送圣诞礼物比较实用（关于圣诞礼物的有趣调查）

不少人都会给亲朋好友买圣诞礼物，但一些礼物似乎并不能赢得收礼人的欢心，它们或被交换出去，或者干脆被扔掉。美国在线调查网站finder.com最近的调查显示，最不受欢迎的礼物是衣服和配饰，男性收到不想要的礼物总数平均比女性多出67%，千禧一代最喜欢送别人不喜欢的礼物。

“圣诞老人”现身加拿大温哥华劳工圣诞大餐现场，向儿童赠送圣诞礼物。（新华社发）

The holidays are a time of joy and happiness. But according to latest finder.com data, more than half of us will face another feeling: disappointment. Specifically, the disappointment of receiving an unwanted gift.

节日里到处洋溢着快乐和幸福，但根据finder.com网站的最新调查数据，超过半数的人们还有另一种感觉：失望，特别是当人们收到不想要的礼物时。

Some 56% of Americans surveyed admit to getting at least one unwanted gift over the holidays, totaling roughly 142 million American adults. Americans drop almost $13 billion on unwanted presents.

据调查，在1.42亿美国成年人中，大约有56%承认在节日里至少会收到一件不想要的礼物。美国人花在这些别人并不想要的礼物上的费用高达130亿美元（约合896亿元人民币）。

They say it’s the thought that counts. But if you wind up giving someone a present they don’t want, how much thought did you actually put into it?

人们说礼轻情意重，但如果送出的礼物对方不想要，你又在其中花费了多少心思呢？

最不受欢迎的礼物

You know when it’s an unwanted present: Your loved one opens it, smiles, stares at you wide-eyed and gleefully says, “You shouldn’t have … ”

不喜欢的礼物打开方式是这样的：你心爱的人打开了礼物，睁大眼睛微笑地看着你，开心地说：“你不该破费……”

截图来自find.com网站

如果不想遭遇这种尴尬，就要避开最不受欢迎的礼物。

一起来看看人们认为哪些礼物最不受欢迎：

Clothing and accessories 衣服和配饰 34%

Household items 家居用品 18%

Cosmetic and Fragrances 化妆品和香水 14%

Food and/or drink 食品/饮品 9%

Technology 科技产品 9%

Music 音乐产品 8%

Literature 文学著作 7%

Other 其他 2%

（注：由于调查允许人们多项选择，各项比例之和并不是100%。）

别再给你家的男人送袜子了

When it comes to who’s getting those unwanted gifts, the sexes are split evenly: 56% of both men and women say they receive at least one unwanted gift during the holidays.

在哪些人会收到不想要的礼物这个问题上，男性与女性比例很平均，在节日至少收到一件不想要礼物的男性和女性都占到56%。

However, men receive 67% more unwanted gifts on average than women each holiday season. So maybe rethink that tie or value pair of socks.

但在每个节日里，男性收到不想要的礼物总数平均比女性多出67%。所以下次再想送出领带或宝贵的袜子做礼物时，请三思。

在匈牙利东北部尼赖吉哈佐市的动物园，一只16岁的猩猩坐在自己的圣诞礼物旁边。（新华社/匈通社）

千禧一代不喜欢你送出的礼物

Gen Y receives far and away more unwanted gifts than any other generation, with 68% saying they’ve received a gift they didn’t want. They’re followed by Gen X (58%) and baby boomers (41%).

千禧一代（1982-2000年出生）收到的不想要的礼物比其他年代的人超出很多，68%的千禧一代称收到过不想要的礼物。排在其后的是X世代（58%，1963-1973年出生）和婴儿潮一代（41%，1946-1964年出生）。

你会故意送出一件对方不喜欢的礼物吗？

Interestingly, we found that 15% of Americans — roughly 38 million people — have deliberately bought a present knowing their recipient wouldn’t like it. Men are about four times more likely than women to intentionally gift a bad present, with 25% of men surveyed saying they’d done it in the past, versus about 6% of women.

有趣的是，约有15%的美国人（3800万）会故意送对方不喜欢的礼物。男性故意送出不喜欢礼物的比例大约是女性的四倍，25%的受访男性称曾经这么做过，而女性中只有大约6%。

Of the generations, Gen Xers are most likely to knowingly give bad gifts, with 22% admitting they’ve done so. That’s only slightly higher than the rate for Gen Y (18%) but 11 times higher than the rate for boomers (2%).

按照年代划分，千禧一代最喜欢送别人不喜欢的礼物，有22%的受访者承认曾经这么做过，这一比例是婴儿潮一代（2%）的11倍。在Y世代中这一比例为18%。

Those with money to burn — people earning $100,000 to $150,000 — are most likely to buy spiteful presents, with 28% saying they’d done so. That’s almost three times higher than those earning between $50,000 and $75,000 (11%) and almost five times higher than those earning between $25,000 and $50,000 (6%).

高收入人士（年收入10-15万美元，约合68.9-103.4万元人民币）最喜欢送对方不喜欢的礼物，比例为28%，约为年收入5-7.5万美元人士（11%）的三倍，接近2.5-5万美元人士（6%）的5倍。

money to burn：有很多钱，花不完的钱

spiteful ['spaɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l]: adj.怀恨的，恶意的

The 86th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in New York, NY, on November 28, 2018. [Photo/IC]

如何处理不想要的礼物？

What are people doing with their unwanted gifts? Open the nearest closet or check under the bed, and you’re bound to find out.

人们怎么处理不想要的礼物？打开最近的柜子或者床底储物格，你就知道了。

According to our survey, 29% of people just hold on to the unwanted item, followed by 22% who exchange the gift and another 22% who plan to regift it.

根据调查，29%的人会保留这些礼物，22%的人选择与他人交换礼物，还有22%打算转送他人。

Keep them 保留物品 29%

Give them to someone else 转送给他人 22%

Exchange them 与其他人再作交换 22%

Sell them 将物品出售 10%

Give them back 还回去 8%

Throw them away 扔掉 6%

Other 其他 2%

截图来自find.com网站

给老板买礼物最让人头疼

When asked who you’d least like to buy a present for, a whopping 30% say it’s their boss.

当被问及最不想给谁买礼物时，多达30%的受访者称是自己的老板。

排名依次为：

Boss 老板 30%

Mother-in-law 岳母/婆婆 12%

Mom 母亲 10%

Friend 朋友 9%

Partner 伴侣 9%

Other 其他人 7%

Dad 父亲 5%

Son 儿子 5%

Father-in-law 岳父/公公 5%

Daughter 女儿 4%

Grandparent 祖父母/外祖父母 2%

最喜欢节日的哪一点？

It’s heartwarming to hear that more than half of Americans (52%) say spending time with family is their favorite part of the holidays. Time with family is followed by a festive atmosphere (13%) and getting time off work (12%).

超过半数美国人（52%）表示，最喜欢的是过节时和家人一起相处的时光，这个结果真让人暖心。排在其后的是节日气氛（13%）和休假（12%）。

Spending time with family 与家人一起度过 52%

Festive atmosphere 节日气氛 13%

Time off work 休假 12%

Food 食物 11%

Presents 礼物 5%

There is nothing I like about the holidays 完全不喜欢过节 5%

Other 其他 2%

Getting drunk 喝到酩酊大醉 1%

英文来源：finder.com

翻译&编辑：yaning

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