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| 236. The Spendthrift And The Swallow A young man, a great spendth rift, had run through all his patrimony, and had but one good cloak left. He happened to see a Swallow, which had appeared before its season, skimming along a pool and twittering gaily. He supposed that summer had co me, and went and sold his cloak. Not many days after, the winter having set in again with renewed frost and cold, he found the unfortunate Swallow lifeless on the ground; and said, "Unhappy bird! what have you done? By thus appearing before the spring-time you have not only killed yourself, but you have wrought my destruction also." | 236. 败家子和燕子 一个年轻人，是一个败家子，耗尽了他的遗产，只剩下一件大衣。 他偶然看见一只燕子，这一只是时序未到但先到达此地的，它在池边悠闲地飞着，快乐地唱着。 他于是认为夏天到了，就卖掉他那件大衣。 过了不久，冬天又带着霜和寒冷来了，他看到那只不幸的燕子死在地上，就说道：「不幸的鸟儿啊！你怎么了？ 春天未到你便先出现，这不但弄死了你自己，而且你还殃及了我呢。」 |
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