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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.
3 e5 g3 B3 o% S/ o1 l; TWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat. " M) t# u$ H/ `" r: r
When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.
0 x" e. L" N- ^( SWhen we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
; \6 H# x1 G/ H2 dWhen we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
+ Q/ N" l: q4 H0 }  g3 D3 uWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion!
8 S0 C' W  n- n7 L& dWhen we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
0 y0 L" u3 o, ZWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. . X+ S, A  I. L$ M6 v3 a: t5 w* H
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
) r2 A4 h$ L3 T) [" w5 }( dWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.$ m( N$ t  C4 W! X$ U0 {
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
8 e( I/ V( R/ b1 O8 H5 IWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.2 J! W" R* q0 Q; p2 ?6 L
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
3 j/ K# F8 p$ R+ R# Z6 B& FWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.; ?9 B7 |/ [4 S8 R+ t' Y
When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
- F0 `# [6 N) T6 |9 B% j2 t! sWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
# {7 ^" w* e0 I) oWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. 8 G1 q- ?0 B( ?2 h2 k
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.1 G. R( U4 h9 @$ ]4 D3 d% s0 Q& ]
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
5 U9 j  _; i9 |5 Y# q/ p+ yWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
: b+ W# w  t; H. `/ G8 f2 v9 hWe don't hate you either.
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" B! i+ w' p9 A: w; g6 L: ^" WBut, do you understand us?
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3 `5 t9 y" d! S) s' IOf course we do, you said,9 d4 ?4 }- ~1 b7 a/ L
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's
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What do you really want from us?, r- m$ R( q. f3 F$ _
Think hard first, then answer...
- c5 b/ M- u$ [% jBecause you only get so many chances.! g0 k% `# p$ Z6 f" V2 B) j
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
! p  b! L( H  q' ^$ K8 R( ]We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.; V0 n, ?7 _- U5 ~' ~
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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