I would prefer being a rich wage slave to being a poor rentier .

我宁愿当个富有的 工资 奴隶，也不愿做贫穷的食利者。

But a labourer today can rightly be called a wage slave .

但是今天的雇佣劳动者完全可以被称为 工资 的 奴隶。

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。

In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been abolished the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid money to do it but a laborer today can rightly be called a wage slave .

在一个从严格意义上来说奴隶制已被废除的社会里，一个人所做的事情具有社会价值的樗是他的工作得到了报酬。但今天的劳动者可以恰当地称为 薪金 的 奴隶。