搬过几次家,别的物品常有更新,唯独这杆红木秤一直挂在我的居室的最显眼的地方。它长不过盈尺,粗如拇指,暗红色。秤花是铜丝镶嵌的,秤钮是铜铸的,但都已被岁月磨去了光泽。秤钩是铁打的,细细弯弯的。秤砣是生铁铸造的,上面有“贰拾斤”的字样,像一口扁平的铁钟,用一条细麻绳拴? Moved home several times, other items are often updated, except that this mahogany scale has been hanging in the most conspicuous place in my home. It grows like a thumb, thick as a thumb, dark red. Scales are inlaid with copper wire and scales are made of copper, but they have been polished for years. The hooks are iron-clad and bent. The scale is made of cast iron. It has the words “Licking a pound.”