These people understandably want to join the global middle class, with all that entails: cars, air conditioning, jet travel, closets full of clothes and dire ecological consequences.

• 这些人理所当然地都希望加入全球中产阶级的行列，他们在享受的同时也要付出代价：车，空调，乘喷气式飞机旅行，堆满衣服的衣橱，还有，灾难性的生态结果。