He brings a sand river

他帶來一條沙河

and a fortress

一座碉堡

in place of a striped crosswalk

換去一道斑馬線

and a single traffic light.

一柱交通燈

He brings a gleaming mountain railway

他帶來亮麗的攀山列車

in place of the murky cross-harbor tunnel.

換去一條暗沉沉的海底隧道

He brings the eastern shore’s spray and precipice,

他帶來東岸的斷崖和浪花

its cliffs and coral reefs

峭壁與珊瑚礁

in place of domed mansions,

換去圓形大廈

parking lots, duty-free shops.

停車場和免稅品店

He bring forests and five types of pine,

他帶來森林和五種松樹

the jingling lumber chains

玎玎的伐木聲

in place of the slot machines,

換去吃角子老虎機

cola ads,

汽水的廣告

the fire engines’ howls.

消防車的警號

He brings wells,

他帶來井

the lakes of Gemini

屬於雙子座的湖

to replace the filter beds,

換去濾水池

water towers, desalination plants.

自來水塔和海水化淡廠

He brings a hot spring

他帶來溫泉

in place of the modern bathroom.

換去現代化的浴室

A salt-drying pond

他帶來鹽田

in place of the all-electric kitchen.

換去電動的廚房

He brings color-painted orchid boats,

他帶來彩繪的蘭舟

islands of lapping waves,

驚濤拍岸的島嶼

the seashore sunrise,

濱海的日出

in place of the waste incinerators,

換去垃圾焚化爐

central air,

中央空氣調節系統

satellite transmission stations.

人造衛星傳播站

He brings fishing ports,

他帶來漁港

snow-capped peaks,

積雪的嶺

cloud seas at three thousand meters,

海拔三千公尺山上的雲海

canyons, prairies, an ancient city

峽谷、草原和一座古城

in place of the overpass, the squares,

換去天橋和廣場

subways, borders,

地下鐵道和邊界

and Sunday evenings,

以及星期日晚全市的呵欠

the whole city’s yawn.