高中英语 畅谈中国文化 第23章 礼尚往来素材英语畅谈中国文化50主题第23章TheExchangeofGifts礼尚往来A:Whenofferedagift,aChinesepersonwillusuallysay“No,no,Ican’ttakeit.”Evenafterhetakesit,hedoesnotalwaysopenit.Onthecontrary,aWesternerwilltakethegiftwithappreciationandopenitimmediately.B:Youknowwhy?WeChinesebelievethatonly...
英语畅谈中国文化50主题第23章TheExchangeofGifts礼尚往来A:Whenofferedagift,aChinesepersonwillusuallysay“No,no,Ican’ttakeit.”Evenafterhetakesit,hedoesnotalwaysopenit.Onthecontrary,aWesternerwilltakethegiftwithappreciationandopenitimmediately.B:Youknowwhy?WeChinesebelievethatonlyavaluablegiftispresentableandcanbestconveyfeelings.ThisiswhyChinesepeopleoftenusepreciousorexpensiveitemsasgifts.DuringtheMidAutumnFestivalortheMoonFestival,peoplewillbuywell-packaged,high-qualitymooncakesforgiftsandkeeptheordinaryonesfortheirownconsumption.Becausegiftsareusuallyvaluableitems,peoplearereluctanttoreceivethemoutofconsiderationforthepersonwhooffersthem. A:Really?Ineverthoughtofthat.B:Westernersaredifferent.Forthem,giftsareanexpressionofappreciationanddon’thavetobeveryexpensive.So,inreceivingasouvenir,itisveryappropriatetosay“Thankyou”inreturn.Itwillcertainlymakethepersonevenhappierifyouopenitinfrontofhimorher. A:Chinesepeoplepaidgreatattentiontogifts.Somepeoplespendalotoftimeandeffortbuyinggiftsbeforegoingabroad.B:ThisisverydifferentfromtheWest.Beforeeachpublicholiday,youcanfindaverylargevarietyofgiftsondisplayatsupermarkets.Theyareverywellwrappedandareinexpensivetobuy.Mostofthegiftsareitemsfordailyuse.Thissavespeoplealotoftimelookingforappropriateholidaygifts.Ontheotherhand,aChinesepersonseeksagiftwhichisdecentlypriced,well-wrappedandhassomeuniquemeaning.ItisalwaysachallengetobuyagiftforaChineseperson.Whenpeoplebuygiftsfortheoverseastrips,theyusuallychooseitemswithChinesefeatures,suchasBeijingoperamasks,fansandknots. A:AsmoreandmoreChinesepeoplegoabroad,anoversupplyofChinesegiftshasoccurredinmanycountries,Chinesegiftitemsarenotthatuniqueanymore.AfriendofmineisauniversityprofessorinUnitedStates.Shetoldmethatattheendofthesemester,shereceivedthreeBeijingoperamasksfromherChinesestudents.IalsoheardtheChinesefansareallovertheplaceinMexico.B:WhatisanappropriategiftforaWesterner? A:Flowers、wineandchocolatearethethreeuniversalgiftsthatissuitableforallpurposes.IsometimeswonderwhethertheChinesesaying“Agiftmaybeinsignificant,butitcarriestremendousfriendship”originatedintheWest.
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