The problem, as Mr Purves acknowledges, is that for some buyers, the “atmospherics” of splashing out on such a conspicuous symbol of wealth do not feel quite right.

汤姆士认为，问题的关键在于一些买家认为，这个时候把钱砸在这样一个财富象征体上似乎不很明智。

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As inequality grows again in rich countries, some of the very rich worry about consumption that is so conspicuous to the masses that it provokes them to try to take their wealth away.

随着不平等现象在发达国家日益明显，一些富豪担心这么张扬的消费会招致大众的嫉妒，想方设法抢走他们的财富。

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The problem, as Mr Purves acknowledges, is that for some buyers, the "atmospherics" of splashing out on such a conspicuous symbol of wealth do not feel quite right.

汤姆士认为，问题的关键在于一些买家认为，这个时候把钱砸在这样一个财富象征体上似乎不很明智。

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Mister Veblen argued that people gathered wealth for the purpose of "conspicuous consumption."

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