银毫子

我变得忧郁起来，一枚可怜的银毫子在没有人要的时候能多忧郁，我便多忧郁。

I was as sorrowful now as a poor shilling can be when nobody will have him .

银毫子却没有跟着走，他被人发现了，又该为他人服务了，他和另外三枚钱一起被用了出去。

After a time it was found ， and being considered a good coin ， was placed with three other coins .

好几个星期过去了，银毫子到了世界很远的地方，自己却一点儿不知道到了哪里。

Many weeks passed ， during which the shilling had travelled a long distance in the purse ， without in the least knowing where he was .

我是多么可怜的银毫子啊！我的银子，我的价值，我的铸印，在它们都没有意义的时候，对我有甚么用呢！

Ah ！ unhappy shilling that I was ！ Of what use were my silver ， my stamp ， and my real value here ， where all these qualities were worthless .

他听别的钱说，他们是法国的，是意大利的；一个说他们现在在这个城市，另外一个说，他们在那个城市；可是这枚银毫子却想像不出都是些甚么地方。

He had found out that the other coins were French and Italian ； and one coin said they were in this town ， and another said they were in that ， but the shilling was unable to make out or imagine what they meant .

他说道。这可是我们自己国家的钱呀，一枚家乡货真价实的银毫子，它被人打了一个洞，说是假的。

Now this is singular ， ' said he ， ' it is a coin from my own country ； a good ， true ， shilling from home . Some one has bored a hole through it ， and people have no doubt called it false .

当晚上钱袋被取出放在一旁的时候，银毫子留在裤兜里了。他在裤兜里躺着，和衣服一起被送到了走廊里；他一下子掉到了地上；

In his eagerness ， he came so near the edge of the purse that he slipped out into the pocket of the trousers ； and when ， in the evening ， the purse was taken out ， the shilling was left behind in the corner to which it had fallen .

我在银毫子上打一个洞，在洞上穿一根线，戴在邻居小孩的脖子上，当一枚吉祥币。於是她给我打了一个洞。

Yes ， I will make a hole in the shilling ， ' said she ， ' and run a string through it ， and then give it to my neighbor 's little one to hang round her neck ， as a lucky shilling . ' So she drilled a hole through me . '

欢乐一下子流遍了我的全身，我被人称作是货真价实的银毫子，要被人带回家去。那里人人都认得我，知道我是上等银子铸成的，有着真实的铸印。

Joy thrilled through me when I heard this . I had been once more called a good ， honest shilling ， and I was to go back to my own home ， where each and all would recognize me ， and know that I was made of good silver ， and bore a true ， genuine stamp .