雙語(yǔ)詩(shī)歌翻譯|列子-《古代寓言·攫金不見(jiàn)人》

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《古代寓言·攫金不見(jiàn)人》

昔齊人有欲金者。清旦，衣冠而之市，適鬻金者之所，因攫其金而去。
吏捕得之，問(wèn)曰：“人皆在焉，子攫人之金何？”對(duì)曰：“取金之時(shí)，不見(jiàn)人，徒見(jiàn)金?！?br />——《列子》

The Man Who Saw Nobody
There was a man in the state of Qi who wanted some gold. One morning he dressed himself smartly and went to the market. Arriving at the god-dealer's stall, he seized a piece of gold and made off.
The officer who caught him asked him: "Why did you steal gold in front of so many people?"
"When I took the gold," he answered, "I saw nobody. All I saw was the gold."
Lie Zi