I would hasten to add, though, that hostessing is by no means looked upon favorably by most people, nor as a desirable or rewarding career by middle to upper-middle income families.

需要补充的是，招待行业既没有绝对意义上被大多数人看不起，也没有被中产或中产收入以上的家庭看成是向往或者正经的职业。

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If you look at lower-middle income countries, such as China, or upper-middle income ones, like Argentina, you find that what kills people there is the same as in the West (see chart 2). Four-fifths.

看看中低收入国家(如中国)和中高收入国家(如阿根廷)的统计数据，你会发现这些国家和西方国家一样，导致人们死亡的原因是相同的(见表2)。

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Total consumption of tobacco products is increasing globally, though it is decreasing in some high-income and upper middle-income countries.

尽管某些高收入和中上收入国家中烟草制品消费在减少，但全球总消费却在日益增加。

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The new law penalizes marriage and for many upper-middle income families may boost federal marginal tax rates well above 40%.

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For instance, while it would protect about 25 million middle- and upper-middle income households from the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax, it would do so for 2012 only.

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The irony is that many of these Senators hail from relatively well-to-do states that would be hardest hit by the tax increase on investment income and upper-middle-income earners.

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