大侠行天下日记 我见我闻我思 08/10

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波托马克河畔的传奇

今午走在华盛顿特区的k街，高耸林立的高楼大厦深藏着数百上千的律师事务所及顾问公司，他们每天正忙於各种政治交易及各型经济交流，这条街上不断上演精彩的戏码。

离开k街不远的政治中心国会及白宫，正在热议如何通过有史以来最大的基建预算，但是国会大厦在全面戒严，车人都不见了，但是大厦内民主和共和两党议员正在舌枪舌战，最后终于同意基建预算，希望在全美展开重建美国的大计划。

从市中心回到波托马克市的途中経过气象万千的波托马克河，河畔兴建的摩天公寓，扬帆中的游艇，公路上佈满绿荫大树，行驶在赋有诗意的弯曲道路上，有着心懭神怡之感觉。

站在波托马克市中心，这裡是全美最富有的富人区，这个弹丸之地就有十二家银行，停车场上都是名牌骄车，高档咖啡座和美食堂林立，这裡是另外一个世界。

华府街上的事物带动全国的生命缐，路上行走的人群是那麼匆忙， 西装笔挺，他们处在权力中心是些政治掮客。

小镇上许多围上白墙的千万豪宅，许多都是传家财富或是华尔街上发的大财，波托马克河畔的传奇只是代表少数中之少数人群。

On The Potomac River

Today I walked through the streets of Washington, DC. There are many law firms and companies in the tall buildings. Many power brokers and lawyers have offices there and are looking for the opportunity to make a deal.

Nearby are the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Capitol Building and the White House. In the U.S. Senate the senators are still debating the infrastructure bill. This will lead to an important investment in roads, bridges, rail, broadband internet and electric grids. The bill is designed to satisfy the Republican steadfast opposition to new taxes. This kind of infrastructure upgrade will cost trillions of dollars over the next decades. But our nation needs it to improve our living standard.

On Wednesday I traveled around the Potomac River from DC. There are many beautiful bridges with many sailing boats and a lot of high-rise apartment buildings that all together look like a beautiful picture.

When I stood at the Town Center of the Potomac in Woodbridge, Virgina., more than twelve banks surrounded at the center and many cafes and restaurants and expensive cars were parked at the center. The Potomac Town Center is one of the richest communities in America.

Hundreds of mansions surround this small area. A lot of them are “old money” residences and many of them are new billionaires from Wall Street.

There is a big gap between the rich and the poor in our country. I still enjoy this rich small city that represents many success stories.