序章准备开工这本书最初发想的地点,是在一个颇为奢华的场所。一天,《哈泼》杂志的编辑路易斯?拉方(LewisLapham)带我到一家法式乡村风餐厅,讨论我未来可以替他们写些什么文章。那里光一顿午餐就要价30美元,印象中我吃了鲑鱼和田园沙拉。当我们的对话转到贫穷问题上时,我对这个比较熟悉的议题发表了一些意见,认为我们可以做一些跟大众文化有关的题材。譬如说,那些缺乏专业能力的人,到底是怎么靠微薄的薪水来生活?尤其是几近400万名的女 Prologue to start the book Originally thought of this place is in a rather luxurious place. One day, Harper magazine editor Lewis Lafayette took me to a French country-style restaurant to discuss what I could write for them in the future. Light lunch there would cost $ 30, the impression that I ate salmon and pastoral salad. As our conversation goes to the issue of poverty, I made some comments on this more familiar subject, thinking that we can do something about mass culture. For example, those who lack the professional ability in the end is how to live on meager salaries, especially the nearly 4 million women