交给可奈的作业：译 One step at a time

送交者: 火狐狸

[原诗]

One step at a time

by Anon.

One step at a time, and that well placed,
We reach the grandest height;
One stroke at a time, earth's hidden stores
Will slowly come to light;
One seed at a time, and the forest grows;
One drop at a time, and the river flows,
Into the boundless sea,

One word at a time, and the greatest book
Is written and is read;
One stone at a time, and the palace rears
Aloft its stately head;
One blow at a time, and the tree's cleft through,
And a city will stand where the forest, grew
A few short years before.

One foe at a time, and be subdued,
And the conflict will be won;

One grain at a time, and the sands of life
Will slowly all be run;
One minute, another, the hours thus fly;
One day at a time, and our lives speed by
Into eternity!

One grair of knowledge, and that well stored,
Another and more on them;
As time rolls on your mind will shine
With many a garnered gem
Of thought and wisdom. And time will tell
"One thing at a time, and that done well,"
Is wisdom's proven rule.

[译文]

by 火狐狸

不积跬步，无以致千里
不积微凿，无以掘深矿
不积纤种，无以育森林
不积小流，无以成海洋

不积片言，无以就巨著
不积卵石，无以固宫墙
不积寸锯，无以裂古木
沧海桑田，密林换市坊

临敌当忍，一笑泯恩仇
风蚀砂砾，人生转瞬殇
驹隙长流，韶华逝若水
格物致志，终达智慧光

斯是箴言，历久弥真朗

A+

可奈评语：

取之于彼，凌之于彼。
超凡脱俗，璀璨夺目。
风尘绝笔，心血凝成！

又，“临敌当忍，一笑泯恩仇”已改变原意但境界更胜一筹，
思之再三，不忍删改，作此说明。

TRT附注：据说可奈已迁《星语心愿》，可能改了名。火狐狸也
改名换址，不知所往。