[摘要]圣誕節(jié)買(mǎi)禮物是一件很棘手的事,要買(mǎi)多少錢(qián)的?是否買(mǎi)收禮人不想要的禮物,出其不意?是否要給點(diǎn)頭之交的鄰居買(mǎi)點(diǎn)小禮物?這些都是需要考量的問(wèn)題。 ![]() YOUR CHILDREN 給孩子們的禮物 Spend: £100-150 each 花銷(xiāo):每人100-150英鎊 Of course a lot of what your budget is depends on your income, but the important thing is to set one - and stick to it. 當(dāng)然,你的花銷(xiāo)取決于你的收入,但重要的是你要定個(gè)預(yù)算并且按預(yù)算購(gòu)禮。 'The pressure to make Christmas magical and give their precious darlings everything they want can be overwhelming, and some families find themselves in debt for a good part of the next year,' points out Diana Mather, an etiquette expert working with One4all Gift Cards on its gift-buying campaign. “讓圣誕變得奇妙,滿足他們珍愛(ài)的人所想要的一切,這種壓力是巨大的。有些家庭發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?yōu)榱诉^(guò)好圣誕而負(fù)了債。”禮儀專(zhuān)家黛安娜·馬瑟指出。馬瑟從事One4all禮品卡購(gòu)禮促銷(xiāo)工作。 'Children’s expectations should be managed and realistic guidelines drawn when discussing Christmas presents. “在討論圣誕節(jié)禮物時(shí),要管一下孩子們的愿望,提供一些現(xiàn)實(shí)的參考建議?!?/P> 'Young children like to open big colourful gifts, and are often just as happy playing with the cardboard box as the gift itself,' she points out. “小孩子喜歡打開(kāi)大包裝、顏色鮮艷的禮物,而且通常玩禮品盒跟玩禮物一樣開(kāi)心?!瘪R瑟說(shuō)。 If there is something you simply have to buy your little one that pushes you over the spending limit, ask family to pitch in with the cost, Diana advises. 如果有樣?xùn)|西你實(shí)在想買(mǎi)給你家小孩,但是買(mǎi)了會(huì)超出預(yù)算,這時(shí)你可以讓家人解囊相助,黛安娜建議道。 Give gift guides to family 給家人愿望清單 The idea of creating a wish list and 'demanding' your family cough up seems very un-British, but duplicate, unsuitable or unwanted gifts currently wastes £2.4billion at Christmas in the UK according to wishagift.com, which allows you to create gift lists online. so it's a worthwhile practise. 制作愿望清單,并“要求”你的家人說(shuō)出他們的愿望這個(gè)點(diǎn)子似乎非常不英式風(fēng),但根據(jù)wishagift.com網(wǎng)站(該網(wǎng)站提供在線創(chuàng)作禮物清單服務(wù))的統(tǒng)計(jì),在英國(guó),通常由重復(fù)的、不合適的或者不想要的圣誕禮物而造成的浪費(fèi)價(jià)值24億英鎊。因此,制作愿望清單還是值得一試的。 'The key to going about it is to be reasonable with your expectations,' says Karina Thomsen, founder of wishagift.com. 'Also add a good variety of ideas and price ranges, and don’t necessarily be 100% specific.' “制作愿望清單的關(guān)鍵是愿望要合理可行?!眞ishagift.com網(wǎng)站創(chuàng)始人卡琳娜·湯姆森說(shuō)?!傲硗猓稍谇鍐紊咸砩细鞣N好點(diǎn)子和價(jià)格范圍,不必百分百明確具體?!?/P> For example, say ‘Molly loves colourful hair accessories’, and then the family member can still have the freedom to choose one they think she'll like. 例如,上面寫(xiě)“莫莉喜愛(ài)彩色的發(fā)飾”,然后家里人仍可以自由挑選他們認(rèn)為她會(huì)喜歡的一樣發(fā)飾。 Good gift ideas 送禮佳品 Books; drawing pads with paints or crayons; building blocks such as Lego; clothes. 書(shū)籍;配有顏料和畫(huà)筆的圖畫(huà)本;兒童積木,如樂(lè)高積木;衣服。 Bad gift ideas 送禮餿品 Bead kits; anything messy or noisy if you want your sanity to remain intact this Christmas. 一套珠子;任何亂糟糟或吵鬧的玩意兒(如果你想在這個(gè)圣誕節(jié)中保持神智正常的話)。 |
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