Waxer

我曾见过一个男人打蜡走廊

I once watched a man wax a hallway

用一台超重的旋转式抛光机

with an overweight rotary buffer

他跳着华尔兹从一边到另一边，

that he waltzed from one side to the other

始终如此微微地倾斜它，让

by tipping it ever so slightly, letting

一边的刷毛抓住

the bristles on one side get a grip

地板，把那个大机器

on the floor, drawing the big machine

拉向那个方向，然后巧妙地将它

in that direction, then artfully tipping it

倾到相反的方向，让它领先，让它

into the opposite, letting it lead, letting it

把他旋转到那美丽的光泽上，

whirl him out over the beautiful shine

那是他们两个造成的当他们

that the two ofthem made as they

向下扫过大厅时，这个男人总是

swept down the hall, the man always

主导，但却诱使他的伴侣

in charge but cajoling his partner

相信是自己在主导，抢占

into believing that she was, stealing

风头，而男人仅仅只是跟随，

the show while the man merely followed.

他们俩打着旋儿旋出了

the two swirling out over the gloss

顶灯投下的那片光晕，优雅地

from the overhead lighting, gracefully

转过一个拐角就消失了。

rounding a corner and gone.