大学生入学 家长花钱为新生不惜代价

Parents splurge on freshmen

父母为入学新生大把花钱

'Electronic products are a must' for new generation of college students

电子产品是新生代大学生的必备物品。

Duan Wei's parents have spared no expense to make sure she is prepared for college.

段位（音译）的父母不惜代价地让女儿做好大学生活的准备。

"Electronic products are a must nowadays, especially laptops," said the 18-year-old, whose family has spent at least 30,000 yuan ($4,730) on a Macbook, digital camera and other high-tech gadgets to help Duan with her studies.

一名18岁的学生说：“现在电子产品是必备物品，特别是笔记本。”他的父母至少花费了3万元人民币，给他买了一台苹果笔记本电脑，数码相机和一些别的高科技产品。

"It's not about luxury, it's about good quality," insisted the freshman, who will begin the fall semester at Northeast Forestry University in Harbin.

这名即将在位于哈尔滨的东北林业大学开始新学期的大一新生说：“这无关奢侈，而是要保证质量。”

A college freshman, accompanied by her parents and relatives, takes a plush toy and an iPhone with her for her first semester at Liaoning University in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Friday.

一名大一新生在家长和亲友的陪同下，到位于辽宁省沈阳市的辽宁大学报道。她一手抱着一个毛绒玩具，另一只手拿着崭新的iPhone,步入她的大学生活。（见上图）