校園愛情 誰來爲你買單
Li Xiaoxue enjoyed romantic dates at the cinema, dining in high-end restaurants and hitting pricey shopping malls with her boyfriend. But meanwhile, this 23-year-old English major at Heilongjiang International University was faced with what she called a “financial crisis”.
“We spent a lot each month unconsciously – once the cost even reached 4,000 yuan. It’s terrible,” she said.
李小雪說，“我倆每個月都會不知不覺地花掉很多錢——有一次甚至花了4000元。太可怕了！”Relationships not only consume time and energy, but also money, and love doctor and Beijing-based author Ye Qingcheng recommends student couples take an active role in keeping an eye on their spending.
談戀愛不僅消耗時間與精力，還很費錢。來自北京的作家兼情感專家葉傾城建議，校園情侶們應主動留意自己的花銷。
For many students, long-distance relationships are more expensive. Luo Huang, 20, a mechanical and electrical engineering major at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shaanxi, spends more than 1,000 yuan to see his girlfriend in Hubei twice a semester.
對於許多學生來說，異地戀的花銷更大。羅歡，今年20歲，是陝西省西北工業大學機電工程專業的學生。每學期，他爲了去湖北見兩次女朋友，需要花費1000多元。If you both believe such romantic experiences are indispensable, then you had better share the bills rather than letting the male carry the burden alone, said Li Yang, a dating expert working in Beijing.
在北京工作的情感專家黎陽認爲，如果兩人都覺得此種浪漫舉動不可或缺，那麼賬單最好能分攤，不要讓男生獨自承擔。“But it doesn’t mean you each have to pay half of the bill. Male students can pay the majority while female students pay the rest,” said Li. “It fits in our culture that men want to take good care of their lovers.”
“但這並不意味着兩人要均攤。男生可以負擔起大部分，而剩下的由女生支付，” 黎陽說。“這也符合我們的文化，畢竟男人要能照顧好自己的戀人。”Making a budget also helps, said Geng Chuanyang, 20, an English major at Northeast Normal University.
東北師範大學的英語系學生耿傳陽，今年20歲，他認爲，做個預算也挺管用。When Geng sees possible money troubles in his future, he directly talks to his girlfriend to trim down their date schedule.
每當耿傳陽感覺近期手頭會比較緊時，他就會直接與女朋友商量減少約會次數。“She is always understanding. After all, we are students,” he said.
“她一直挺理解的。畢竟我們都是學生，”他說。Luo, who is in a long-distance relationship, books only discounted flight tickets, hotels, and restaurants. He also masters his spur-of-the-moment spending impulses. “I don’t buy new video games randomly like before,” he said.
在談異地戀的羅歡，只預定打折的機票、酒店和餐廳。他還能控制住自己不時衝動的購買慾。“我不再像以前那樣隨意買新款電子遊戲了，”他說。Li Yang suggests students put aside a certain sum of money in a so-called love fund. “It can effectively control consumption,” he said.
黎陽建議戀愛中的同學們可以拿出一部分錢，建一個所謂的愛情基金。他表示，“這樣做可以有效地控制消費。”He also suggests an array of free dating options, such as running and watching movies online.
他還提供了一些省錢的約會選擇，比如，跑步、在網上看電影。However, a more proactive way to solve the problem would be making money, not just saving money.
然而，解決戀愛花銷問題更主動的做法是去掙錢，而不僅僅是省錢。Almost half of college students in love said they were doing part-time jobs to cover their expenditures, Yangtze Evening News reported. Li Xiaoxue is one of these cash-conscious workers. She has been a home tutor, a salesperson and one of the many who distribute leaflets on the street. “It’s not just for love. The experience has taught me a lot of practical skills,” she said.
據《揚子晚報》報道，爲了應付開銷，談戀愛的大學生中，有大約一半的人在做兼職。李小雪就是其中一位精打細算的同學。她做過家教，當過銷售，也像其他人那樣在大街上發過廣告傳單。她說，“這麼做不僅是爲了愛情。這些經歷也給了我許多實踐技能。”Some parents support their children’s romantic relationships. A survey conducted by dating website last year shows that 19.6 percent of parents will give their college children extra “pocket money” to sustain a romantic relationship. Luo Huan has been getting an extra 500 yuan each month since he got a girlfriend.
有一些父母會爲孩子的戀愛提供支持。婚戀網站百合網去年的一項調查顯示，爲了兒女戀愛順利，19.6%的家長會給讀大學的兒女額外的“零花錢”。自從有了女朋友，羅歡每個月的零花錢就漲了500元。“They support me, but I feel bad about it. I have tried to cut costs anyway,” he said.
羅歡說，“他們很支持我，但我心裏不是滋味。不管怎樣，我已經在儘量減小開支了。”
