71.
What would be the best title for the passage? ______________
A. A puzzled
father
B.
Do you speak Internet-ish?
C. Keep away from Internet-ish D.
Kong Long or Qing Wa?
E
Re-gifting only with care
At
this busiest gift-giving time of the year, many of us wonder what to do with
the unwanted presents we get. Is it all right to re-gift--to give the unwanted
present to someone else?
A gift
is a symbol of what a relationship means to us. The best gifts meet the needs or
satisfy the desires of the receiver. A gift should be about pleasing the other
person, not showing off the taste, wealth or power of the giver. We should give
with the other person, not ourselves in mind.
Still,
a friend, colleague or family member who knows us well might now and then buy
us something that is the last thing we'd buy for ourselves. People in long-term
relationships can be surprised at the choices in clothes, music or gadgets(小玩意)made by their
friends or relatives.
Re-gifting
creates a dilemma because we don't want to hurt the feelings of the gift-giver,
but we also feel it's wasteful not to use something that might benefit someone
else.
Re-gifting
avoids waste and repays a debt of gratitude we owe to someone else, but it
presents the risk that the original giver will be hurt if she or he discovers
what we did.
Following
are a few guidelines for re-gifting:
--Don’t
use the gift.
--Re-gift
soon, so you don’t risk re-gifting to the original giver.
--Make
sure that the new receiver doesn't know the original giver or is unlikely to
run into
him or
her.
If
there’s a possibility that the original giver could learn about the re-gift or
if he or she expects to see you wearing the gift, consider asking for
permission. Let him or her know how much you appreciate the thought behind the
gift. A person who understands that a gift is intended to be pleasing will
understand. As long as the person who gave the unwelcome gift doesn't mind or
won't find out, you can re-gift with a clear conscience. Besides, you can be
sure that at least one of the gifts you’ve received was given originally to
someone else.