為何美國經濟直直落 Why America s economy fell off the cliff
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.