不少人都會(huì)給親朋好友買圣誕禮物，但一些禮物似乎并不能贏得收禮人的歡心，它們或被交換出去，或者干脆被扔掉。美國(guó)在線調(diào)查網(wǎng)站finder.com最近的調(diào)查顯示，最不受歡迎的禮物是衣服和配飾，男性收到不想要的禮物總數(shù)平均比女性多出67%，千禧一代最喜歡送別人不喜歡的禮物。

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.

節(jié)日里到處洋溢著快樂(lè)和幸福，但根據(jù)finder.com網(wǎng)站的最新調(diào)查數(shù)據(jù)，超過(guò)半數(shù)的人們還有另一種感覺(jué)：失望，特別是當(dāng)人們收到不想要的禮物時(shí)。

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.

據(jù)調(diào)查，在1.42億美國(guó)成年人中，大約有56%承認(rèn)在節(jié)日里至少會(huì)收到一件不想要的禮物。美國(guó)人花在這些別人并不想要的禮物上的費(fèi)用高達(dá)130億美元（約合896億元人民幣）。

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?

人們說(shuō)禮輕情意重，但如果送出的禮物對(duì)方不想要，你又在其中花費(fèi)了多少心思呢？

最不受歡迎的禮物

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 … ”

不喜歡的禮物打開(kāi)方式是這樣的：你心愛(ài)的人打開(kāi)了禮物，睜大眼睛微笑地看著你，開(kāi)心地說(shuō)：“你不該破費(fèi)……”

如果不想遭遇這種尷尬，就要避開(kāi)最不受歡迎的禮物。

一起來(lái)看看人們認(rèn)為哪些禮物最不受歡迎：

Clothing and accessories  衣服和配飾 34%

Household items  家居用品 18%

Cosmetic and Fragrances  化妝品和香水 14%

Food and/or drink  食品/飲品 9%

Technology  科技產(chǎn)品　9%

Music  音樂(lè)產(chǎn)品 8%

Literature  文學(xué)著作 7%

Other  其他 2%

（注：由于調(diào)查允許人們多項(xiàng)選擇，各項(xiàng)比例之和并不是100%。）

別再給你家的男人送襪子了

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.

在哪些人會(huì)收到不想要的禮物這個(gè)問(wèn)題上，男性與女性比例很平均，在節(jié)日至少收到一件不想要禮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.

但在每個(gè)節(jié)日里，男性收到不想要的禮物總數(shù)平均比女性多出67%。所以下次再想送出領(lǐng)帶或?qū)氋F的襪子做禮物時(shí)，請(qǐng)三思。

千禧一代不喜歡你送出的禮物

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）收到的不想要的禮物比其他年代的人超出很多，68%的千禧一代稱收到過(guò)不想要的禮物。排在其后的是X世代（58%，1963-1973年出生）和嬰兒潮一代（41%，1946-1964年出生）。

你會(huì)故意送出一件對(duì)方不喜歡的禮物嗎？

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，約有15%的美國(guó)人（3800萬(wàn)）會(huì)故意送對(duì)方不喜歡的禮物。男性故意送出不喜歡禮物的比例大約是女性的四倍，25%的受訪男性稱曾經(jīng)這么做過(guò)，而女性中只有大約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%).

按照年代劃分，千禧一代最喜歡送別人不喜歡的禮物，有22%的受訪者承認(rèn)曾經(jīng)這么做過(guò)，這一比例是嬰兒潮一代（2%）的11倍。在Y世代中這一比例為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10-15萬(wàn)美元，約合68.9-103.4萬(wàn)元人民幣）最喜歡送對(duì)方不喜歡的禮物，比例為28%，約為年收入5-7.5萬(wàn)美元人士（11%）的三倍，接近2.5-5萬(wàn)美元人士（6%）的5倍。

money to burn：有很多錢，花不完的錢

spiteful ['spa?tf?l; -f(?)l]: adj.懷恨的，惡意的

如何處理不想要的禮物？

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

人們?cè)趺刺幚聿幌胍亩Y物？打開(kāi)最近的柜子或者床底儲(chǔ)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.

根據(jù)調(diào)查，29%的人會(huì)保留這些禮物，22%的人選擇與他人交換禮物，還有22%打算轉(zhuǎn)送他人。

Keep them  保留物品 29%

Give them to someone else  轉(zhuǎn)送給他人 22%

Exchange them  與其他人再作交換 22%

Sell them  將物品出售 10%

Give them back  還回去 8%

Throw them away  扔掉  6%

Other  其他 2%

給老板買禮物最讓人頭疼

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

當(dāng)被問(wèn)及最不想給誰(shuí)買禮物時(shí)，多達(dá)30%的受訪者稱是自己的老板。

排名依次為：

Boss  老板 30%

Mother-in-law  岳母/婆婆 12%

Mom  母親 10%

Friend  朋友 9%

Partner  伴侶 9%

Other  其他人 7%

Dad  父親 5%

Son  兒子 5%

Father-in-law  岳父/公公 5%

Daughter  女兒  4%

Grandparent  祖父母/外祖父母 2%

最喜歡節(jié)日的哪一點(diǎn)？

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%).

超過(guò)半數(shù)美國(guó)人（52%）表示，最喜歡的是過(guò)節(jié)時(shí)和家人一起相處的時(shí)光，這個(gè)結(jié)果真讓人暖心。排在其后的是節(jié)日氣氛（13%）和休假（12%）。

Spending time with family  與家人一起度過(guò)  52%

Festive atmosphere  節(jié)日氣氛 13%

Time off work  休假  12%

Food  食物  11%

Presents  禮物  5%

There is nothing I like about the holidays  完全不喜歡過(guò)節(jié)  5%

Other  其他  2%

Getting drunk  喝到酩酊大醉  1%

英文來(lái)源：finder.com

翻譯&編輯：yaning