Christmas jumpers, diet books and plastic surgery vouchers are among the least wanted festive gifts – but four in ten will fake joy when receiving them, a survey has found.
调查发现，圣诞毛衣、减肥书和整形手术券是最不招人待见的圣诞礼物——但是五分之二的人收到这种礼物时会假装喜欢。
On average, we receive eight Christmas presents and hate two of them, even though they are worth £87.
平均而言，如果我们收到八份圣诞礼物，其中有两份我们都不会喜欢，即使它们价值高达87英镑（约841元人民币）。
Nationwide, that means a total of £4.4billion is wasted on 104million unwanted gifts. Men most dread receiving gaudy ties, ridiculous Christmas jumpers and cartoon socks.
那也就意味着，全英国浪费在对方不想要的礼物上的资金高达44亿英镑（约425亿人民币）。男性最怕收到的礼物是花哨的领带、可笑的圣诞毛衣和卡通袜子。
Topping women’s list of unwanted presents are diet books, tacky ornaments and plastic surgery vouchers.
女性最不想要的圣诞礼物排行居首的是减肥书、俗气的圣诞装饰品和整形手术券。
A quarter of the 2,000 adults surveyed admitted buying gifts they know the recipient will dislike.
受访的2000名成年人中，有四分之一的人承认自己知道他们买的是对方不喜欢的礼物。
The poll, which was carried out by , also revealed that what men and women most want is cash to spend on themselves, while 18 per cent would like a beach holiday.
旅游网开展的这一调查还表明，人们最想收到的礼物是可以自己支配的现金。18%的人希望能有个沙滩假日。