双语：社会分层有变动英国社会被分七大阶级

2013-04-07 00:00:00来源：可可英语

　　Nothing obsesses the British as much as social class .There was a time when you were defined socially by your job, your education, your accent and, to some extent, how you spent your income. But today the social signifiers are far more varied and interwoven, as detailed in the publication today of the Great British Class Survey, the largest such study ever undertaken in the UK.

　　没有什么像社会阶级那样困扰英国。有段时间你被你的工作、教育、口音以及某种程度上你如何消费来进行社会分层。但是今天社会符号更加多样且交织在一起，正如在今天出版的“英国大型阶级调查”中的细分，英国有史以来进行的规模最大的此类研究。

　　After questioning more than 161,000 people online via a 20-minute survey, the London School of Economics" Mike Savage and the University of Manchester's Fiona Devine have concluded that we should now do away with the out-moded working, middle and upper classes and instead adopt seven new classes. They are in descending order: Elite; Established Middle Class; Technical Middle Class, New Affluent Workers; Emergent Service Workers; Traditional Working Class; and Precariat.

　　通过一个20分钟的调查在线调研了161000多人，伦敦经济学院的迈克·萨维奇和曼彻斯特大学的菲奥纳·迪瓦恩认为我们现在应该废除无产阶级、中层阶级和上层阶级，采用七大阶级。他们都以降序排列：精英、世家中产阶级、技术型中产阶级、新型富有工作者、传统型劳动阶级、新兴服务业工作者、不稳定型无产者。

　　"We asked people about their income, the value of their home and savings, which together is known as 'economic capital', their cultural interests and activities, known as 'cultural capital' and the number and status of people they know, which is called 'social capital'," explained the researchers.

　　“我们询问人们关于他们的收入，他们的房屋市值以及储蓄，这一起被称为“经济资本”，他们的文化兴趣和活动被称为“文化资本”，他们认识的人的数量和地位，这叫做“社会资本”，研究人员解释说。

　　Predictably, thousands of people have already completed the BBC's Great British class calculator to see what new class they fall under. But not everyone, it seems, is convinced. I was told I'm a New Affluent Worker, but I may have confused it by saying I listen to hip-hop/rap, as well as visiting stately homes.

　　估计成千上万的人已经完成了BBC的英国大型阶级计算，看到他们被归为的新阶层。但似乎不是每个人都信服。我被告知我是一个新型富有工作者，但我如果说我听嘻哈音乐以及拜访豪宅可能使其迷惑。

　　What class are you? Do you think the new classifications are fair and accurately reflect modern Britain? What extra class categories could the researchers have added? Or do surveys such as this make you want to hold your fist up high and declare class war?

　　你是哪个阶层的？你认为新的分层公平且准确反映了现代英国吗？研究人员是否可以加入什么额外类别？或做这样的调查会让你想握紧拳头并宣布阶级战争吗？

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