学生如何理财英国流行文化 LLearnRTranslate HelloandwelcometoTrendUK,yourshortcuttopopularculturefromtheBritishCouncil。Inthenextfewminuteswe’regoingtobetalkingaboutmatesandmoney。Movingawayfromhometogotouniversitycanbeastressfultime。First,thereareallthesocialpressuresthatcanbeencountered。Andthenthere’sthestrainonyourpocket,whatwithlivingexpenses,booksandgoingoutwithyourfriends。Andontopofallthat,you’vegottostudyaswell。So,isthereawaytobecarefulwithyourmoneyandhaveagoodandproductivetime?OurreporterMarkwenttomeetthestudentsatalargeUKuniversitytofindout。 LookingaroundtheStudentUnionatthisuniversity,everyoneseemstobehavingagoodtimebuttherealityisthatstudentsareoftenonatightbudgetandgoingoutwithyourfriendsforamealoradrinkisoftensomethingthathastobethoughtaboutquitecarefully。I’veassembledagroupoftypicalstudentsherewhoaregoingtotelluswhatit’sliketohavesomanysocialopportunitiesandyetbeonabudget。Andhopefullytheycangiveusthetipsforhavingthebestandcheapestoftimes。 Howdoyoufindthecostoflivinghere? Veryexpensive。 Everythingincludingclothing,accommodation,travelling,everythingisexpensivehere。 Intermsof:housingtransportespecially。 Sowhatdoyouthinkyouspendmoston? TransportIthink。Yeah,foodifyoueatathome,it’sverycheap。Thetrain。Inaweekwasspendingmorethanonehundredpounds。 Andhowdoyouaffordclothing?Imean‘trendy’isn’tcheap。 I’mfromChina,andactuallyinmyplacethere’salsoniceclothesthere,soInormallybringmyclotheshere!Hehehe。 Soyoudon’tshophere?Youshopathome。 Yeahallthatfromhome。Exceptjackets,IlovejacketssoImakesureifthere’sanysalegoingaround,especiallyBoxingDayIgoandloottheshoppingcentreandbuyallthestuffandgetcheapprices。 Andwhat’sthesocialsidelike? Iloveitbecausehassomanycultures,Iwassoshockedactuallyittookmequitesometime。Becauseit’sChinese,Japanese,Africanpeople。Ilikethat,tomeit’sveryinteresting。 Iliketogoformovieswithmyfriendsonceamonthlikethat,andalsofordinner。 I’maverysocialperson,IlovesocialisingwithpeopleandmeetingnewpeopleandIlovepartying。ThankfullyIdon’tdrinkandIdon’tsmokesoonlyexpenseslike,youknow,maybeentryfeetothediscoclubsandsomethinglikethat。 AnddoyouhaveanymoneysavingtipsforotherpeoplewhomightwanttocomeandworkorstudyhereintheUK? Youjusthavetowatchanythingyoubuy,justdon’timpulsebuythings。 Ifyourentahouse,withyourfriendsthenitwillbecheaper。 Iteachalot,Iteachpianoandtheviolin,sothatcoversalittlebitofwhatIwanttospendonclothesandstuffandextrasyeah。 IboughtDVDplayercanwatchallthemoviesathomehaha!SoIcanentertainmyselfathome。Cheaperhaha。 Don’tdrinktoomuchhaha。 Well,plentyofgoodadviceherefromthestudents。Thankstoallofyouforcomingalong。 OurreporterMarkwiththestudentsthere。Andthat’sitforthistime。 PleaserememberthattheopinionsexpressedinTrendUKarethoseoftheindividualsconcerned,andnotnecessarilytheviewsoftheBritishCouncil。Don’tforget,youcanfindoutaboutstudyingintheUKbycheckingourwebsitewww。britishcouncil。org,that’swww。britishcouncil〔alloneword〕。org。Justfollowthelinksunder‘Learning’。Andwhileyou’reonthewebsiteyoucanalsoyourEnglishbycheckingoutthewordsandphrasesintheTrendUKonlineglossary。Andtelluswhatyouthinkbysendingusacommentorvotingintheonlinepoll。Butfornow,frommeandalltheTrendUKTeam,byebye。 TrickyWords Ifsomethingismorethanyoucanusuallyaffordwesaythisisastrainonthepocket。 TheStudentUnionisaplaceoncampusthathostsstudentservicessuchasacanteen,bar,lounge,healthfacilitiesetc。 Ithavemuchavailableincometospendwesaythatyouareonatightbudget。 Trendymeansfashionableorupwiththelatestideas。 BoxingDayisthedayafterChristmasday。IntheUKmostshopshaveasalewhichbeginsonthisday。 Ifyoulootsomething,youstealorobtainitillegally。 Animpulsebuyisoneinwhichyouhaveasuddendesiretobuysomethingthatyouseeinashop。