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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 J9 _) v' F" [) X! W6 x+ M+ xWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. ( i+ L$ T: h6 p; S
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.7 r/ q1 a' f5 q+ O
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
& r6 E7 ], b( E7 W7 RWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.5 D5 s% E9 I; a
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
; G+ q) k% @' X* m# zWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.0 s0 e" w- c- u! u
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. 8 @7 y! `6 a4 j3 C8 d
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.8 j; O* {5 k: l  Z: y
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
" s. u! p6 T" S* LWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
) ]+ c$ d2 s! c2 `+ CWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.- _) Y, p) V1 v7 R/ l3 B9 j
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
' }9 J( N. H. D! l# n! a% vWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.! z+ D! s$ @- k
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
# V1 |0 K, _. }When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
8 O/ g! Z. |1 \* CWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
8 Q) Y7 y! \/ q  }  uWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
. `+ G& M) `, Q" k+ v1 C- n4 nWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
3 ^: z* u' S" I5 T- O6 |8 |$ IWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
8 m; Q8 F% t0 v! E, ?+ bWe don't hate you either.
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% m. w, j7 B) R/ MBut, do you understand us?
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3 Q0 k' Q# n3 g$ k0 Z; e9 T5 ]Of course we do, you said,
; a0 D  Z  p* z# H/ \" kWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's * O* ?! u7 _; Q
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What do you really want from us?
6 d# X' B: F- T& ^$ bThink hard first, then answer...
5 a! C2 r0 b2 t5 O2 P) ^1 pBecause you only get so many chances.& l2 B- g3 N4 P! a% k3 L
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World. ; f6 _2 t' I9 u. ]7 l; \
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.8 G8 F8 m# i: v" g+ p* _0 c
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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