After yuppies and dinkies, a new creature from a land stalks the block. The NYLON, an acro

nym linking New York and London, is a refinement of those more familiar categories such as jet-setters and cosmocrats(cosmopolitan aristocrats. . . do keep up). Marketing professionals have noted that【51】the demise of Concorde, a new class of high-earner increasingly 【52】his or her time shuttling【53】the twin capitals of globalization. And NYLONS prefer their home comforts【54】tap in both cities. Despite the impressive【55】of air miles, they are not adventurous people.

As【56】from Tom Wolfe's Masters of the Universe of the 1980s, NYLONS have done more than well【57】the long boom and new economy of the last ten years. They are DJs, chefs, games designers, Internet entrepreneurs, fashionistas, publishers and even a(n)【58】band of journalists and writers. They are self-consciously trendy and some are even able to【59】houses in both cities. Others will put up【60】a house in one, and a view with a room in the other. Of course, their horizons do extend beyond just New York and London. For many, Los Angeles is an important shopping mall.

(51)

A．regardless of

B．even though

C．although

D．despite