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A Poem - Published by the Washington Post

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发表于 2008-5-1 13:43 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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When we were the Sick Man of Asia, We were called The Yellow Peril.
  S9 Q& |  p0 q/ i0 ]When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
+ J: L+ o! s8 H& c" vWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
" [( K* W5 W0 J, v& i3 V' wWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. " H. R0 {! ]; i7 T) Z& t
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.5 X$ H2 @7 I3 b) r5 t
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
6 F- `; A0 F1 K/ T9 H0 h/ K& X: i6 YWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
* K( y, z! o# Q3 C7 |When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
; W$ y+ I! z  N) }When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
: I" G* m$ X7 A  J; UWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
; Z/ M! Z7 [; R3 X! g+ U5 E! {( r; EWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
2 w1 Q2 ~  c7 C. UWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.3 t6 p7 i! H, y4 Y0 P2 \
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
( ^6 F* `2 h! T. U9 BWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.1 C# b) _  t) Z5 |* H  K
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
" J5 g, F3 T9 h5 b0 o6 i5 m# CWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
5 s5 `4 O3 v9 J' z! `& PWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
! T. X4 z; x2 V" N( M& n6 I, PWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.) E: K3 }- I3 l. x  L" n
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
+ F& f) r- F/ X( N; X% t0 KWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. ; |" P, N. \. o. m8 p
We don't hate you either. % h- b, E% |* j4 z- J* L* s$ S

# b3 |9 h9 D5 ^3 e" LBut, do you understand us?
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Of course we do, you said,
" {" }0 n4 w8 m, r. }2 ?: z9 R. \We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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" Y/ F" R+ @& b( P* B+ t6 }$ }What do you really want from us?
' i) S+ z9 Q  W% i& uThink hard first, then answer... ! n' U/ C( h8 [# l* _" @
Because you only get so many chances.
. J4 z* A6 S6 T' g! z6 KEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. ) N9 ~. V5 N+ w! ]3 _8 b6 O" d
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
* f* Z9 Q9 \# f" NThis Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.
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发表于 2008-5-1 21:20 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2008-5-2 07:10 | 显示全部楼层
好象在"时事政治"版有这poem的中文版?
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发表于 2008-5-9 18:59 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
Nicely said.
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