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A majority of Chinese youth are keen on having a car of their own which they think is a reflection of their social status.A nation-wide survey conducted by China Youth Daily found more than a half of the respondents are planning to buy cars very soon.
, m. {# f: Y6 c! U$ V大部分中国年轻人都热衷于给自己买辆车,因为他们认为这是拥有一定社会地位的体现。日前由《中国青年报》发起的一项全国性调查显示,超过一半的被调查者计划在不久的将来买车。( L6 g: r4 s* P$ v9 y7 ?4 E
The survey polled 1,541 respondents, 40 percent of whom were from small and medium-sized cities, and 43 percent were from provincial capitals. Of the respondents, 60 percent said they were planning to buy a car during the next five years, while 16 percent already had one. Only 21 percent ruled out buying a car.
* ]4 q1 Q, w! u该项调查对象有1541人,40%来自中小城市,43%来自省会城市。其中60%的人称将会在未来五年内买部车,而16%的人已经拥有了一部。只有21%的人表示不考虑买车。2 k1 F2 `8 Z3 @. U* P: ?. I; E* R
Many respondents wanted to buy cars out of peer pressure and associated cars with their social status. A professor in psychology in Fudan University said: "More and more people tend to use cars as show-off to satisfy their spiritual emptiness."3 Y( ]$ P- h8 T+ w7 X
许多被调查者称买车是出于同俳压力,并且还把车和社会地位联系起来。复旦大学一位心理学教授说:“越来越多的人把有车作为炫耀资本来填补他们精神的空虚。”0 b6 i8 T# G4 R0 h
However, a few respondents considered the "convenience" of having a car as the main reason for wanting to own one.Ma Liwei, a graduate student of Tsinghua University, bought a car a month ago. "The outreach of buses and subways is still limited, but with a car, I can go everywhere. Besides, driving saves time and effort compared to catching public transport," he said.. E( d. u: N9 G6 V! o
然而,也有一些被调查者认为汽车带来的“方便”是他们买车的主要原因。从清华大学毕业的马立伟(音)一个月前刚买了一辆车。“公共汽车和地铁所能到达的地方是有限的,可是如果我有了车,去哪儿都可以。此外,自己开车比乘坐公共交通工具更加省时省力,”他说。 |
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