The concept was popularised by an American journalist, Thomas Friedman, in his book “The World is Flat”.

这个观点被一个美国记者Thomas Friedman的著作《世界是平的》大为推广。

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But social media has created an enormous "virtual middle class," as Thomas Friedman has called it, who will continue to knock on, and then break down, the door of opportunity.

但社交媒体创造了一个巨大的、被托马斯·弗里德曼称为“虚拟的中间阶层”的群体，这个阶层会继续叩响然后打破机遇之门。

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But social media has created an enormous "virtual middle class," as Thomas Friedman has called it, who will continue to knock on, and then break down, the door of opportunity.

但社交媒体创造了一个巨大的、被托马斯·弗里德曼称为“虚拟的中间阶层”的群体，这个阶层会继续叩响然后打破机遇之门。

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