The world has indeed progressed. The hasty passing of half a century has seen an improvement in material conditions, people live longer and have more to eat. Yet the most contagious disease of the late twentieth century has become "hard work."
世界不斷進步，半個世紀匆匆過去，物質環境漸漸改善，人壽延長了，食物加多了，偏這「勞碌」，卻成了二十世紀下半葉的流行性感冒。