社会聚焦:中国年轻人买车:炫耀还是方便？

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.

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。

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.

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。

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."

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。”

However, a few respondents considered the "convenience" of having a car as the main reason for wanting to own 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.

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。

重点单词查看全部解释transport[træns'pɔ:t]

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n. 运输、运输工具；(常用复数）强烈的情绪（狂喜或狂怒

联想记忆X单词transport联想记忆：
trans转移+port拿，运→移动着拿→运输

limited['limitid]

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adj. 有限的，被限制的
动词limit的过

convenience[kən'vi:njəns]

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n. 适宜，便利，便利设施，方便的时间，舒适

联想记忆X单词convenience联想记忆：
con全部，vene来－全部能来没有障碍－方便

status['steitəs]

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n. 地位，身份，情形，状况

联想记忆X单词status联想记忆：
stat站，us我们－我们站的位置－地位

provincial[prə'vinʃəl]

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n. 乡下人，地方人民
adj. 省的，地方的

联想记忆X单词provincial联想记忆：
province省+ial表形容词，“有…的”→偏狭的；地方性的

spiritual['spiritjuəl]

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adj. 精神的，心灵的，与上帝有关的
n.

联想记忆X单词spiritual联想记忆：
源于：spirit（n 精神；灵魂）

reflection[ri'flekʃən]

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n. 反映，映像，折射，沉思，影响

联想记忆X单词reflection联想记忆：
reflect反射；沉思+ion→反射；思考

pressure['preʃə]

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n. 压力，压强，压迫
v. 施压

联想记忆X单词pressure联想记忆：
press挤压+ure→压力

tend[tend]

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v. 趋向，易于，照料，护理

keen[ki:n]

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adj. 锋利的，敏锐的，强烈的，精明的，热衷的 <