座碉堡

and a fortress

換去一道斑馬線

in place of a striped crosswalk

一柱交通燈

and a single traffic light.

他帶來亮麗的攀山列車

He brings a gleaming mountain railway

換去一條暗沉沉的海底隧道

in place of the murky cross-harbor tunnel.

他帶來東岸的斷崖和浪花

He brings the eastern shore’s spray and precipice,

峭壁與珊瑚礁

its cliffs and coral reefs

換去圓形大廈

in place of domed mansions,

停車場和免稅品店

parking lots, duty-free shops.

他帶來森林和五種松樹

He bring forests and five types of pine,

玎玎的伐木聲

the jingling lumber chains

換去吃角子老虎機

in place of the slot machines,

汽水的廣告

cola ads,

消防車的警號

the fire engines’ howls.

他帶來井

He brings wells,

屬於雙子座的湖

the lakes of Gemini

換去濾水池

to replace the filter beds,

自來水塔和海水化淡廠

water towers, desalination plants.

他帶來溫泉

He brings a hot spring

換去現代化的浴室

in place of the modern bathroom.

他帶來鹽田

A salt-drying pond

換去電動的廚房

in place of the all-electric kitchen.

他帶來彩繪的蘭舟

He brings color-painted orchid boats,

驚濤拍岸的島嶼

islands of lapping waves,

濱海的日出

the seashore sunrise,

換去垃圾焚化爐

in place of the waste incinerators,

中央空氣調節系統

central air,

人造衛星傳播站

satellite transmission stations.

他帶來漁港

He brings fishing ports,

積雪的嶺

snow-capped peaks,

海拔三千公尺山上的雲海

cloud seas at three thousand meters,

峽谷、草原和一座古城

canyons, prairies, an ancient city

換去天橋和廣場

in place of the overpass, the squares,

地下鐵道和邊界

subways, borders,

以及星期日晚全市的呵欠

and Sunday evenings,

the whole city’s yawn.