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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.
1 e0 r' q! V8 f# @  NWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. ! B& ]; r- ^* _) |8 g
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.3 p/ v2 y- |8 ~: P/ K4 l
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
/ m4 P# }7 X  O8 N! s) ]% j5 `2 uWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
( b5 k# j. i! BWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
8 D1 m  |+ |, E1 s  vWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
1 x9 E7 z* r9 Z9 f5 R+ VWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. 7 S% Y3 u' }$ ?* Y
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
+ i6 A( n) }" C) n: X' M6 J" D4 X/ sWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.5 W5 E+ t8 ]- g: u2 z3 g
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
! Y& e  u; @8 w# I2 X' JWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.- V) u0 m4 s; I2 o: P
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. 5 H5 T  u6 U/ M8 l
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.6 x( Z1 ^; j) j* U. J4 B7 U
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. $ N" x$ c* E* T8 J# _; T# B
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
7 c2 L7 a& S. kWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. : U) l& b/ d3 F1 c6 W
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.  S/ }( e- L) k8 |/ V2 M
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. 0 M9 h% E1 W0 ^! s" K- V
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you. ' S8 m  r1 y& r  |* S' z9 c/ h
We don't hate you either. 7 l6 O8 v- S' k, u+ p
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But, do you understand us?
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! ^' S3 N* Y4 s' d2 }Of course we do, you said,
9 s( W( S0 a4 A5 H( [" c: nWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's 4 |+ V! Z) Q4 e8 w9 ?% |

4 R1 m4 r" B' m* aWhat do you really want from us?
! Q1 y% d& ~  N1 Z; ^Think hard first, then answer... ) m2 h( t: y2 W
Because you only get so many chances.- ]5 i) c& `! I% B/ h5 ^
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
" }+ B) h" x' MWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.* G) s9 |1 |/ f; p$ q
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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