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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.
5 A! D3 Y8 s0 B% l# C; RWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
/ w0 w4 `. ]1 QWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
" f7 A, ^+ U# r0 vWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
, _( K6 Z4 x# w1 Q; vWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
" b3 w1 W/ v* I: L2 YWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
2 k0 h* {! b- o  kWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
* S1 E2 y. d$ z  A9 Z9 wWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
% p8 q% {9 N. b8 l0 s5 T( h2 mWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
$ a  ?7 C  D7 Y+ _0 rWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
. J% G* h8 i, Y: BWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.6 }- m0 |, }3 y2 u5 K2 ?. H0 z
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
9 v9 Y" \) p( l6 K9 p4 g1 Z$ R" UWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
* Z5 J2 T3 m$ kWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
. Z6 r% Z( g# y8 {$ qWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. 6 }5 c2 D# b, Z/ c! a
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
0 _& T% q0 ]6 x6 w: S2 {When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
9 p5 A/ C$ y3 r5 `+ q5 NWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
) z, s# t4 L: }/ Y) A1 |When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. # }% W5 g# R& ^
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
: V$ ?. C  O/ A& Y. eWe don't hate you either.
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But, do you understand us?
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5 M& u4 s; f" G8 v! H2 H6 u9 k$ DOf course we do, you said,% u9 {: e. O7 u; A* `1 _( b* T
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?) l1 H8 b1 q% M9 c# c$ l
Think hard first, then answer... 2 W' T5 [8 F- J/ @! i
Because you only get so many chances." B- q* P( V/ D7 s8 S3 r- j" |- V+ J
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
) T4 @- Z% B1 d& ~4 ?) SWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.1 C" t5 u5 e1 f& Z1 X) L+ ?$ D1 \
This 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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