The age-old Chinese lesson that scholarly pursuits are superior to all other forms of occupation is meeting with serious tests of practicability in the modern twentieth century.
「只好在家『孵豆芽』，忍受『天怒人怨』」，一位符合這統計數字的數學系畢業生自我調侃：「高不成低不就哇！」中國千百年來的古訓「萬般皆下品，唯有讀書高」，竟在廿世紀遭到嚴厲的考驗。