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CHINA'S online community is agog with discussion after a survey suggested a salary threshold of around 9,000 yuan (US$1,439) per month to enjoy a comfortable life in first-tier cities like Shanghai and Beijing. 在调查结果表明上海、北京等一线城市享受舒适的生活每月工资要达到约9,000元（1,439美元）之后，中国网络社区对此进行了兴奋地讨论。 Many netizens, who are paid less, were quick to point out that they could hardly make ends meet with their current salaries. 许多收入少的网民很快就指出他们目前的工资很难使得收支平衡。 The survey, released by Xinhua news agency yesterday, showed that a person's salary should reach at least 9,250 yuan if one wants a decent life in Shanghai, ranking first among all Chinese cities. 新华社昨天发布的调查结果表明，如果一个人想体面地在上海生活，中国所有城市中排名第一，工资至少要达到9250元的。 The figure is more than twice the average monthly income of Shanghai employees last year, which is 4,331 yuan, and six times the minimum salary in Shanghai, at 1,450 yuan. 这一数字是上海员工月收入平均水平的两倍还多，去年为4,331元，且是上海最低工资1450元的6倍以上。 The survey naturally raised the frustration levels among many less-paid locals, who not only feel the pain of the high cost of living but also the pressure to buy a house. "If earning 9,000 yuan a month is a benchmark for feeling comfortable, don't I live in panic every day?" a netizen named "Gege's cat" wrote on her microblog. | 
