到了年底,各类节日接踵而至,办喜事的人也络绎不绝。这个时候估计是一年中“礼尚往来”最频繁的时候了。最近看好多报道,都说西方有些国家今年圣诞都兴送二手礼物,既省钱,又环保,受到很多人追捧。其实,这个做法在咱们国家应该早就有了吧。
Call it tacky, rude, maybe even thoughtless, but "regifting" is about as ritualistic as giving away that lump of jellied fruit every year. A two-year study has found that most Americans have done it. According to the study, 54 percent of Americans rewrap, rebox and resend unwanted presents. Now, you know regifting means to give as a gift something that one received as a gift.