巧克力送同事不如送自己 日本女性抵制情人节送礼传统
<p>在其他国家，情人节是女性坐等收礼物的节日，然而在日本，2月14日这一天女性却要给男同事送巧克力，这一传统已经延续了数十年。</p><p>不过日本职场男性的“情人节福利”恐怕很快就要终结了，因为越来越多日本女性受不了这一传统，宁愿买巧克力送给家人或犒赏自己。</p><p><span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dictates">dictates</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="giving">giving</span>”.</p><p>日本女性开始抵制每年2月14日必须给男同事送巧克力这一传统，因为她们对这种“强制送礼”习俗越来越不满。</p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="workmates">workmates</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="giri">giri</span> <span word="choco">choco</span> – <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span>.</p><p>一直以来，日本职场女性要为男同事购买“义理巧克力”，这已经成为日本的一项情人节传统。</p><p><span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reciprocate">reciprocate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 14 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> – <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 80<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p>收到巧克力的职场男性则要在3月14日白色情人节回赠礼物。这是上世纪80年代初巧克力制造商为了增加销量而想出的活动。</p><p><span word="reciprocate">reciprocate</span>[<span word="r">r</span>ɪ'<span word="s">s</span>ɪ<span word="pr">pr</span>ə<span word="ket">ket</span>]: <span word="vt">vt</span>. 报答</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="giri">giri</span> <span word="choco">choco</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p>
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