为什么买车 Why are people buying cars

雅思口试题目：现在中国为什么那么多人在买车？

Why are so many people buying cars these days in China?

为了面子、自由出行、对生活有一种掌控感。

Well that's an interesting question that I've wondered about myself. You know, I think it's mainly a face thing. It's as if riding a bicycle is a loss of face. I mean as soon as you buy a car people assume that you're doing well in life. We don't really need the car, and it doesn't really improve our actual quality of life, but it's nice to show others you have a car. There's also this sense of freedom you get when you drive a car. I don't know how to exactly explain it but it's the kind of feeling that you are master of your motion instead of some driver.

这个问题很有趣，我自己也想过。我觉得这是个面子问题。好像骑自行车就丢面子一样。而一旦你买了车，人们就会觉得你过得不错。实际上我们并不需要车，私家车也不会明显提高生活质量，但跟人炫耀自己有车确实很棒。自驾出行也让人觉得自由。我不知道该怎么形容，就是那种你能主宰自己行动的感觉，而不必受司机的控制。