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A rich woman used to send Swift presents by her servant .Swift never Gave the boy tip. One day as Swift was busy with his writing, the boy rushed into Swift’s room and threw a bag on the desk and said, ”My mistress sends you two rabbits.”
一个有钱的女人经常派她的仆人给斯威夫特送礼物。斯威夫特从来没有给过这个小男仆小费。有一天，斯威夫特正忙着写作，那个男仆闯进他的房间，把一个包裹扔到桌子上：“我家女主人送给你两只兔子。”
Swift turned round and said ,”You sit in my chair ,watch my way of doing it.”
斯威夫特转过身来说：“你坐在我的椅子上，看看我是怎么做这件事的。”
The boy sat down. Swift went out, knocked at the door and waited. The boy said, ”come in.” Swift entered and walked to the desk, then said ,”Nice to meet you, sir. My mistress sends you two lovely rabbits.”
男仆坐下来，斯威夫特走到外边，敲了敲门就等在那里。男仆说：“进来。”斯威夫特进到屋子里，走到书桌前，然后说：“很高兴见到您，先生。我家女主人送给您两只可爱的兔子。”
The boy answered, ”Thank you, my boy. Give you mistress my thanks and two pounds for you.”
男仆答道：“谢谢你，我的孩子。代我向您家女主人致谢，这两个英镑是给你的。
Swift laughed, and from then on he never forgot to give the boy his tip.
斯威夫特笑了起来，从此以后他再也没有忘记给男仆小费。
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