正如老话所说，你无法买到阶级，而这些自命不凡的企业家也无法为他们设立的奖项买到与诺贝尔奖等同的声望。
You cannot buy class, as the old saying goes, and these upstart entrepreneurs cannot buy their prizes the prestige of the Nobels.
所以你的协会支持的是一个允许中上层阶级持有炸弹，而穷人除了手枪则手无寸铁的项目。
So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.
你的协会所支持的的项目，允许中上层阶级持有炸弹，而穷人除了手枪则手无寸铁。
What your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.
只有在我们的酒吧里，你才能找到真正的群居和共同生存的精神。在英国，甚至连酒吧都是按阶级划分的。
Only in our pubs can you find the truly gregarious and communal spirit surviving, and in England even the pubs are divided along class lines.
那么你发现了什么？在黑人中产阶级家庭中婚姻又是一种什么状况？
So what did you find out? How is marriage faring among the black middle class?
然而如果你已经往上爬了几格，加入了中产阶级，如今却面临着跌落回贫困人口的前景，又会作何感想？
But what happens if you have clambered up a few rungs, joined the new middle class and now face the prospect of slipping back into poverty?
2011年的中层阶级和1973年的富翁，你更愿意当哪种？
你可能会说，最重要，能区别出，绅士阶级与哲学家的地方，是一种特定的知识，或实际智能。
Most importantly you might say what distinguishes the gentleman as a class from the philosophers is a certain kind of knowledge or practical intelligence.
因此，中产阶级里与你和我在一起的还有，隐姓埋名的百万富翁以及一些露宿街头的无家可归者。
So here are the homeless ensconced in the middle class alongside you and me and the no-name millionaires.
你将拥有一个年轻而强壮的阶级，他们渴望为某种事业奉献生命。
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they want to give their lives to something.
他说：“我大概就算是你所说的中产阶级吧。”
你的书主要关注黑人中受过良好教育的“中产阶级”的婚姻模式。为什么把研究对象范围缩这么窄？
TIME:Your book focuses specifically on marriage patterns within the black "middle class" of educated professionals. Why focus your research so narrowly?
选择自营职业，你可能有机会体验中产阶级的生活方式，但是这往往需要人们为之工作每周60小时以上，也许很多年都将如此度过。
Self employment can yield the middle class lifestyle but often requires years of working 60 or more hours a week to do so.
但如果仔细看一下用密密麻麻的小字体印刷的这个法案，你会发现，它只保护那些对于新兴的的中产阶级来说最为宝贵的东西：房产、汽车、股市资产。
But a look at the fine print shows that the law only protects things dear to the rising middle class: real estate, cars, stock-market assets.
但是，你也可以看到结果是中产阶级的工作需求疲软。
But you could also argue that the lack of middle class jobs is a result of weak growth.
打开CNN的Lou Dobbs新闻节目，你会听到有关美国中产阶级正在被掏空的危言耸听。
Switch on Lou Dobbs' news programme on CNN and you hear about the hollowing-out of the American middle class.
但是，就像我所说的那样，中产阶级不是你拥有什么，更多的是你能用你所拥有的做什么。
But like I said, being middle class is less about what you've got, and more about what you do with what you've got.
如果问美国人他们属于哪个阶级，你不会有太多收获，因为绝大多数美国人都确信，他们属于中产阶级。
Asking Americans which class they belong to does not get you very far, since almost all Americans are sure that they belong to the middle.
假设你是新兴中产阶级的一分子，你的收入在增加，而你不希望要太多的孩子，但传统的观念对你还有着无时不刻的影响，而最重要的影响则体现在重男轻女的思想上。
You are part of the new middle class; your income is rising; you want a small family. But traditional mores hold sway around you, most important in the preference for sons over daughters.
当你在网上拥有自己的域名的时候，那么你就成为了一等阶级(公民)，是房东和地主。
When you own a domain you're a first class citizen of the web. A householder and landowner.
但这个事实并不能告诉你中产阶级的生活到底是怎样的。
But that doesn't tell you much about how those in the middle are faring.
中产阶级“惊慌失措”的另外一个原因就是收入仅仅是事情的一个方面：维持中产阶级的生活很大程度还取决于你的居住地区。
Another reason for middle class "consternation" is that income tells only part of the story: the cost of maintaining a middle-class lifestyle depends heavily on where you live.
你是新兴中产阶级的一员，你的收入在增加；你想要一个小家庭。
You are part of the new middle class; your income is rising; you want a small family.
无论你是来自于社会的哪个阶级，工资的增长是每个人所向往的。
No matter where you fall on the corporate totem pole, a salary increase is something cherished by all.
如果你使用付费服务，而且这个服务是在别人的域名之下，那么你就是一个租客，是二等阶级（公民）。
If you use a paid-for web service at someone else’s domain you’re a tenant. A second class citizen.
金钱和阶级不仅表明世界给了你什么，而且通常显示了世界愿意给你什么。
Money and class not only indicate what the world has already given you, but often suggest what the world is willing to offer you.
而且你看，银屏上突然出现了一些阶级意识的东西。
And lo and behold, the screen suddenly bristles with something that looks like class consciousness.
现在八年过去了，你却站在这里说控制支出，为中产阶级家庭的利益平衡，这有点让人难以接受。
To stand here and say that after eight years you're going to lead on controlling spending and balancing our tax cuts for middle-class families, " Obama said.
现在八年过去了，你却站在这里说控制支出，为中产阶级家庭的利益平衡，这有点让人难以接受。
To stand here and say that after eight years you're going to lead on controlling spending and balancing our tax cuts for middle-class families, " Obama said.
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