参考答案：Mencius, an ancient Chinese sage, said. "Those who do mental labor govern, and those who do manual labor are governed. " This remark reflected the stratification of society in traditional Chinese culture, which exerted a direct influence on people’s choice of occupation. The "white collar" in the modern sense is a class admired by many people, while a person who belongs to the "blue collar class" is often under the pressure of being looked down upon, even when he earns high wages.
In China, there was another century-old saying: "All merchants are unscrupulous." They were believed to be solely bent on profit-seeking, a practice which ran counter to the pursuit by men of virtue who valued justice above personal interests. Therefore, in traditional culture, to be engaged in trade was despised by many people as a lowly occupation. However, with the development of the socialist market economy, to go in for business has become the first choice of many young people in their career development. In choosing their profession, young people of contemporary times have more modern ideas than traditional modes of thinking.