In recent years, a growing number of students at colleges are using laptops. Still more students are asking their parents for one. However, is it a necessity for their study? I don’t think so.

近几年，越来越多的在校大学生使用手提电脑。仍旧有更多的学生问父母要一台。然而，这是学习的必需品吗？我不这么认为。

On the one hand, it is safe to say that a laptop is of great help to some students’ study. This is especially true as far as the hard working students are concerned. With the enrollment ever growing at colleges, the school resources available to the students are quite limited. In this case, having a laptop is no doubt convenient for their study. With a laptop, they can get access to the Internet, searching for academic information, learning foreign languages and working on their graduate papers. As for these students, they can equally do well in their study without a laptop. On the other hand, there are a lot of students whose laptops are used in quite a different way. Some use it to play computer games and watch movies on the Internet, and still others even use it to gamble. Instead of helping them with their study, the laptops are a waste of money and time. To these students, a laptop is a luxury. It spoils them rather than benefits them.

一方面，手提电脑对有些学生的学习是有很大帮助的。这对努力学习的学生来说是尤其正确的。随着大学录取数量的增加，学生可用的学校资源是十分有限的。在这种情况下，拥有一台掌上电脑对他们的学习无疑是方便的。有了手提电脑，他们可以接触互联网，搜索学术信息，学习外语和写毕业论文。对这些学生来说，他们没有手提电脑也可以学得很好。另一方面，有很多学生的手提电脑用在不同的方面。有的用它来玩游戏和看电影，有的甚至用它来赌博。这样不但没有帮助他们的学习，反而浪费了时间和金钱。对这些学生来说，手提电脑是一种奢侈。它给他们带来坏处而不是好处。

In conclusion, we can say that for some students, a laptop is of some help to their study rather than a necessity, while for others it is absolutely unnecessary.

总之，我们可以这么说，对有些学生来说，与其说手提电脑是必需品不如说是他们的学习的助手，而对其他人来说是绝对不必要的。