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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.6 l  {' G7 w- a) d
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
  F! ~2 s* k2 \4 G) w9 y7 `When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.3 o7 v: x* R3 n$ r
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. ; I! j, x1 I  g! K2 M/ C$ c
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
+ D4 @' q; U- T; t$ \) X) AWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! 4 }! s! H6 Y  C* J# Y: q+ _9 o7 d' D
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.- t( f, {' Y% h' b6 I
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. , \1 D. u9 b; O9 o/ P
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.) `% P. x9 r4 `
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.9 ^1 o  B  ~: b( w# o
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
9 y6 B1 [' P0 h( \$ A8 q$ F7 @When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters." h5 i0 n& v- W4 o
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. ! K$ p- p0 g: x
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.* `% \1 T; w- e/ b# [! n
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. : I3 d7 N7 Y. q8 t9 o  \( n3 N# r
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.1 h5 W3 e$ y0 F+ r$ H8 Q' O
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
+ T" x- K. s2 E) rWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
8 ^3 Q( c' s* x0 P8 S1 I1 eWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
& D4 u& C, |0 o& j. O3 W- aWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
, X* m6 `  h% U- F1 p2 IWe don't hate you either. 4 O- X. k, w2 V1 S
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But, do you understand us? # {7 z; e- \" ]: M/ B" J! _4 a

( I5 R) V7 u2 m1 W1 hOf course we do, you said,
! |0 R; s, F  W: [: Z+ hWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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/ U. V5 K% c, dWhat do you really want from us?
0 S0 y. Z; T$ C5 xThink hard first, then answer...
" ?; P0 [% B( {' A; `9 wBecause you only get so many chances.
! b9 ~% E; d5 I- JEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. % e1 c  N) q1 w4 {6 }* X( D
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.% U+ M% Q7 U$ R! y" Y- T
This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.
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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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