英语翻译Diffetent Attitudes Towards Gift-GivingPeople’s attitude

英语翻译
Diffetent Attitudes Towards Gift-Giving
People’s attitudes towards gift-giving may vary from country to country ,even though the desire to convey a feeling of friendship is often universal .Here is an example to illustrate the differences.
Japan is a gift-giving country.It is unusual in Japan to offer a gift to a person who is leaving or has been helpful.When people do that,the gifts tend to be substantial and expensive.However,at least in the typical Japanese style,it is not required to attach a think-you note or card to the gifts.Japanese People may espress thire gratitude and friendship directly through the gift they have carefully chosen and given to Person They love and respect.
In contrast you are likely to get more cards than gifts in the United States.A card may come with a small gift or no gift at all.In general ,American people don’t care very much whether the gift is expensive or not .As a matter of fact,your gift to them would be appreciated all the more if you made it yourself instead of buying it from a store.And the words on the card seem to be the most important thing.When someone does not have a card on hand,he or she would write you a thank-you note on a piece of paper,give it to you in person or put it in your pigeon hole.
Thank-you notes are heart-warming
I’m not yet very good at it ,but there is one thing I want to learn to do better.It is writing thank-you notes.When you leave after working or staying with someone in the US,you often get a card saying,for instance,”Mary,I enjoyed working with you very much.Thanks for everything.Cindy.”Or “Dear Bob,thank you for visiting us.We had such a good time with you.Please come back in the near future .Love,Tom.”Of course,it is not just when you leave that you get a thank-you note.They usually give one to you when they leave after being your guests,though in this case,they might write you another more formal letter of thanks later on.The letter may read like this:
Dear Mrs.Dalton,
It is so kind of you and your husband to let us stay with you for the wonderful week.We enjoyed and appreciated all of your kindness more than we can say.We hope that you will come to China some time .In the meantime ,thank you for your generous hospitality ,and my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to your family.
‘ Sincerely yours,
Ken
Sometimes people attach a thank-you note to a gift .The gift may be big or small.It is the words on the card that really count!They help to convey the writes’message,gratitude and love to the reveiver.Sometimes,cartoons are drawn on the card to make it more vivid and personal .
I like the custom because those thank-you notes are always heart-warming.