今日在外滩这些百年大楼内办公的新一代白领，无疑是上海最上层最精英的白领一族，月入六、七千元以上的比比皆是，万元上下的也不足为奇。他们大多是年轻的俊男美女，加之上海人从来有讲究生活质素的传统，这些人只要拿出一半的工资用来买衣服，再加现今上海人大多是独生子女，毋需拿钱补贴家用，他们完全可以十分潇洒地进行高消费。

译文：Today， a new generation of the white-collars in the age-old buildings on the Bund obviously belongs to the top elite with a salary of 6 to 7 thousand yuan， or even up to 10 thousand yuan. They can easily afford their high consumption with half of their salary because they， with most of them being the young， follow the tradition of the Shanghai people in striving for a quality life； and because they are the only children in their families and thus do not have to give money to their parents.