【GivinggiftsisnotanormalpartofBritainbusinessculture.Indeed,Britishbusinesscolleaguesareqoitelikelytofeelembarrassedtoreceiveanygiftatall.Theonlyexceptionwouldbeattheconclusionofadeslwhenitmightbeappro】
GivinggiftsisnotanormalpartofBritainbusinessculture.Indeed,Britishbusinesscolleaguesareqoitelikelytofeelembarrassedtoreceiveanygiftatall.Theonlyexceptionwouldbeattheconclusionofadeslwhenitmightbeappropriatetogiveauniquesouvenirtomarktheoccasion.Suchitemsmightbegold,silver,orporcelainwithasuitableinscriptiop.A-gain,toavoidembarrassmentonthepartoftherecipient,theobjectmustberestrainedtastefuI,andnottooexpensive.
SmallgiftssuchasalpenOrabookwouldbesuitablegiftsofgenuinegratitude,andflowersorwinesufficetothankjuniorcolleaguesfortheirservices.
Ahernatively,itwilloftenbeappreciatedifyouinviteyourhosts,orothersyoUwishtothank,outforamealortOthetheatre.
Itisalwaysgoodformtobuyaroundofdrinksforyourcolleaguesafterwork.Thisisalsothemostcommonwayofcelebratingsomeone'sbirthday.
BusinessgiftsareneverexchangedatChristmasbutitmaybeappropriatetosendacard,particularlyasan.expressionofthankstoyourbusinessassociatesbutalsoasameansofmaintainingvaluablecontacts.BearinmindthattheUKpostalserviceswasfoundedataboutthesametimeastheoldrailwayssoensurethatyourcardsaremailedingoodtime.
IfyouareinvitedtoaBritishhome,itisstandardpracticetobringwine,flowersorchocolateforyourhosts.TheusualEuropeanwarningsapplywhengivingflowers:noredrosesorwhitelilies.
Ifyouknowthatyouaregoingtostaywithafamily,itisagoodideatobringsomething .Ifyouareunprepared,thenyourtimeinyourhost'shouseshouldallowyoutothinkofsomethingtheywouldreallyappreciateevenifyouhavetomailitfromhomeonyourreturn.
1.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?(within8words)
2.Howdocolleaguesoftencelebrateeachother'sbirthdayinBritainbasedonthepassage?(within15words)
3.Fillintheblackinthelastparagraphwithproperwords.(within5words)
4.IsitalwaysappropriatetobringflowerswhenyouvisitaBritishhome?Why?(within15words)
5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1intoChinese.