一束金盏花

carrying a bunch of marigolds

包在

wrapped

旧报纸里：

in an old newspaper:

她竖直地擎着，

She carries them upright,

没戴帽子，

bareheaded,

那粗壮的

the bulk

大腿

of her thighs

使她步履

causing her to waddle

有点摇摆，

as she walks

她一路走，

looking into

一路瞧着

the store window which she passes

路上的橱窗。

on her way.

难道她不是

What is she

另一个世界

but an ambassador

派来的使节

from another world

在向我们讲述

a world of pretty marigolds

那长满美丽的

of two shades

双色金盏花的世界

which she announces

但她自己

not knowing what she does

只是在街上走

other

宣称自己一无所知

than walk the streets

她笔直地擎着花束

holding the flowers upright

好像火炬

as a torch

朗照在清晨。

so early in the morning.