A spendthrift, who had wasted his fortune, and had nothing left but the clothes in which he stood, saw a swallow one fine day in early spring. Thinking that summer had come, and that he could now do without his coat, he went and sold it for what it would fetch. A change, however, took place in the weather, and there came a sharp frost1 which killed the unfortunate swallow. When the spendthrift saw its dead body he cried, "Miserable2 bird! Thanks to you I am perishing3 of cold myself."

　　One swallow does not make summer.

　　一個敗家子因為揮霍無度白白耗費了所有的財產(chǎn)。在一個早春的日子里，除了身上的衣服之外，已經(jīng)別無所有的他，看到一只燕子。他心里想著，應(yīng)該是夏天來臨，可以不再需要身上的外套了。于是，他出去賣掉外套，換點什么東西。不料，天氣驟變，忽然降臨的一場霜凍死了不幸的小燕子。敗家子看到燕子的尸體后，大喊道：“可憐的小鳥！都是因為你，我才會跟著挨凍呀。”

　　一燕不成夏。