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1、A Modest Proposalby Dr. Jonathan Swift. 1729for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from beinga burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficialto the publick.[1]ItisamelancholyObjecttothose,whowalkthroughthisgreatTown,ortravelintheCountry,whenthe
2、yseetheStreets,theRoads,andCabin-Doors,crowdedwithBeggarsofthefemaleSex,followedbythree,four,orsixChildren,allinRags,andimportuningeveryPassengerforanAlms.对于走过这座大城市，或在乡间旅行的人，他们看到的这些景象真是悲凉：街上、马路上、茅屋内挤满了女乞丐，后面跟着三个、四个或六个衣衫褴褛的孩子，向每个路人强要施舍。TheseMothersinsteadofbeingabletoworkfortheirh
3、onestlivelihood,areforcedtoemployalltheirtimeinStrolling,tobegSustenancefortheirhelplessInfants,who,astheygrowupeitherturnThievesforwantofwork,orleavetheirdearnativeCountrytofightforthePretenderinSpain,orsellthemselvestotheBarbadoes.这些母亲无法靠诚实劳动谋生，被迫终日游荡去养活那些无助的孩子，这些孩子长大后要么因找不到工作而
4、沦为小偷，要么背井离乡去为西班牙那个觊觎王位者卖命，也许还会卖身到巴巴多斯。[2]IthinkitisagreedbyallParties,thatthisprodigiousnumberofChildren,intheArms,orontheBacks,orattheheelsoftheirMothers,andfrequentlyoftheirFathers,isinthepresentdeplorablestateoftheKingdomaverygreatadditionalgrievance;andthereforewhoevercouldfi
5、ndoutafair,cheapandeasymethodofmakingtheseChildrensoundandusefulMembersofthecommon-wealthwoulddeservesowellofthepublic,astohavehisStatuesetupforapreserveroftheNation.我想所有的党派人士（各方面）都会同意，这些母亲（有时常常是父亲）怀中抱着、背上背着以及身后跟着的数量如此多的孩子，在王国可悲的现状下，将是一个平添民怨的灾难。如果谁能想出一个简单易行的办法让这些孩子成为国家的健全有用之才，他将值
6、得公众为他树立雕像，尊他为保国英雄。[3]ButmyIntentionisveryfarfrombeingconfinedtoprovideonlyfortheChildrenofprofessedbeggars,itisofamuchgreaterextent,andshalltakeinthewholenumberofInfantsatacertainAge,whoarebornofParentsineffectaslittleabletosupportthem,asthosewhodemandourCharityintheStreets.然而我的目
7、的远不止限于救治那些公开宣称的乞丐的孩子，我所说的范围要大得多，包括所有那些在某个年代出生，其父母与那些在街上要求我们大发慈悲的乞丐一样，无力养活他们的幼儿。[4]Astomyownpart,havingturnedmythoughtsformanyYears,uponthisimportantSubject,andmaturelyweighedtheseveralSchemesofotherProjectors, Ihavealwaysfoundthemgrosslymistakenintheircomputation..ItistrueaChild,
8、justdroptfromit'sDam, maybesupportedbyhe
