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Reading Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.
阅读 接受金钱让我感到不舒服
Many books have been written about "the art of giving".
很多书的主题都是“给予的艺术”L9Zv.tCEbX2NA45]。
But what about the art of receiving?
那有关接受的艺术呢？
Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult,especially when someone buys you a gift you don't want!
有些时候接受一件礼物也是很困难的，特别是当别人买给你的礼物你其实并不想要25~MY8K[0Sm@m[u。
"I remember when I was about twelve years old, my parents bought me a purple purse," laughs Guo Xiaojing.
“我记得我在大概十二岁的时候，我的父母给我买了一个紫色的钱包”郭小晶（音译）笑道，
"It really made me feel embarrassed, because to be honest, I thought the purse was really ugly!
“真是尴尬，因为老实说，我觉得那个钱包真的很丑PZu,h)a=]Xw-@n。
Still,I pretended that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents happy!"
但我还是装成我很喜欢，因为我知道这样我爸妈会很高兴！”
Han Ling agrees.
韩灵（音译）同意这个观点%sgw7n;;xPkg]a。
"That sounds like my grandparents!
“我祖父母也是！
A few years ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater for my birthday.
前几年的时候，我祖父母在我生日的时候给了我一件橙色的毛衣nZpRYHG)DxM)rud!。
I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off!
我每次去看他们的时候就会穿上它，但是当我一离开他们家，我就会脱掉F;LLkJISf#(8。
Of course, this made me feel guilty.
很显然，这毛衣让我感到羞愧yuTX3ylInY|)Nnk!6zm3。
It was a very nice thought,but my grandparents and I have different tastes!
送我毛衣是一件好的事情，但是我祖父母和我的品味不同*nLw=~f#(0。
I think it's hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people."
我觉得给别人买衣服或者是一些私人物品是很难的i@|khh#E=ZuJ。”
To make things easier, some people would rather just give money.
为了省事，有些人宁愿选择送钱Pq95Mb7AyR。
In some cultures, however, receiving money can make people uncomfortable.
在有的文化当中，接受钱会让人很不舒服uy4emdwF=s~dJJRFp36。
"When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy," says John Wilson.
约翰·威尔逊说：“当别人给我钱时，这让我觉得他们很懒RvCW,N@z2Anw(。
"In England, we have a saying: It's the thought that counts.
在英国有句话叫做‘心意最重要’KbE|QAoxN(;lu。
When someone gives me money, I feel they didn't think at all.
当他们给我钱时，我会认为他们根本不放在心上nzP=^9R%VAkX[。
I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it.
我更希望收到的礼物是有些意义在里面的0Z)T[tQH%=-x#_S。
I don't mind if it's something I don't need.
我并不介意这是不是我所需要的e|M%]y_IiO.。
If someone has thought about a gift for me, it always makes me happy."
如果有人花心思在我的礼物上，这会让我感到很开心r)1AP)aFj!44W,A。”
Different people have very different thoughts on this subject!
在这个问题上，不同的人有不同的想法！
So maybe the art of receiving is even more difficult than the art of giving!
所以可能接受的艺术比给予的艺术更加复杂！
What do you think?
你认为呢？

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lagoon
泻湖
scientific
科学的
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因此
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lighting
光线
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标语
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有价值