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The idea of the ' leisure class' has been dying for decades.

“有闲阶级”的概念在数十年前就销声匿迹了。

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Yet Veblen's leisure class was not idle. Rather they engaged in "exploit" : challenging and creative activities such as writing, philanthropy and debating.

同时Veblen指出他所称的休闲并不是无聊的休闲，而更倾向于探索：做有挑战性和有创造性的活动，比如写作，慈善和辩论。

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In his early years, Mister Galbraith was greatly influenced by the economist Thorstein Veblen and his book, "The Theory of the Leisure Class."

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Poetry is not, that is to say, a leisure class activity.

这就是说，诗歌不是小资阶层的活动。

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and they offer leisure class that's indoor rock climbing.

学校有休闲课，就是室内攀岩。

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The Tory high command has started to look like a leisure class instead of an officer class.

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Of course there's always Thorstein Veblen's explanation: "conspicuous consumption, " propounded in his 1899 classic, The Theory of the Leisure Class.

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Early dandies, denizens of the leisure class, spent buckets on personal style, investing hours to achieve an effect of spotless nonchalance.

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