America

　　美国
　　In America, lavish2, extravagant3 gifts are definitely out. An appropriate alternate to a gift is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to an entertainment or sporting event. 　　

　　在美国，赠送贵重的礼物是行不通的，比较合适的礼物是带上你要感谢的朋友去赴宴或参加娱乐体育活动。

 

　　Japan

　　日本

　　Gift giving is an institution and a revered custom in Japan. According to Business Tokyo magazine, among the Japanese “gift giving is a necessity, not merely a nicety as in the West.” In Japan the proper gift is thought to express the giver’s true friendship, gratitude, and respect far better than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

　　在日本送礼是一种制度，一个优良惯例。据《东京商业杂志》所言，“日本人送礼至关重要，而不像西方仅把它当作一件不起眼的事。”在日本，恰当的礼物意为表达送礼之人诚挚的难以言表的友好、感激及尊重之情，所以如果你准备前往日本或有日本朋友前来拜访，一定要做好准备。

 

　　Germany

　　德国

　　　Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home, but there are three taboos to remember: 1)red roses signify a romantic interest, 2)an even5 number of flowers signifies bad luck, as does the number thirteen, and 3)always unwrap the flowers before presenting them. This West Virginia was making what amounted to a pass at his customer’s wife.

　　如果晚宴设在女主人家中，常见的就是给她送花。不过有三个禁忌一定得记住：1）红玫瑰象征着心仪对方；2）偶数鲜花寓意着倒霉，13朵也是如此；3）献花之前不要包扎。这个西弗吉尼亚人送红玫瑰让人以为他对客户的妻子有意思呢！

　　

　　Greece

　　希腊

　　The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening’s entertainment. If you do present a gift, avoid personal items, such as ties and shirts. If you are invited to a Greek home, flowers or a cake for the hostess are an appropriate gift.

　　在希腊，表达感激之情最常见的方式可能就是晚间娱乐活动。如果你要送礼，不要送一些过于亲昵的东西，比如领带衬衣之类。如果希腊人邀请你去其家做客，给女主人送上鲜花或者蛋糕就很合适了。

 

　　Italy

　　意大利

　　When you are invited to a person’s home for dinner, it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolates for your hostess, although it is just as considerate to have the flowers sent the next day.

　　Yellow roses can signify “jealousy.” And in Italy never send chrysanthemums7, since they suggest death.

　　当你受邀至某户人家共进晚餐时，为女主人带上几束花或者一盒巧克力就可以啦，不过当然你要是第二天再送花的话，也可算是考虑周到了。

　　黄玫瑰寓意着“嫉妒”。在意大利人们从来不送菊花，因为这暗示死亡。

 

　　Australia

       澳大利亚

　　Australia is known for its friendly informality and lack of pretentiousness8. So modest gifts, such as a business diary, a paperweight, or a coffee mug might be presented as a memento9 of a visit of business meeting. At a trade show, T-shirts, ties, baseball caps, or a pin may be appropriate mementos. Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment.

　　澳大利亚以其友好，不拘礼节及坦诚而闻名，所以在参加商务会议时，送上一个商用记事本、纸镇或一个咖啡杯再合适不过了。在商业展览上，赠送T恤衫、领带、棒球帽或者一个大头针最合适做纪念品了。若送比这些东西贵重的礼品反而会致人尴尬。