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一些不招人待见的圣诞礼物

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-12-22 05:42 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Christmas jumpers, diet books and plastic surgery vouchers¹ are among the least wanted festive² gifts -- but four in ten will fake joy when receiving them, a survey has found.

调查发现，圣诞毛衣、减肥书和整形手术券是最不招人待见的圣诞礼物——但是五分之二的人收到这种礼物时会假装喜欢。

On average, we receive eight Christmas presents and hate two of them, even though they are worth £87.

Nationwide, that means a total of £4.4billion is wasted on 104million unwanted gifts. Men most dread³ receiving gaudy⁴ ties, ridiculous Christmas jumpers and cartoon socks.

Topping women's list of unwanted presents are diet books, tacky ornaments⁵ and plastic surgery vouchers.

A quarter of the 2,000 adults surveyed admitted buying gifts they know the recipient⁶ will dislike.

The poll, which was carried out by lastminute.com, also revealed that what men and women most want is cash to spend on themselves, while 18 per cent would like a beach holiday.

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1 vouchers
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 )；证人；证件；收据
参考例句：
These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。 This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。来自英语晨读30分（高二）

2 festive
adj.欢宴的，节日的
参考例句：
It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。 We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

3 dread
vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧
参考例句：
We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。 Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

4 gaudy
adj.华而不实的；俗丽的
参考例句：
She was tricked out in gaudy dress.她穿得华丽而俗气。 The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。

5 ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。 Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 recipient
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器
参考例句：
Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。 Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

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