玛吉·史密斯女爵 | 朗读诗歌《一袋工具》

Isn't it strange that princes and kings,

王子和国王，

and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,

在木屑圈里挑来跳去的小丑，

and common people, like you and me,

一如你我的凡人，

are builders for eternity?

 怎么会是永恒的打造者？

Each is given a bag of tools;

人人都拿到了一袋工具，

a shapeless mass; a book of rules.

一大块不成形的东西，一份规则表。

And each must make ere life is flown,

在生命流逝之前，人人都必须

A stumbling block, or a Stepping-Stone.

雕刻出一块绊脚石或是一块垫脚石。