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大學同學轉寄了一封信給我，向來對經濟議題很有興趣的我立即好好研究了一下。對，我真的不是只有在看電影和聽音樂，我無聊時還看蠻多財經的書。下面這篇文章或許很搞笑，但也道出了美國經濟疲態的某一面向，過去都消費花太兇，完全沒有節制與存款的觀念。而且，幾乎日常生活所需全來自其他國家。現在連總統Obama還是別國家混血來著的。現在看歐巴馬能否救車市與房市吧？ㄟ，你問我為何擺葛妮絲派特蘿的照片？嗯。沒有太多原因，好久沒放熟女級照片，大家回味一下，小辣椒是也。

WHY AMERICA’S ECONOMY FELL OFF THE CLIFF
為何感覺美國經濟直直落

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 coffeepot (Made in KOREA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor(Made in HONG KONG)
他那韓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 CHINA)
他穿上斯利蘭卡製的襯衫，新加坡製的長褲及中國製的布鞋。

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 TAIWAN) to the radio (Made in VIETNAM) he got in his car (Made in GERMANY) filled it with GAS (from SAUDI ARABIA) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
在他從越南製的收音機上核對了台灣製的錶上的時間後，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 MALAYSIA), John decided to relax for a while.
在過了沮喪又沒有結果的一天後，他看看他馬來西亞製的電腦，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'S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A 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。