◆Step 1: Read the story quickly. Then find out the characters and plot of the story. Please try to guess the meanings of the new words according to the pictures.

第一步：快速阅读故事，了解故事里的人物和情节。请尝试根据插图猜测生词的意思。

◆Step 2: Read the story slowly. Read until you understand it. While reading, you should especially read the contents that you can’t understand.

第二步：慢慢阅读故事，读到理解故事为止。在此过程中，应该重点阅读自己不懂的内容。

◆Custom introduction: Generally speaking, Chinese people won’t open their presents until the givers leave. But it’s quite different in Western countries. People there think it’s polite to open the presents in front of the givers.

On the other hand, courtesy demands reciprocity in China. But it’s not the case in Western countries. People there send presents out of their own wills, never demanding reciprocity.

风俗介绍：一般来说，中国人直到送礼人离开之后才会打开收到的礼物，而欧美国家的人们却相反，他们认为在送礼人面前打开礼物是一种礼貌。

另一方面，在中国，人们崇尚礼尚往来，但欧美国家却不是，那儿的人们送礼物只出于自己的喜好，从不期望别人回送。

◆If you want to get more information, you can surf the Internet.

推荐中西方有关送礼风俗的网站：

中文网站：

http://www.cts2008.com/Art/2007-4-20/9383618.html

http://star.aust.edu.cn/wyx/3.php?id=1234

http://blog.china.alibaba.com/blog/lichunlei008/article/b0-i1826708.html

英文网站：

http://www.1worldglobalgifts.com/chinagiftgivingetiquette.htm

http://www.1worldglobalgifts.com/unitedstatesgiftgivingetiquette.htm

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