Parents have a share in house purchase of their 20-yr-old ch

时间：2007-03-06 00:39:27

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Chinanews, Beijing, Mar1. 5 –Recent reserch shows, according to CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL, that young people born during and after the1980s take up a large proportion among new house-buyers, that is , 26.7% in Beijing. This is especially so in the purchase of low-cost houses. The savings2 of young couples and their parents now serve as an important driving force of the house market in main cities in China.

 

The very cause of this phenomenon is because, in the traditional sense of Chinese people, having a couple’s own house is a symbol of a steady state of their postmarital life and work. Thus, in face of the exorbitant3 house expenses in big cities, those born since the 1980s have to ask their parents for financial help when approaching their marriageable age.

 

Take Beijing for instance, an apartment priced at 10000 yuan /m2 is certainly a colossal4 sum to a newly-graduated college students earning an average of mere5 3000 yuan per month. The price of the houses is so high that, within the 4th Ring Road, even a secondhand two-bedroom apartment will cost buyers at least RMB 400 to 500 thousand, say, 200 thousand yuan as initial payment plus the expense of decoration. Therefore, young couples cannot but turn to their parents to buy their apartment, which would cost them 5-10 years to accomplish on their own in the high-consumption society.

 

Another research reflects the prevalence of the same phenomenon. To the question,” Is it popular for young people to buy their appartment with the help of their parents in your city?“ 84.5% of answerers in Beijing are yes, 86% in Nanjing, 74.16% in Chengdu, and 87.71% in Tianjin.

 
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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
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  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
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  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
3 exorbitant G7iyh     
adj.过分的；过度的
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  • More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone charges.更多的竞争有助于降低目前畸高的电话收费。
  • The price of food here is exorbitant. 这儿的食物价格太高。
4 colossal sbwyJ     
adj.异常的，庞大的
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  • There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
  • Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
5 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
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  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

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