英國(guó)家長(zhǎng)養(yǎng)寶寶揮金如土

        Parents of newborn babies can expect to spend around ?4,000 before their first birthday, according to a report. 　

　　有報(bào)道稱，在新生兒出生后的第一年中，父母?jìng)冾A(yù)計(jì)要花費(fèi)4000英鎊。 　

　　Millions of parents are left with a substantial hole in their pocket after kitting out a nursery, coupled with the added cost of clothes, nappies, bedding, toys and food.

　　除了配備嬰兒室，還要準(zhǔn)備衣服，尿布，寢具，玩具以及食品，為此成千上萬(wàn)的家長(zhǎng)真是揮金如土。

　　On top of that car seats, pushchairs and other bits and pieces also send the cost soaring for first-time mums and dads.

　　接下來，新手父母?jìng)冞€要承擔(dān)汽車安全座椅，嬰兒推車以及其他的一些零零碎碎的花銷。

　　But one in three parents admitted they 'got a bit carried away' and overspent hugely in preparation for their new arrival.

　　僅有三分之一的家長(zhǎng)承認(rèn)自己“有點(diǎn)高興過頭了”；為了迎接新生命的到來，他們已嚴(yán)重超支。

　　And 52 percent of these purchased made during the first half of pregnancy as excitement and hormones kicked-in.

　　在興奮與荷爾蒙的共同作用下, 以上物品采購(gòu)中有52%發(fā)生在孕期前半段。

　　Deneice Harwin, from baby products company Philips Avent, said: 'Our research shows that three quarters of new parents worried about how they would cope financially before their baby had even arrived, so clearly money is a major concern. '

　　來自嬰兒用品公司Philips Avent的Deneice Harwin表示：“我們的研究顯示，在孩子平安降生前，初為父母的人中，有四分之三為理財(cái)問題而擔(dān)憂，顯而易見資金問題備受關(guān)注。”

　　'We know that new parents can often get caught-up in a new baby shopping frenzy, as a third agreed that they spent more than they needed, buying things they didn't even use. '

　　“我們了解到，這些新手父母?jìng)兘?jīng)常會(huì)陷入瘋狂購(gòu)物的狀態(tài)，三分之一的人承認(rèn)自己過度消費(fèi)，買一些不實(shí)用的東西。”