A third of upper-middle managers are now women - " the marzipan layer " - she notes .

现在有三分之一的中上层经理人是女性“杏仁糖层”她谈到。

The partners retired to expensive yachts and exclusive villas : the marzipan layer of employees below resented the alien culture of their new masters .

那些合伙人们退隐到豪华游艇上和私人别墅中打发时光：位于他们之下的“杏仁糖阶层”雇员憎恨新东家的异族文化。