西方国家送礼习俗面面观
<p><span word="America">America</span> 美国</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tutor">tutor</span>1 <span word="English">English</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="community">community</span>. “<span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span>.”</p><p> 一位居住在威斯康星州的美国女士自告奋勇辅导刚搬进同一社区的一位日本女士学习英语。她指出：“那位日本妇女每次上课、每次拜访都带礼物给我，一本书、纸刻品、花或是糖果，真令我尴尬。”</p><p> <span word="Unknowingly">Unknowingly</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vestige">vestige</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protocol">protocol</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p> 这位美国女士不知不觉领教了日本几百年来根深蒂固的文化传统。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="lavish">lavish</span>, <span word="extravagant">extravagant</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="alternate">alternate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deserving">deserving</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revered">revered</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> “<span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nicety">nicety</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.” <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giver">giver</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>, <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span>.</p>
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