when I gave the equivalent of this lecture,

同样用在我的讲座上
I had an old battered umbrella.

我用一个破旧雨伞
I was trying to explain how people on the top rung

试图解释高处的人
were trying to beat down people at the bottom.

如何试图击败在底部的人
I ended up smashing this umbrella,

最后我摔碎了这把伞
sort of the imaginary of somebody smashing their guitar onstage.

就好像什么人在舞台上摔坏吉他
But the point is that the umbrellas come with the middle class.

但问题关键在于雨伞是在中产阶级中出现的
They are black umbrellas.

那种黑色的雨伞
They're not these big colored things you have now.

他们不像今天五颜六色的花伞
It was the idea of protecting that one suit.

那时的伞象征着保护主义
I'm from Oregon.

我来自俄勒冈州
We didn't carry umbrellas, because it rained all the time anyway

我们没有携带雨伞因为无论何时都在下雨