Secretaries of that era envisioned a rosy future, and many saw their jobs as a ticket to a better life.

在当时，秘书这一行业有着美好的未来，许多人都希望借由这份工作过上更好的生活。

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Meanwhile, 50 years from now, someone will be comparing a film of that era to the receipts and ticket sales of Harry Potter, and so on.

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But there was no mechanism to stop the rise of ticket prices to help pay for this bright new era of top-class players being paid six-figure weekly salaries.

CNN: May 18, 2012 -- Updated 1609 GMT (0009 HKT)