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Modern social classes

由于yóu yú社会shè huì分工fēn gōng的de形成xíng chéng,不同bù tóng的de人群rén qún被bèi划分huà fēn到dào不同bù tóng的de阶层jiē céng。

“X领lǐng”阶层jiē céng就jiù是shì一yī种zhǒng普遍pǔ biàn的de说法shuō fa,它tā反映fǎn yìng了le个人gè rén的de社会shè huì地位dì wèi以及yǐ jí在zài生产shēng chǎn过程guò chéng中zhōng所suǒ承担chéng dān的de职责zhí zé。

“白bái领lǐng”指zhǐ的de是shì管理guǎn lǐ人员rén yuán,介于jiè yú资本家zī běn jiā和hé普通pǔ tōng工人gōng rén之间zhī jiān,也yě被bèi称为chēng wéi“高级gāo jí打工dǎ gōng人rén”。

一些yī xiē著名zhù míng大dà公司gōng sī中zhōng有yǒu一些yī xiē超级chāo jí高gāo薪xīn的de打工dǎ gōng人rén,年nián薪xīn远yuǎn超chāo一般yī bān富人fù rén,被bèi称为chēng wéi“打工dǎ gōng皇帝huáng dì”。

普通pǔ tōng的de工人gōng rén被bèi称为chēng wéi“蓝lán领lǐng”,主要zhǔ yào从事cóng shì体力tǐ lì劳动láo dòng,在zài工厂gōng chǎng的de生产shēng chǎn线xiàn上shàng工作gōng zuò。

随着suí zhe生产shēng chǎn自动zì dòng化huà水平shuǐ píng的de提高tí gāo,“钢gāng领lǐng”出现chū xiàn了le,开始kāi shǐ取代qǔ dài传统chuán tǒng的de工人gōng rén,成为chéng wéi生产shēng chǎn中zhōng的de重要zhòng yào角色jué sè。

这zhè也yě直接zhí jiē带来dài lái了le两liǎng个gè结果jié guǒ:一yī是shì劳动láo dòng生产力shēng chǎn lì水平shuǐ píng提高tí gāo,二èr是shì大量dà liàng出现chū xiàn的de失业shī yè人员rén yuán推动tuī dòng了le第三dì sān产业chǎn yè——服务业fú wù yè的de扩大kuò dà。

在zài服务业fú wù yè中zhōng,出现chū xiàn了le以yǐ女性nǚ xìng为wéi主zhǔ的de“粉fěn领lǐng”阶层jiē céng。

“粉fěn领lǐng”是shì第三dì sān产业chǎn yè的de主要zhǔ yào力量lì liàng,在zài服务fú wù行业háng yè中zhōng具有jù yǒu重要zhòng yào地位dì wèi。

信息xìn xī社会shè huì正在zhèng zài改变gǎi biàn我们wǒ men的de社会shè huì结构jié gòu,形成xíng chéng新xīn的de社会shè huì阶层jiē céng。

与yǔ电视diàn shì、电脑diàn nǎo和hé互联网Hù lián wǎng一同yī tóng成长chéng zhǎng的de@世代shì dài代表dài biǎo了le信息xìn xī时代shí dài的de新xīn人类rén lèi。

由于yóu yú21世纪shì jì是shì一yī个gè完全wán quán信息xìn xī化huà的de时代shí dài,@世代shì dài将jiāng成为chéng wéi21世纪shì jì的de“金jīn领lǐng”阶层jiē céng。

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Vocabulary 126 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
由于 yóu yúdue to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
社会 shè huìsociety
分工 fēn gōngdivision of labor
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
形成 xíng chéngto form; to take shape
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
人群 rén qúncrowd
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
划分 huà fēnto divide up / to partition / to differentiate
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
阶层 jiē céngsocial class
领 lǐngneck / collar
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
普遍 pǔ biànuniversal / general / widespread / common
说法 shuō faway of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation
它 tāit
反映 fǎn yìngto mirror / to reflect / mirror image / reflection
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
个人 gè rénindividual
地位 dì wèiposition / status / place
以及 yǐ jíand; as well as
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
生产 shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture
过程 guò chéngcourse of events; process
中 zhōngwhile (doing sth); during
所 suǒparticle introducing a relative clause or passive
承担 chéng dānto undertake / to assume (responsibility etc)
职责 zhí zéduty / responsibility / obligation
白 báiwhite / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / reactionary / anti-communist
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
管理 guǎn lǐmanagement / administration
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
介于 jiè yúto lie between
资本家 zī běn jiācapitalist
和 héand; together with
普通 pǔ tōngcommon / ordinary / general / average
工人 gōng rénworker
之间 zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
称为 chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
高级 gāo jíhigh level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking
打工 dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
人 rénperson; people
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
著名 zhù míngfamous / noted / well-known / celebrated
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
有 yǒuto have; there is
超级 chāo jísuper- / ultra- / hyper-
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
薪 xīn(literary) firewood; fuel / (bound form) salary
年 niányear
远 yuǎn(intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
超 chāoto exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross
一般 yī bānordinary / so-so / common / general
富人 fù rénrich person / the rich
皇帝 huáng dìemperor
蓝 lánblue
主要 zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
从事 cóng shìto go for / to engage in / to undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do
体力 tǐ lìphysical strength / physical power
劳动 láo dòngwork / toil / physical labor
工厂 gōng chǎngfactory
线 xiànthread / string / wire / line / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
随着 suí zhealong with / in the wake of / following
自动 zì dòngautomatic
化 huà-ization
水平 shuǐ pínga standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
钢 gāngsteel
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
取代 qǔ dàito replace / to supersede / to supplant
传统 chuán tǒngtraditional / conventional
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
角色 jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc)
这 zhèthis; these
直接 zhí jiēdirect / immediate / straightforward
带来 dài láito bring / (fig.) to bring about; to produce
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
结果 jié guǒoutcome; result; consequence
生产力 shēng chǎn lìproduction capability / productive force / productivity
二 èrtwo / 2
大量 dà liànggreat amount / large quantity / bulk
失业 shī yèunemployment
推动 tuī dòngto push; to promote; to give impetus to
第三 dì sānthird; the third in sequence
产业 chǎn yèindustry / industrial
服务业 fú wù yèservice industry
扩大 kuò dàto expand / to enlarge / to broaden one's scope
以 yǐby means of / according to / in order to / because of / at
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
主 zhǔmain
粉 fěnwhite / pink
力量 lì liàngpower; force; strength
服务 fú wùservice
行业 háng yètrade; profession; industry; business
具有 jù yǒuto have; to possess
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
改变 gǎi biànto change / to alter / to transform
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
结构 jié gòustructure / composition / makeup / architecture
新 xīnnew; newly
与 yǔ(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
电视 diàn shìtelevision; TV
电脑 diàn nǎocomputer
互联网 Hù lián wǎngInternet
一同 yī tóngtogether
成长 chéng zhǎngto mature / to grow
世代 shì dàigeneration / era / age
代表 dài biǎoto represent / to stand for
时代 shí dàiage / era / epoch / period (in one's life)
人类 rén lèihumanity / human race / mankind
世纪 shì jìcentury
完全 wán quántotally; entirely
将 jiāngwill / shall
金 jīngolden / highly respected