Christmas jumpers, diet books and plastic surgery vouchers are among the least wanted festive gifts – but four in ten will fake joy when receiving them, a survey has found. 调查发现,圣诞毛衣、减肥书和整形手术券是最不招人待见的圣诞礼物——但是五分之二的人收到这种礼物时会假装喜欢。 On average, we receive eight Christmas presents and hate two of them, even though they are worth £87. 平均而言,如果我们收到八份圣诞礼物,其中有两份我们都不会喜欢,即使它们价值高达87英镑(约841元人民币)。 Nationwide, that means a total of £4.4billion is wasted on 104million unwanted gifts. Men most dread receiving gaudy ties, ridiculous Christmas jumpers and cartoon socks. 那也就意味着,全英国浪费在对方不想要的礼物上的资金高达44亿英镑(约425亿人民币)。男性最怕收到的礼物是花哨的领带、可笑的圣诞毛衣和卡通袜子。 Topping women’s list of unwanted presents are diet books, tacky ornaments and plastic surgery vouchers. 女性最不想要的圣诞礼物排行居首的是减肥书、俗气的圣诞装饰品和整形手术券。 A quarter of the 2,000 adults surveyed admitted buying gifts they know the recipient will dislike. 受访的2000名成年人中,有四分之一的人承认自己知道他们买的是对方不喜欢的礼物。 |