Many books have been written about “the art of giving”.But what about the art of receiving?Sometimes,receiving a gift can be difficult,especially when someone buys you a gift you don’t want!
很多書的主題都是“給予的藝術(shù)”,那有關(guān)接受的藝術(shù)呢?有些時(shí)候接受一件禮物也是很困難的,特別是當(dāng)別人買給你的禮物你其實(shí)并不想要.
“I remember when I was about twelve years old,my parents bought me a purple purse,” laughs Guo Xiaojing.“It really made me feel embarrassed,because to be honest,I thought the purse was really ugly!Still,I pretended that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents happy!”
“我記得我在大概十二歲的時(shí)候,我的父母給我買了一個(gè)紫色的錢包”郭小景（音譯）笑道,“真是尷尬,因?yàn)槔蠈?shí)說(shuō),我覺(jué)得那個(gè)錢包真的很丑.但我還是裝成我很喜歡,因?yàn)槲抑肋@樣我爸媽會(huì)很高興.”
Han Ling agrees.“That sounds like my grandparents!A few years ago,my grandparents gave me an orange sweater for my birthday.I used to wear it every time I visited them,but when I left their house,I took it off!Of course,this made me feel guilty.It was a very nice thought,but my grandparents have different taste from me!I think it’s hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people.”
韓靈（音譯）同意這個(gè)觀點(diǎn).“我祖父母也是!前幾年的時(shí)候,我祖父母在我生日的時(shí)候給了我一件橙色的毛衣.我每次去看他們的時(shí)候就會(huì)穿上它,但是當(dāng)我一離開(kāi)他們家,我就會(huì)脫掉.很顯然,這毛衣讓我感到羞愧.送我毛衣是一件好的事情,但是我祖父母和我的品味不同.我覺(jué)得給別人買衣服或者是一些私人物品是很難的.”
To make things easier,some people would rather just give money.In some cultures,however,receiving money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money,it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson.“In England,we have a saying:It’s the thought that counts.When someone gives me money,I feel they don’t think at all.I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it.I don’t mind if it’s something I don’t need.If someone has thought about a gift for me,it always makes me happy.”Different people have very different thoughts on this subject!So maybe the art of receiving is even more difficult than the art of giving!What do you think?
為了省事,有些人寧愿選擇送錢.在有的文化當(dāng)中,接受錢會(huì)讓人很不舒服.John Wilson說(shuō)：“當(dāng)別人給我錢時(shí),這讓我覺(jué)得他們很懶.在英國(guó)有句話叫做‘心意最重要’,當(dāng)他們給我錢時(shí),我會(huì)認(rèn)為他們根本不放在心上.我更希望收到的禮物是有些意義在里面的,我并不介意這是不是我所需要的.如果有人花心思在我的禮物上,這會(huì)讓我感到很開(kāi)心.”在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上,不同的人有不同的想法.所以可能接受的藝術(shù)比給予的藝術(shù)更加復(fù)雜.你認(rèn)為呢?