a group of people who live in large cities and have education, money, and other advantages, who are seen as not understanding the problems and views of ordinary people living in other places

Only the out of touch metropolitan elite could regard the attack on our rural life and the desperate plight of our farmers as a source of amusement. 只有那些脱离现实的都市精英才可能把对农村生活的攻击和农民的绝望困境当作一种娱乐。