A Modest Proposal1芻議一則

th December 2020

2020年12月某日

H. M. Treasury

于英國財(cái)政部

Dear B.C.，

親愛的英國公民：

I write to you because accountancy is tiring my patience and I have developed some better schemes which will propel me to fame. It is melancholy to consider the bank statements and tax returns of common people while they hang in doubtful circumstances; and， only being trained to contend with positive numbers， I have not enjoyed examining the arrears， debts， and bankruptcies which now litter my desk， from which I can not extract my usual fees or benefits.

寫信給你，是因?yàn)闀?huì)計(jì)工作讓我不勝其煩，我已想出了一些更好的方案，將會(huì)促我聲名鵲起。（剩余5388字）