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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.
  V0 O* r1 Q4 @: ?When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. 0 e2 l6 f# l+ A) \! s3 Z7 T
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
: A4 i( t  {0 n9 wWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. $ m4 M; P% p# I' B* p: ~+ S7 g) ^
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.. W$ `$ v$ \9 }
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! 0 q, |. m, G$ @& F( B' t1 ]
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
4 B7 x: i* n$ S, c9 BWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
; O9 u/ f* g. uWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.3 K0 ~$ E2 P9 t" ?
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.* V# @( \. T% E5 q7 r: j: h
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
# n  y: H2 A: d" ]3 q3 s7 |1 sWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.* d3 p8 s6 {; l- W4 T% ]
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
, _% j: F5 q6 Z' KWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.- x5 ?% w2 x  ]
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
- i$ R/ V, }: R8 a0 tWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
/ D4 ^) b4 x8 @# Z" w/ A9 C9 H+ sWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
/ ?( w, ^; ^1 c' OWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
( u6 c: y/ \* Q# h1 kWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. # R/ Q, Z1 B1 K  I
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. / h9 d" ]+ T* T" J1 A! U0 Z
We don't hate you either. * L7 H. r, X; A, q6 ?  S, |) I

6 C4 D# _1 ?9 n6 w+ b% KBut, do you understand us? 4 w& E9 \8 D1 o; W: w) n
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Of course we do, you said,2 f  ?* ]. K- Z$ {( t5 Y: b
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's 6 y& v6 W2 g0 V9 _' I6 J

9 U0 I% D( b8 z$ b/ ZWhat do you really want from us?
; E" {( X. C+ m2 }) }9 r& `Think hard first, then answer... # \( ^! L8 t$ u8 a, Y9 ~- ^; }
Because you only get so many chances.. p9 B$ d7 |( |. r3 d0 O) I; y
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. & M) x8 n6 ?$ u; ~' ~: e/ M% G
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
+ _2 p/ ~1 p. EThis 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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