A Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism.
《温和的建议》戏剧性地提倡同类相食来消灭饥饿。
Jonathan Swift's a Modest Proposal being generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history.
乔纳森·斯威夫特的《一个小小的建议》被公认为英国文学史上讽刺作品的经典。
But recent events have me thinking of his 1729 essay "a Modest Proposal," in which he observed the dire poverty of the Irish, and offered a solution: sell the children as food.
但最近发生的事让我想起了他1729年的杂文《一个小建议》。文中他刨析了爱尔兰的赤贫状况,然后给出了解决方法:把小孩卖掉当食物。
Last, a modest proposal. According to the characteristics and situation of students like us, I suggest that the courses be more centralized, with focus on reading, listening and speaking.
第五,一点建议:根据我们这些学员的特点和实际,建议学习的课程更集中一些,重点是看、听、说。
So here is a modest proposal to liven up the next European council meeting, on 9 December. Over dinner, let Merkel present her vision of German Europe (more tactfully: German vision for Europe).
所以,这有一个关于使下一次于12月9日召开的欧洲议会会议活跃起来的谦虚提议。在宴会上,让默克尔介绍她的德国欧洲版本(非常机智地;德国的关于欧洲的版本。)
The CICE proposal, on the other hand, is more modest: it takes a facility already present in the language and makes it easier to use but does not offer any significant new functionality.
另一方面,CICE方案更简单:利用语言中已有的特性并使其更易于使用,但是没有增加重要的新功能。
The CICE proposal, on the other hand, is more modest: it takes a facility already present in the language and makes it easier to use but does not offer any significant new functionality.
另一方面,CICE方案更简单:利用语言中已有的特性并使其更易于使用,但是没有增加重要的新功能。
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