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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.
; f3 j9 v# {# w0 A, `7 h3 Y. IWhen we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
) ?5 \9 d7 V% s! b; @5 ~' q, TWhen we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to our open markets.( R3 {- K, k. i6 U
When we embrace Free Trade, You blame us for taking away your jobs.
3 B, a% ?) L; H+ }$ o2 w; e1 ?When we were falling apart, You marched in your troops and took what you wanted.5 f, g9 \' b# T5 S
When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet you screamed, It Was an Invasion! % `1 V: A* f0 H  I
When we tried Communism, you hated us for being Communist.( N( W3 H+ ~, ?# K
When we embrace Capitalism, you ridicule us for being Capitalist. ' |5 k% X. \( |; \
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
% x7 ^. Q6 [- T0 EWhen we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.% B- o* O  i% X* ?: @2 P
When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.& H% O) I' h( I( x5 a! K
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debt. When we build our industries, you call us Polluters.1 }# ^, A! D9 P$ C0 I# ^, ^+ n+ B
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
/ a' ?1 j  J0 @% S8 S  T& EWhen we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
& D  `- I+ |7 E1 WWhen you go to war for oil, you call it liberation. " Y1 p3 Z$ ^# v& Z8 o( Q; @' h3 e6 I
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
4 r8 y# C) X5 C* g; k* JWhen we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
. m- p, ~) |. u# J# a% wWhen we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
& c/ O- F: y0 ]/ I/ z8 t0 AWhen we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobics. * i: _# \  ]) j3 N8 p) H: t; O
Why do you hate us so much, we asked.No, you answered, we don't hate you.
# Y' d" Y% j' U; i# r. eWe don't hate you either.
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. K, X/ r8 h; V4 P8 g0 ^" N( ABut, do you understand us? 1 t, ^) `+ g. Q8 R
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Of course we do, you said,
' f- N7 J" y$ mWe have AFP, CNN and BBC's 9 l3 z; u+ w) P( g- z
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What do you really want from us?8 @2 \8 l6 L. A. B% z
Think hard first, then answer...
6 q& k7 e" }; D0 J: Y* QBecause you only get so many chances.6 S- T0 K2 |! E4 `3 E. Z3 j8 I* ~5 `
Enough is Enough, Enough Hypocrisy for This One World.
4 S1 Q; i0 }5 |: D# c0 ~+ a7 tWe want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.7 p: S1 V: N3 h8 p+ K3 j+ s3 b1 X
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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