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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.
) x3 Y% C" y3 LWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
% S+ ?/ e4 t8 p1 g& CWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.( h5 M8 D' G! ?4 t, ?5 P7 J, H
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs. 8 U* P% A) b7 t  e1 T
When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.
6 f) Y( ]6 ~, K9 |, Y8 bWhen we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! + g# \; |! J2 T/ k
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.
, E; z7 b) n  ^5 c* ZWhen we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist.
  i0 w5 ^1 k% A- ^; @' I# vWhen we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
/ D3 n  @5 y: A* nWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.- I* I1 d# }. ^" M8 o6 N
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
& {) C( @% `) L) a- ^8 U; v8 pWhen we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.
- |$ I# z( k1 N3 T% YWhen we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming. " Z( a5 _+ ~+ u/ y7 \
When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
3 M* h+ l8 p2 g0 `5 i$ \9 M) U2 KWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
/ r$ W/ [: ^& v+ A' l; HWhen we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.5 U/ U0 R, s) t: q' |
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights. ; c- s  u: j5 b% W) Y1 Y
When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.+ s$ H! h- G% n* a6 x; @# }/ c
When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics.
5 h5 ?- Q0 u" D' B' Z% eWhy do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
/ i& o( K, G! A0 k: s5 BWe don't hate you either. 9 x7 a' M5 |: e5 r! Q/ }
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But, do you understand us?
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' m8 B5 Q! `$ G8 @' j7 J0 v0 i8 w9 pOf course we do, you said,6 h7 p% O( D6 M# R, d: f! `4 a/ E
We have AFP, CNN and BBC's 0 L" D7 o& |& H$ Q8 F% b) _! B$ q
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What do you really want from us?
- x2 z8 s5 Z  @) b& `3 f- Y, cThink hard first, then answer... 6 o2 e& Y  d4 Z  F/ w; {
Because you only get so many chances.
3 L% L- ~, s' `6 u7 R1 f: y! XEnough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
. e' B0 B6 e5 ]4 j( d* ]We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
& v" t! q( L( l+ ]1 O- sThis 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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