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Reading Receiving money makes me uncomfortable.
閱讀 接受金錢讓我感到不舒服
Many books have been written about "the art of giving".
很多書的主題都是“給予的藝術(shù)”。
But what about the art of receiving?
那有關(guān)接受的藝術(shù)呢？
Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult,especially when someone buys you a gift you don't want!
有些時(shí)候接受一件禮物也是很困難的，特別是當(dāng)別人買給你的禮物你其實(shí)并不想要。
"I remember when I was about twelve years old, my parents bought me a purple purse," laughs Guo Xiaojing.
“我記得我在大概十二歲的時(shí)候，我的父母給我買了一個(gè)紫色的錢包”郭小晶（音譯）笑道，
"It really made me feel embarrassed, because to be honest, I thought the purse was really ugly!
“真是尷尬，因?yàn)槔蠈?shí)說(shuō)，我覺得那個(gè)錢包真的很丑。
Still,I pretended that I liked it because I knew it would make my parents happy!"
但我還是裝成我很喜歡，因?yàn)槲抑肋@樣我爸媽會(huì)很高興！”
Han Ling agrees.
韓靈（音譯）同意這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)。
"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.
前幾年的時(shí)候，我祖父母在我生日的時(shí)候給了我一件橙色的毛衣。
I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off!
我每次去看他們的時(shí)候就會(huì)穿上它，但是當(dāng)我一離開他們家，我就會(huì)脫掉。
Of course, this made me feel guilty.
很顯然，這毛衣讓我感到羞愧。
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。
I think it's hard to buy clothes or other personal things for people."
我覺得給別人買衣服或者是一些私人物品是很難的。”
To make things easier, some people would rather just give money.
為了省事，有些人寧愿選擇送錢。
In some cultures, however, receiving money can make people uncomfortable.
在有的文化當(dāng)中，接受錢會(huì)讓人很不舒服。
"When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy," says John Wilson.
約翰·威爾遜說(shuō)：“當(dāng)別人給我錢時(shí)，這讓我覺得他們很懶。
"In England, we have a saying: It's the thought that counts.
在英國(guó)有句話叫做‘心意最重要’。
When someone gives me money, I feel they didn't think at all.
當(dāng)他們給我錢時(shí)，我會(huì)認(rèn)為他們根本不放在心上。
I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it.
我更希望收到的禮物是有些意義在里面的。
I don't mind if it's something I don't need.
我并不介意這是不是我所需要的。
If someone has thought about a gift for me, it always makes me happy."
如果有人花心思在我的禮物上，這會(huì)讓我感到很開心。”
Different people have very different thoughts on this subject!
在這個(gè)問題上，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!
所以可能接受的藝術(shù)比給予的藝術(shù)更加復(fù)雜！
What do you think?
你認(rèn)為呢？
