It was too good to last, and it didnt. In the early 1990s huge number of state-owned enterprises were shut down and jobs in those that survived were savagely cut.

• 这种情况只能说是棒到实在不太可能一直持续下去，事实上，的确这种情况没有长存。在九零年代早期有一大票的国营企业倒闭，而在此类企业中的工作机会也大幅度削减。