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The average wage slave in Shanghai may find it harder than ever to get a job or pay the rent, but when it comes to cheap grub, the Communist party is there for them. 上海普通工薪族可能发现，找工作或缴房租比以往任何时候都更难了，但在廉价食物方面，党在为他们解决后顾之忧。 Almost 200 eateries in the posh Jing’an district of Shanghai – ranging from upmarket restaurants and five-star hotels to even convenience stores – have begun offering discounted lunches for office workers. Another Shanghai district is even treating stressed-out salarymen to free afternoon teas. It seems Mao Zedong’s “iron rice bowl” (guaranteed lifetime employment) has morphed into more of an iron tea cup. 在优雅繁华的上海静安区，从高档餐厅、五星级酒店到便利店，近200家餐馆开始为办公室一族提供打折午餐。另一个区甚至用免费下午茶来招待这些疲惫的工薪阶层。毛泽东时代的“铁饭碗”（有保障的终生就业）似乎已变身为“铁茶杯”。 The Jing’an government gives the impression that high-end eateries are clamouring to be included in the lunch programme. Maybe they are: these are hard times for top-end dining spots, since Beijing decreed a new era of abstemiousness. 静安区政府给人们营造的印象是，高档餐饮场所积极要求加入该午餐工程。实情或许是：自中国政府下令进入厉行节约的新时代以来，高档餐厅的日子就不再好过。 | 
