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Over the past year, young people across China have been opting out of the white-collar rat race in search of blue-collar roles as baristas and cashiers.
A common refrain among them is how much happier they are ditching their "Kong Yiji long gowns" for "no-brainer" unskilled labor.
From a story written by Lu Xun, Kong Yiji is a failed intellectual who refuses to take off his long gown because it's a status symbol.
Over the past year, young people across China have been opting out of the white-collar rat race in search of blue-collar roles as baristas and cashiers.
A common refrain among them is how much happier they are ditching their "Kong Yiji long gowns" for "no-brainer" unskilled labor.
From a story written by Lu Xun, Kong Yiji is a failed intellectual who refuses to take off his long gown because it's a status symbol.
📝重点词汇与表达
opt out[ˈɑːpt aʊt]
选择退出，放弃
white-collar [ˌwaɪtˈkɑːlə(r)]
白领的，职员的
rat race [ræt reɪs]
激烈的竞争，苦闷的工作
blue-collar [ˌbluː ˈkɑːlə(r)]
蓝领的，体力劳动者的
baristas [bəˈrɪstəz]
咖啡师，咖啡店员工
common refrain [ˈkɑːmən riˈfreɪn]
常见的说法，反复出现的话语
ditch [dɪtʃ]
放弃，抛弃
Kong Yiji [kɒŋ ji'dʒi]
孔乙己，鲁迅小说中的人物
long gown [lɔːŋ ɡaʊn]
长袍，长袍装束
status symbol [ˈsteɪtəs ˈsɪmbəl]
地位象征，身份标志
intellectual [ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl]
知识分子，智力的
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