Your multilingual business friend 您的多語言商業(yè)伙伴

has packed her bags and fled 已經(jīng)收拾好了行李，逃離

Leaving only ash-filled ashtrays 只留下灰填充煙灰缸

and the lipsticked unmade bed 和口紅整理的床

The mirror on reflection 在反射鏡

has climbed back upon the wall 已回升在墻上

for the floor she found descended 供樓，她發(fā)現(xiàn)后裔

and the ceiling was too tall 而天花板太高

Your trouser cuffs are dirty 你的褲子袖口較臟

and your shoes are laced up wrong 和你的鞋子系帶錯了

you'd better take off your homburg 你最好脫掉你的洪堡

'cos your overcoat is too long 因為你的大衣太長

The town clock in the market square 在市場廣場上的時鐘鎮(zhèn)

stands waiting for the hour 代表等待時間

when its hands they both turn backwards 當它的手兩人都向后轉

and on meeting will devour 而在見面會吞噬

both themselves and also any fool 自己和同樣任何一個傻瓜

who dares to tell the time 誰膽敢說出時間

And the sun and moon will shatter 與太陽和月亮將打破

and the signposts cease to sign 和路標停止簽署