单选题:A.Nowadays,asChina'smiddleclassswellsinnumber---anditspeople

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A.Nowadays,asChina'smiddleclassswellsinnumber---anditspeoplediscoverthepleasuresanddisappointmentsofalifespentpursuingmaterialcomfort--therehascometheemergenceofadistinctcounter-culture.InChinese,theyarethewenyiqingnian,orwenqingforshort,literallymeaning"culturedyouth".It'sChina'sclosestequivalenttothealternatelybelovedandcriticizedEnglishword,"hipster".
B.Whatdoesatypical"culturedyouth"looklike?BaiduBaike,China'sversionofWikipedia,containsanentryonthetermthatquotesthewriterandmusicianGuoXiaohan:"IthinkI'mawenyiqingnian,andaverytypicalone.Ilikepoetry,novels,indiemusic(独立音乐),Europeancinema,takingpictures,writingblogs,cats,gardening,makingdessertanddesigningenvironmentallyfriendlybags."
C.Spiritualatheart,yetlivinginaverymaterial,money-drivenmodernsociety,wenqingaremarkedashighlyindividualistic,romantic,culturalconnoisseurs(行家).
D.Theyaremorelikelytobemiddle-to-upperclasscitizens,andstandindeliberatecontrasttotheirLouisVuitton-bagtoting,BMW-driving,nouveauriche(暴发户)counterparts.Theyaredefinedmuchlessbywhattheyown,andmuchmorebyhowtheythink.AndasFayeLi,a27-year-oldNGOworkerinBeijing,saidwithslightmockery,"Theyalwaysliketobedifferentfromeverybodyelse."
E.Likehipsters,wenqingstronglyresistlabelingthemselvesassuch.Theterm"culturedyouth"candivideChineseaudiences,alternatelyattractingadmirationormockery.AperfectexampleemergedonSinaWeibowiththispostentitled,"Shanghai'culturedyouth'girlsaboardasubwayreadingpoetry".
F.Thepostfeaturesavideoshowingthreewomendressedinstripeddresseswithtiny,featheredtophatspinnedtotheirhair.Onboardacrowdedsubwaycarriagetheyreadaloudapoemaboutnature.Somecommenterscongratulatedtheperformers,commending-themfortheircreativityanddaring.Butotherscalledthevideo"rubbish"ornotedthattheredidnotseemtobemuchdifferencebetween"culturedyouth"and"dnmbassyouth"whichwritteninChineseInternetslangas"2Bqingnian".
G.OneInternetusercondemnedthethreeperformersasinauthentic(不真实的),writing,"Wenqingdoesn'tmeangoingthroughthemotions;it'saboutthecontent,andevenmoreaboutthefeelingsoftheinnerworld.Goandliveintheworldofwenqing,andyou'llrealizeithasnothingtodowithageorgender."Thecommenter'searnestnessisaculturalmarkofthese"culturedyouth".
H.Aphotocollage(拼贴)thathasbeenrepostedover7,000timesonSinaWeibomayhelptoilluminatetheprecisedifferencesbetweena"culturedyouth"anda"2Byouth".Itillustratesanumberofday-to-dayactivities,suchasdriving,writingandeating,buteachisperformedinthreedifferentstyles:Theordinaryway,the"culturedyouth"way,andthe"2Byouth"way.
I.Whilemeanttobehumorous,italsokeenlyillustrateshowthedefinitionof"culturedyouth"divergesfromthatofa"2Byouth".Italsoshowswhattheself-confessed"dumbasses"ofChinashareincommonwithAmericanhipsters,oratleastwiththeircounter-cultureorigins.
J.IntheUnitedStates,hipsterism(嬉皮士文化)firstgrewoutoftheslacker(逃避工作者)eraofthe1990s.Slackerswerefrustratedyouths,stuckinlowpaid"McJobs"andpessimisticabouttheirfutures.Theyhadwitnessedthesophistication(老练)withwhichcorporateAmericahadsomagnificentlyco-optedthevaluesandalternativelifestylesofthehippies,protestcultureandothercounter-culturesofthepreviousthreedecades.Theirresponsewastostopcreatingnewculturealtogether,indeed,tostopbelievinginanything.
K.Ofcourse,theadaptabilityofcorporateAmericacontinuestoproveitself,andinthelastdecadewehaveseenhipsterismwellandtrulyentertheAmericanmainstream.Whererecyclingideasfromthepastorfromtheworkingclasswasonceakindofanti-fashion,itisnowfashion.Andyethipsterismhasretainedaflavor--howeverempty--ofrebellion.
L.ThesecharacteristicsarecommontoChina's"2Byouth".Theyareyoungmenandwomenwhohavenothingmuchgoingon.Asthephotocollagesuggests,theyliketoengageinpointlessanddeliberatelyself-defeatingbehavior,all,itsometimesseems,fornothingmorethanthe"lulz"(从别人的痛苦中获得快乐).
M.Behindthesecounter-culturesliesahardreality.ArecentlyreleasedPewGlobalAttitudesSurveyshowedthat81percentofthosepolledinChinaagreedwiththefollowingstatement:"Therichjustgetricherwhilethepoorgetpoorer."AndasForeignPolicyreported,thecountry'sgenderimbalance--120boysforevery100girls--hasputseriouspressureonthenation'sbachelors.Thosehuntingforabridehavecometounderstandthattheyshouldcomecallingonlywhenarmedwithanapartment.This,eventhough"theaveragepropertyinatop-tierChinesecitynowcostsbetween15and20timestheaverageannualsalary".
N.Inthefaceofsuchgreatsocialpressures,it'ssmallwonderthatsomeChineseyouthhavemadegivingupanartformandapointofpride.Termsonceslunglikestones--"2Bqingnian,"alongwithdiaosi(屌丝),meaning"loser"-havebeenreclaimedbytheirvictimsandarenowemployedindeliberateself-mockery.ThesewordsprovideasenseofidentityandbelongingtoyoungChinesewhofeelthatonthebitterlycompetitiveplayingfieldofChinesesociety,theyarenotsimplyfallingbehind;they'realtogetheroutoftherace.
O.ForthemajorityofyoungChinese,theformulaforsuccessintheirfast-rising,hard-chargingsocietyremainsthesame:Studyhard,chasethebigbucks,become"mortgageslaves",quicklygetmarried,andhaveakid.Thenwatchthecyclerepeat.Butforthegrowingnumberwhofindthesegoalshardertoachieve,embracingtheiroutsiderstatusmightbethebest--andperhapsonly--wayforward.
AccordingtoGuoXiaohan,awenyiqingnianhasawiderangeofinterests.
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