She is far from alone in trimming her expectations to fit a credit-crunched world: many youngsters who have seen nothing like the current turmoil have been shocked into changing their outlook.

• 降低期望以适应信贷紧缩环境的可不单单是她：许多从未曾见过像目前这样经济动荡的年轻人已深感震惊，纷纷改变了他们的看法。