wantto[1] It is a melancholy Object to tho, who walk through this great Town, 1 or travel in the Country, when they e the Streets, the Roads, and Cabin-Doors, crowded with Beggars of the female Sex, followed by three, four, or six Children, all in Rags, and importuning every Pasnger for an Alms.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。四个或六个衣衫褴褛的孩子，向每个路人强要施舍。
The Mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their me in Strolling, to beg Sustenance for their helpless Infants, who, as they grow up either turn Thieves for want of work, or leave their dear na ve Country to fight for the Pretender in Spain, 2 or ll themlves to the Barbadoes.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，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这些孩子长大后要么因找不到工作而沦为小偷，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。卖命，也许还会卖身到巴巴多斯。
[2] I think it is agreed by all Par es, that this prodigious number of Children, in the Arms, or on the Backs, or at the heels of their Mothers, and frequently of their Fathers, is in the prent deplorable state of the Kingdom a very great addi onal grievance; 我想所有的党派我想所有的党派 人士人士 （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以及身后跟着的数量如此多的孩子
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，在王国可悲的现状下，将是一个平添民怨的灾难。个平添民怨的灾难。
怀孕能用护肤品吗and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making the Children sound and uful Members of the common-wealth would derve so well of the public, as to have his Statue t up for a prerver of the Na on.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，他将值得公众为他树立雕像，尊他为保国英雄。雕像，尊他为保国英雄。
[3] But my Inten on is very far from being confined to provide only for the Children of profesd beggars, it is of a much greater extent, and shall take in the whole number of Infants at a certain Age, who are born of Parents in effect as li le able to support them, as tho who demand our Charity in the Streets. 然而我的目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，其父母与那些在街上要求我们大发慈悲的乞丐一样，无力养活无力养活他们的幼儿。他们的幼儿。
[4] As to my own part, having turned my thoughts for many Years, upon this important Subject, and maturely weighed the veral Schemes of other Projectors, I have always found them grossly mistak
en in their computa on. .至于我自己，至于我自己，我酝酿这个想法已有多年，我酝酿这个想法已有多年，我酝酿这个想法已有多年，也曾和其他提也曾和其他提出计划的人充分地权衡过几个方案，但总是发现他们在计算时犯了极大的错误。大的错误。
It is true a Child, just dropt from it's Dam, may be supported by her Milk, for a Solar year with li le other Nourishment, at most not above the
Value of two Shillings, which the Mother may certainly get, or the Value in Scraps, by her lawful Occupa on of begging, and it is exactly at one year Old that I propo to provide for them, in such a manner, as, instead of being a Charge upon their Parents, or the Parish, or wan ng Food and Raiment for the rest of their Lives, they shall, on the Contrary, contribute to the Feeding and partly to the Clothing of many Thousands.确实，一个初生的婴儿在第一年里也许只需母乳而不用其他营养品，费用顶多不超过两先令，或不超过乞讨所得的残羹剩饭的价值。或不超过乞讨所得的残羹剩饭的价值。这两先令他们的这两先令他们的母亲通过合法的乞讨肯定能挣到的。为了使他们不再成为父母或其所在教区的负担，也无需在余生要吃要穿，我提议，在正好一岁的时候，他们反而应该为成千上万的人的食物，部分也可以作为衣物。他们反而应该为成千上万的人的食物，部分也可以作为衣物。
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[5] There is likewi another great Advantage in my Scheme, that it will prevent tho voluntary Abor
初中必背文言文ons, and that horrid prac ce of Women murdering their Bastard Children, alas, too frequent among us, Sacrificing the poor innocent Babes, I doubt, more to avoid the Expen, than the Shame, which would move Tears and Pity in the most Savage and inhuman breast.我的方案也有另外一个很大的好处，它能使妇女自愿堕胎和可怕的杀婴行为就此绝迹。愿堕胎和可怕的杀婴行为就此绝迹。唉，唉，这种现象在我们之中太普遍了，我怀疑（她们）牺牲那些无辜的婴儿与其说是为了逃避耻辱，不如说是为了逃避抚养的代价。即使是最无情最没人性的人，即使是最无情最没人性的人，对此也将对此也将一洒同情之泪。一洒同情之泪。
[6] The number of Souls in this Kingdom being usually reckoned one
Million and a half, Of the I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand Couple who Wives are breeders, from which number I Subtract thirty Thousand Couples, who are able to maintain their own Children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the prent distress of the Kingdom, but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and venty thousand Breeders.这个王国的人口数量大概总计为一百五十万，在其中我估计有二十万对夫妇妻子尚能生育，从这个数目里我减去三千对有能力抚养孩子的夫妇——虽然我知道在王国现今十分窘迫，不可能有这么多——确定之后，不可能有这么多——确定之后，就剩下十七就剩下十七万能够生育的妇女。万能够生育的妇女。
I again Subtract fi y Thousand for tho Women who miscarry, or who Children die by accident or dia within the Year. 我再减去五万流产
的或孩子在一年内死于意外和疾病的妇女。工程主管岗位职责
There only remain an hundred and twenty thousand Children of poor Parents annually born.现在实际出生的贫困家庭孩子只余十二万。在实际出生的贫困家庭孩子只余十二万。
俨然意思The ques on therefore is, How this number shall be reared and provided for, which, as I have already said, under the prent Situa on of Affairs, is u erly impossible by all the methods hitherto propod.所以问题是如何抚养这么多的孩子，这个我之前已经说过，在目前的条件下，迄今所提的方案无一能解决。所提的方案无一能解决。
安全为天For we can neither employ them in Handicra , or Agriculture; we neither build Hous, (I mean in the Country) nor cul vate Land. 10 因为我们
既不能雇他们从事手工业，也不可能雇他们从事农业；我们不建造房屋（我指的是在农村），也不用开拓耕地。屋（我指的是在农村），也不用开拓耕地。
They can very ldom pick up a Livelyhood by Stealing un l they arrive at six years Old, except wher
e they are of towardly parts, although, I confess they learn the Rudiments much earlier; during which me they can however be properly looked upon only as Proba oners, as I have been informed by a principal Gentleman in the County of Cavan, who protested to me, that he never knew above one or two Instances under the Age of six, even in a part of the Kingdom so renowned for the quickest proficiency in that Art.这些孩子在六岁之前几乎不可能靠小偷小摸自讨生计，除非在那些他们有望拉帮抱团的地方。我承认，他们很早前就开始入门，但在这段期间他们只能被看作见习小偷。但在这段期间他们只能被看作见习小偷。我从卡我从卡文郡一个数一数二的缙绅那里得知此中内情，文郡一个数一数二的缙绅那里得知此中内情，他曾对我断言，他曾对我断言，在这么一个因对那门艺术掌握得最迅速最熟练而闻名的王国里，他从没听说过哪个地方有小于六岁的小偷的一两个事例。过哪个地方有小于六岁的小偷的一两个事例。
[7] I am assured by our Merchants, that a Boy or Girl, before twelve years Old, is no saleable Commodity, and even when they come to this Age, they will not yield above three Pounds, or three Pounds and half a Crown at most on the Exchange, which cannot turn to Account either to the Parents or the Kingdom, the Charge of Nutriments and Rags having been at least four mes that Value.我从我们的商人那里得到确证，十二岁前的男孩或女孩作为商品并不适合销售，即使他们到了十二岁，
