第111章 上架感言（2/2）

请不要砍断我的尾巴

它是我驱赶蚊虫最好的工具

i cannot tell you when i’m thirsty

我无法告诉你我什么时候口渴

so please give me pure cold water frequently

所以请经常给我喂干净的凉水

i cannot tell you in words when i am sick

我无法用语言告诉你我生病了

so， watch me

所以，请关心着我

that by signs you may know my condition

通过症状来了解我的病情

do all you can to protect me from the sun

请尽你所能，为我遮挡阳光

and throw a cover over me

when i am standing out in the cold

请在寒风中，给我罩上马衣

don’t force an ice-cold bit into my mouth

请不要把冰冷的东西塞进我的嘴里

but warm it firstin some warm water， or in your hands

至少，请你先用温水或者你的手暖一暖

i always try to do cheerfully

the work you require of me

我总是开心地去完成你交给我的任务。

and day and night

日日夜夜

i stand for hours waiting for you

我会伫立数小时，只为等待你的归来

without the power to choose my shoes or path

我没有能力选择穿什么样的蹄铁，走什么样的路

i sometimes fall on the hard pavements

which i have often prayed might be of such a nature

我祈祷着脚底不要打滑，因为我有时会摔倒在地

as to give me a safe and sure footing

所以，请让我稳妥地走在路面上

remember that i must be ready at any moment to lose my life in your service

请记住，在为你工作的时候

我随时都有可能失去生命

and finally， my master

最后，我的主人

when my useful strength is gone

如果我没用了

do not turn me out to starve or freeze

请不要把我丢出去挨饿受冻

or sell me to a cruel owner

或者是把我贱卖给残忍的主人

to be slowly tortured and starved to death

他们会慢慢折磨我们，将我们饿死

but do thee my master take my life

in the kindest way

主人，请用最仁慈的方式来结束我们的生命

and your god will reward you here and hereafter

你将在此生和来世得到奖赏

you may not think me irreverent

if i ask this in the name of

him who was born in a stable

如果我以那位从马厩出生的主的名义向你提出请求

你应该不会觉得我无礼吧

amen——

阿门——

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