中考閱讀理解|Gift-giving etiquette in Asia 亞洲的送禮禮儀

2021-02-19 53English

Gift-giving etiquette in Asia 亞洲的送禮禮儀

主題語境：人與社會·文化習俗

語篇類型：非連續性語篇·指南

難度：★★★★☆

詞數：274

關鍵詞：etiquette

正確：/5

建議：8分鐘

Giving and receiving gifts in East Asia, especially in China and Japan, follow a strict set of general etiquette.

Giving Gifts in Asia

No matter how much time or effort was put into choosing and wrapping your gift, you should downplay your gift. Don’t use the gift as a way to draw attention to yourself. Don’t ask others to hold your gift（A） u    they offer.

Expect that your host may politely refuse your gift several times before finally accepting.（C）這僅僅是一個習俗，不意味著他們對你的行為感到不高興。 If your gift is refused more than three times in a business situation, it may be because gifts are simply not allowed.

Don’t be surprised if your gift is simply put aside to be opened later-Gifts are often opened in private to avoid any embarrassment and loss of face for either party.

Receiving Gifts in Asia

If you are offered a gift, you should kindly refuse to accept at first, saying that no gift is（B）n   . In the end, always accept the gift!

Accept your gift with both hands and admire the attention to detail or the wrapping job.

Expect to put the gift aside to open later in private.（D）However, you can ask your host if you could open it now. Some gift givers may want to observe the Western custom of opening a gift immediately.

A few days later after you got the gift, you』d better write a short thank-you card or give a call to the gift giver to express your thanks.

Wordbank

wrap  v. 包；裹

downplay  v.  使輕視；對……輕描淡寫

embarrassment  n.  難堪；窘迫

loss  n. 損失；丟失

閱讀短文，完成下列任務。

任務一：根據首字母提示，在A、B 處填寫一個適當的詞，使所在句通順、正確。

1. A:              B:        

任務二：回答問題。

2. What is this passage mainly about?

                                    

3. What had you better do a few days later after you got the gift?

                                    

任務三：請將句子(C)翻譯成英文，將句子(D)翻譯成中文。

4.（C）:                                     

5.（D）:                                     

語言點津

gift的用法作名詞：

1. 意為「禮物;贈品」。例如：The watch was a gift from my mother.

2. 意為「天賦; 才能」。例如：She has a great gift for music. 3. 意為「輕而易舉的事；極便宜的東西」 。例如：Their second goal was an absolute gift.。作動詞，意為「白送；白給」。例如：They gifted a goal to their opponents.

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