But workers in all those places are leaving poverty, joining the middle class, and demanding better wages and safer working conditions. They are also consuming more themselves.

但是所有上述地区的工人正在摆脱贫困并加入中产阶级行列，他们要求更高的工资待遇和更安全的工作环境，他们自己的消费水平也在提高。

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But while those at the top are doing better than ever, average wages have barely budged.

但金字塔顶端的成功人士更加成功，而平均工资却基本没有什么变化。

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