This explains why the first question we will be asked in any new social context is "What do you do?" and according to how we answer, snobs will either welcome us with broad smiles, or leave us in the cold.
2
他们遭到了不少冷眼,好多人干脆就不开门。
They have been frowned upon, if not outright condemned, many times. Some people even refuse to open the door.
3
当其他州疯狂地忙于建设和贷款时,路易斯安那州只是冷眼旁观。
When other states were on building and borrowing binges, Louisiana sat on the sidelines.