“The elves and the shoemaker”的佳句如下：
1. “For the elves are busy all year long making shoes that will last a lifetime, and the shoemaker is paid in advance.”（因為小精靈們忙了一年，只為了做出一雙能陪伴一生的鞋子，而鞋匠則提前收到了報酬。）
2. “The shoemaker is a poor man, and he cannot buy so many good shoes as the elves can make.”（鞋匠是一個貧窮的人，他沒有足夠的錢買那么多好鞋，而小精靈可以做出最好的。）
以上兩句都非常形象地描繪了小精靈們辛勤勞動，鞋匠們誠懇付出，展現了故事中的真摯情感。