A Modest Proposal1刍议一则

th December 2020

2020年12月某日

H. M. Treasury

于英国财政部

Dear B.C.，

亲爱的英国公民：

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.

写信给你，是因为会计工作让我不胜其烦，我已想出了一些更好的方案，将会促我声名鹊起。（剩余5388字）