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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.
1 E7 ]/ W  T# N  XWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
* t# v* q8 x1 Y" I2 q, |When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.: E4 o7 U5 t* q3 Y
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
  ?! a8 F. V, FWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted." q* Y6 Q9 _/ a
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
! B% W1 b6 i; @% TWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.9 [( I: H6 @# G7 t$ {1 L' w+ p
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.   h! D7 |1 J. q1 y5 R% B
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
& @' Z, @6 ~% VWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
' ^: ?5 R% @6 F/ N9 Y1 JWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
5 i. u; R5 @& N! cWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
9 N0 H# S# F' WWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
" q: B& O' K. QWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
' y$ n! l8 ?! |) H$ QWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
, T2 {- {( f9 Z0 EWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
' F* ?3 N# [8 z4 D. C0 f' hWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
2 C: I. \' ^# _0 k$ r6 TWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
- @6 b+ x* S3 s% }" Z" PWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
, N7 G" A+ N) QWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. ' C2 s4 }, `" y* @' d! P8 }
We don't hate you either.
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But, do you understand us?
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/ P. c  D0 l1 `# q# v+ \, MOf course we do, you said,* P, d( _% e6 x$ r
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's ! }: w1 z: y1 A0 a0 o

4 H  y" P6 C1 l4 E" EWhat do you really want from us?
3 U% q# f' c+ l8 o* i1 yThink hard first, then answer... 3 h- ~9 U. A* z1 x3 V; y
Because you only get so many chances.( h% u+ E; z* S: P8 J
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
3 |  J0 p  P7 t% J" FWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
7 j" |+ `" [% d" P' DThis 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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