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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 ^, j+ m! \% yWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. 9 p1 H" l: z3 K5 ^" o6 J: J3 n2 B# D
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.5 m; e$ P8 n) K! k! y' ~
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
' J. |5 D8 X; q/ m4 tWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.0 f5 o6 l- B4 Q  {) M
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! , i; S2 @' z. f  K3 p! R
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
2 W$ ]' ^2 ]1 U5 t, sWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. + M( n4 i. o5 Z' @, s
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.) x  m. x* Y% m1 Z% C3 b9 q8 M
When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
, q: i' X5 R: d8 x( H. DWhen we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
/ h8 R% ?4 X; ?6 gWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
3 H5 i, J1 ^" D0 `5 eWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. 6 {/ X5 `% E! D
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.6 _7 z& K$ ^  }) u+ Y
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
; j9 G. D$ P4 l( W4 y6 xWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.3 y) q( g7 C, n; p: {/ b
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
  i: |0 ~8 s* P, G" k% wWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.4 Z& Z0 q$ c& Q8 D
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. ' s. t8 P# J6 A! O, z" C5 N
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. * }0 P" [8 b& H1 H! l
We don't hate you either.
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& g- S: t- c2 j2 U, c& _0 c' [( xBut, do you understand us?
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  S1 S$ R4 d2 b  H; r! i% COf course we do, you said,
1 A* [; ?( u: QWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?0 S, i( V8 N/ \( i& E0 v
Think hard first, then answer... % b' c- R$ N/ U* I7 q
Because you only get so many chances.
" D7 y% p7 ~" I, l) b1 E0 T( fEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.   }5 k- k4 \6 K& i
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
* W( @/ ~. P5 m- NThis 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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