A smartphone for 7,000 yuan($972),an iPad for 5,000 yuan($694),driving lessons for 3,000 yuan($416),college application consulting services for 2,000 yuan($277),plus a 6,000-yuan($833)graduation trip-when Xu Mengmeng,...A smartphone for 7,000 yuan($972),an iPad for 5,000 yuan($694),driving lessons for 3,000 yuan($416),college application consulting services for 2,000 yuan($277),plus a 6,000-yuan($833)graduation trip-when Xu Mengmeng,a fresh high school graduate from Hebei Province,tallied her recent expenses,she was startled by how much she’d spent in just half a month after taking the gaokao,the national college entrance examination,which ran from June 7 to 9 in Hebei this year.Yet in the wave of postexam spending sprees,such bills have become commonplace.In fact,Xu’s consumption barely stands out among her peers.展开更多
文摘A smartphone for 7,000 yuan($972),an iPad for 5,000 yuan($694),driving lessons for 3,000 yuan($416),college application consulting services for 2,000 yuan($277),plus a 6,000-yuan($833)graduation trip-when Xu Mengmeng,a fresh high school graduate from Hebei Province,tallied her recent expenses,she was startled by how much she’d spent in just half a month after taking the gaokao,the national college entrance examination,which ran from June 7 to 9 in Hebei this year.Yet in the wave of postexam spending sprees,such bills have become commonplace.In fact,Xu’s consumption barely stands out among her peers.
