美国纽约州立大学水牛城分校退休华裔物理学荣誉教授林良多（Duo-Liang Lin）在美国《华盛顿邮报》上发表了一首英文诗《你们究竟要我们怎样生存？》，随后在互联网上热传并引起中西方网友热议。这首诗表达了许多美籍华人长期以来内心的压抑和愤慨，因此被评论为是多年来受到双重标准困扰的海外华人向西方偏见“射出的一记利箭”。
该诗英文原作及中文翻译如下：
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What Do You Really Want from Us?
By Duo-Liang Lin
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你们究竟要我们怎样生存？
林良多
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When we were the Sick Man of Asia, we were called the Yellow Peril.
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当我们是东亚病夫时，我们被说成是黄祸；
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When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called The Threat.
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当我们被预言将成为超级大国时，又被称为主要威胁。
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When we closed our doors, you smuggled drugs to open markets.
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当我们闭关自守时，你们走私鸦片强开门户；
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When we embrace free trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.
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当我们拥抱自由贸易时，却被责骂抢走了你们的饭碗。
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When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your fair share.
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当我们风雨飘摇时，你们铁蹄入侵要求机会均等；
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When we tried to put the broken pieces back together again, Free Tibet, you screamed. It was an invasion!
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当我们整合破碎山河时，你们却叫嚣“给西藏自由”。
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When tried communism, you hated us for being communist.
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当我们推行马列救国时，你们痛恨我们信仰共产主义；
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When we embrace capitalism, you hate us for being capitalist.
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当我们实行市场经济时，你们又嫉妒我们有了资本。
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When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
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当我们的人口超过十亿时，你们说我们摧毁地球；
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When we tried limiting our numbers, you said we abused human rights.
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当我们限制人口增长时，你们又说我们践踏人权。
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When we were poor, you thought we were dogs.
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当我们一贫如洗时，你们视我们低贱如狗；
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When we loan you cash, you blame us for your national debts.
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当我们借钱给你们时，你们又埋怨使你们国债累累。
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When we build our industries, you call us polluters.
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当我们发展工业时，你们说我们是污染源；
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When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
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当我们把产品卖给你们时，你们又说造成地球变暖。
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When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
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当我们购买石油时，你们说我们掠夺资源、灭绝种族；
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When you go to war for oil, you call it liberation.
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当你们为石油开战时，却说自己解救生灵。
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When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you demanded rules of law.
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当我们动乱无序时，你们说我们没有法治；
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When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it violating human rights.
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当我们依法平暴时，你们又说我们违反人权。
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When we were silent, you said you wanted us to have free speech.
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当我们保持沉默时，你们说我们没有言论自由；
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When we are silent no more, you say we are brainwashed-xenophobes.
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当我们敢于发声时，又被说成是洗过脑的暴民。
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"Why do you hate us so much?" we asked.
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我们不禁要问：“为什么你们这样憎恨我们？”
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"No," you answered, "we don’t hate you."
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你们回答说：“不，我们不恨你们。”
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"We don’t hate you either, but, do you understand us?"
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“我们也不恨你们，只是，你们了解我们吗？”
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"Of course we do," you said, "We have AFP, CNN and BBC’s …"
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“当然了解，我们消息多的是，有法新社、美国有线新闻网、还有英国广播公司……”
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What do you really want from us?
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你们究竟要我们怎样生存？
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Think hard first, then answer, Because you only get so many chances.
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回答之前请仔细想一想，因为你们的机会是有限的。
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Enough is enough, enough hypocrisy for this one world.
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够了，这个世界已经容不下太多的伪善。
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We want one world, one dream, and peace on earth.
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我们要的是同一个世界，同一个梦想，太平盛世。
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This big blue earth is big enough for all of us.
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这个辽阔的蓝色地球，容得下你们，也容得下我们。
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