為何美國經濟直直落 Why America’s economy fell off the cliff ?
幽默而且一針見血
John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock(made in Japan )for 6 am.
約翰早上六點被日本製的鬧鐘叫醒。
While his coffee-pot (made in China ) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor(made in Hong Kong )
他那中國製的咖啡壺燒開了,他用香港製的電鬍刀刮鬍鬚。
He put on a dress shirt (made in Sri Lanka ), designer jeans (made in Singapore )and tennis shoes (made in Korea )
他穿上斯利蘭卡製的襯衫,新加坡的長褲及韓國製的運動鞋。
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet(made in India ) he sat down with his calculator (made in Mexico ) to see how much he could spend today.
在他用印度製的長柄電鍋做好早餐之後,他坐下用他墨西哥製的計算機看他今天他能花多少錢。
After setting his watch (made in Malaysia ) to the radio (made in India ) he got in his car (made in Germany ) filled it with gas (from Saudi Arabia )and continued his search for a good paying American.
At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his computer(made in Taiwan ), John decided to relax for a while.
在過了沮喪又沒有結果的一天後,他看看他台灣製的電腦,決定放鬆一下。
He put on his sandals (made in Brazil ), poured himself a glass of wine (made in France ) and turned on his TV(made in Indonesia ), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA .