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The rich do not have a good image in China

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Chinanews, Beijing, Aug. 14 – The China Youth Daily Social Investigation¹ Center and the Information Center of Sina.com carried out a survey last week. Among the 7,916 people that took part in the survey, 65.3% say their views about a person will be affected² by that person's financial background, the China Youth Daily reported.

Chinese economist³ Mao Yushi once said that nowadays, many people would like to speak for the poor rather than for the rich. On the other hand, people like to do things for the rich instead of the poor. The reason is that when you speak for the poor, you are always on the right stand. However, if you speak for the rich, you support the wrong side in the first place. On the other hand, most people are happy to do things for the rich because they can get rewards, because doing things for the poor might probably get nothing in return.

In the survey, 89.8% of the participants say the social phenomenon described by Mao does exist in China.

Despite the fact that rich people do not have a good image in China, 92.9% of the people in the survey still “wish they can become rich some day.”

When the participants are asked to pick up several words to describe the rich in today's society, the words that appear in the first three places are luxury⁴ (57.1%), greedy (52.7%) and corrupt⁵ (45.0%). Positive words like cleverness (33.1%) and diligence (31.7%) only follow them afterwards.

The reason for rich people to have a rather bad image in society is that in China, there are no laws and regulations to guide people's conduct of getting rich, and most people get an impression from their daily experiences that the rich people become rich through illegal means. These rich people, as the public think, do not accumulate⁶ wealth in ways that are permitted by laws and state policies. Rather, they accumulate wealth money by relying on their special social connections. Sometimes these social connections involve corruptness or even criminal activities. In light of this, many people think it is very unfair for these people to become rich. On the other hand, the rich also feel that the ways by which they become rich are very unstable⁷, said Ding Xueliang, a scholar.

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1 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 economist
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。 He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 luxury
n.难得享受到的愉悦；奢侈，奢华的生活
参考例句：
He invited me to his suite. The luxury takes your breath away.他请我到他的套房里去，那豪华的气派真会令你吃惊。 The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods.政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

5 corrupt
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。 This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

6 accumulate
vt.堆积，积累，积聚；vi.累积，聚积
参考例句：
We let the mending accumulate until Wednesday.我们让需缝补的衣服一直积存到星期三。 We should try various channels to raise and accumulate social security funds.多渠道筹集和积累社会保障基金。

7 unstable
adj.不稳定的，易变的
参考例句：
This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。 The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

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