親愛的約翰(戴忠仁)

親愛的約翰(戴忠仁)

這是一篇朋友轉寄給我的文章,美國人在兢爭中會拿到越來越多的Dear John Letter實在不足為奇,怕的就是我們也步入後塵.

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

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 SriLanka ), 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.
在他從印度製的收音機上對了馬來西亞製的錶上的時間後，他上了德國製的車還加滿了從沙烏地阿拉伯進口的油，然後繼續找好待遇的美國工作。

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.
他穿上巴西製的夾腳拖鞋，倒了一杯法國生產的紅酒然後打開印尼製的電視，還在奇怪為什麼他找不到一個好的美國工作。

And now he is hoping he can get help from president made in Kenya.
現在他在希望從「肯亞製的美國總統」那邊能得到幫助。