Ossified societies guard positional goods more, not less, jealously 僵化的社会更加嫉妒和警惕着象征地位的商品。
Ossified societies guard positional goods more, not less, jealously 僵化的社会更加精心的守护着位置商品,而不是相反。
These “ positional goods ”, as they are called, are in fixed supply : you can enjoy them only if others do not 所谓的“地位性商品”都是限量供应的,在别人得不到的情况下才是一种享受。
These “ positional goods ”, as they are called, are in fixed supply : you can enjoy them only if others do not 这些“位置商品”,就象它们的称呼一样,供给是固定的:只有在别人不能享受时你才能享受它。