留學生在中國 第45期 收禮還是不收禮 Refusing and Accepting Gifts

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第45章 收禮還是不收禮

You: My mother always taught me that whensomebody offers you a gift you should first refuse itbefore you accept it.

小時候，我媽媽常跟我說如果別人給你禮物你應該先拒絕然后再收下。

David: I think in the American culture, you usuallydirectly say whether you want or don't wantsomething.

美國人通常直接說想要或不想要。

You: In China during Spring Festival, it's customary for relative to give younger childrenmoney. After celebrating at home, my parents used to take me to visit some of our relatives.When they offered me money, I always refused it until they shoved it into my pocket. That wasthe only way I could accept it. But now we can accept gifts directly and just say "thank you".

中國春節(jié)有個習俗，親戚要給小孩子壓歲錢。在家里過完年以后，我父母會帶我去走親戚。他們給我錢的時候，我要盡力拒絕，直到他們把錢塞進我的口袋。我必須這樣做，但現(xiàn)在我們可以大方地拿著，說“謝謝”。

David: So the traditions and customs are changing?

由此可見，人們的傳統(tǒng)習俗是在不斷變化的。

You: Yes, I think these Chinese people are accepting the western culture.

是的。我認為中國人在逐漸地接受西方文化。

David: How about you? Do you think it is important to learn some western customs?

你覺得了解西方的傳統(tǒng)文化是很重要的嗎?

You: Yes. We should learn western customs and cultures so we can establish friendships withpeople from different countries.

是的。我們要同世界各個民族建立友誼，我們就必須了解他們的文化。

David: You're right. I think it's a good thing. It's meaningless and silly to try to understandpeople whose culture you do not understand.

我也覺得是這樣的。這樣很好。畢竟跟一個你根本就不懂他的文化的人談話，是很沒意思的。