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1、Gift-givingGift-givingForexample,itisquiteusualtopresenttwobottlesofwineratherthanone.Apartfrombeingmoregenerousevennumbersofgiftssuggestgoodluck.Astotypesofgifts,fruitisacommononetobringwithwhenvisitingafamily.Gift-givingHowever,thingsarequitedifferentintheWest.G
2、uestsinvitedtodinnerintheWestfrequentlybringonlyonebottleofwine.Oneisquiteenough,twoareofcoursewelcomebutunusualandnotexpected.AstheyareexpectedtobeconsumedatthemealGift-givingbringingtwomightevengivetheimpressionthatthegiverisaheavydrinkerwhofearsshewillnothaveen
3、oughtodrink!Takingfruittosuchanoccasionisunusual.Traditionallygiftsoffruitarethoughtofasonlyappropriateforvisitstopeoplewhoareill.Gift-givingInindividualistculture,offeringgiftisasignoffriendshipasinchina.Butdifferently,whatcountsisnotthepricebuttheintention.Soyou
4、canaswellbringsomethinghomemadeaspayingforsomethinginexpensive.Sincemoneyisnotessential,sopeopleareGift-givingsupposedtoopenthegiftassoonastheyaregiventoexpressappreciationfortheintentionwithouttheriskofbeingregardedasgreedyorinterestedtoomuchinmaterialthings.Inth
5、eWest,itisregardedaspolitetoopengiftsassoonastheyaregiventoexpressappreciation.InChina,thesituationisquitetheGift-givingreverse.NormallyweChinesefeelthatifyouopenthegiftassoonasitisgiven,youmightembarrassthepersonwhogivesthegiftandyoumightbethoughtgreedy.SoChinese
6、peopletendtoopenthegiftsafterthevisitorshaveleft.Gift-givingWhatismore,manypeoplesendgiftswithoutwrappingthem,andiftheywrapthem,theyusuallytellthereceiverwhatisinside,andthereceiverwillthankthesenderandputthegiftasidewithoutunwrappingthemsincetheyalreadyknowwhatis
7、inside.However,whenweGift-givingreceivegiftsfromanEnglishnativespeaker,inordertoavoidmisunderstanding,wemayfollowtheircustombyopeningthegiftsinfrontofhimorherandexpressourappreciation.TaskAstartstheconversationbyaskingthefirstquestion,YouareA.Yourquestionsshouldbe
8、relatedtothetopicof“Cross-culturalDifferencesinGiftGiving”.Herearesomesuggestionsforyoutoprepareyourquestions:TaskAskBwhengiftsmaybegiveninChinaandinthe
