过节送礼时的“礼物累加”
<p> 特别的日子为很在意的人准备了一份礼物，可是那个日子越临近，你就越担心选的礼物不够好、怕对方不喜欢，然后又开始搜寻购买其他你认为对方可能会喜欢的礼物。这种状态就叫<span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="creep">creep</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>.</p><p> 每到圣诞节的时候，无论我们做了多少准备，提前购置了多少礼物，我们总是到最后一分钟的时候才选出最恰当的礼物。</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="undo">undo</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>, <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="original">original</span>, <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>, <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mustard">mustard</span>.</p><p> 据最新的一项调查显示，随着圣诞节临近，我们会否定之前做的准备工作，担心我们之前精心挑选的礼物不会达到预期的效果。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> ‘<span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="creep">creep</span>’, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sufferer">sufferer</span>:</p><p> 上述这种行为被称为<span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="creep">creep</span>（礼物累加），如果你发现自己有以下症状，说明你就是“礼物累加”心理的受害者之一：</p><p> <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="little">little</span> ‘<span word="extras">extras</span>’ <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> (<span word="like">like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soften">soften</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p>
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