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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.

生词短语:

opt out

选择退出，放弃

white-collar

白领的，职员的

rat race

激烈的竞争，苦闷的工作

blue-collar

蓝领的，体力劳动者的

baristas

咖啡师，咖啡店员工

common refrain

常见的说法，反复出现的话语

ditch

放弃，抛弃

Kong Yiji

孔乙己，鲁迅小说中的人物

long gown

长袍，长袍装束

status symbol

地位象征，身份标志

intellectual

知识分子，智力的