国际商务礼仪翻译【篇一：国际商务礼仪作业(英文版)】businessgift-givingaroundtheworld武汉大学何坚婷abstract:nowadays,giftsareplayingasanimportantroleininternationalbusinessrelations.butdifferentcountrieshavedifferentcustomsofgift-giving.thepapergivessomedetailsabouthowtomakeagoodbusinessgift-givinginmanycountriesaroundtheworld.keywords:significance,differentcultures,comparativeofbusinessgift-givingintroduction1.significanceofgift-givinginbusinessfirstofall,ininternationalbusinessdealings,appropriategift-givingcannotonlyfullyshowtheenterprisescultureandacademicspirits,butalsopromoteeachothersfriendship.andthen,gift-givingcanshowpeoplescongratulations,condolencesandthankstoothers.atthesametime,itisalsoanemotionalinvestment,reducingtheemotionaldistancebetweenpeopleandbeingconductivetopeoplescommunication.2.differentculturesviewongiftsbeforewestarttotalkabouthowtomakeagoodbusinessgift-giving,letsgiveaviewupondifferentcountiesintheworld,knowingthathowthepeopleindifferentculturestreatthegifts.thefirstoneisamerica!inamerica,peoplelikethepracticalandpeculiargiftsverymuch.forexample,ifyoucouldgivethemsomesmallgiftswithuniquestylesorethniccharacteristics,suchasthefakedterracottawarriorsandhorses,theywillbeveryhappy.americanpeopletreatthesnailsandhorseshoeasthemascot.whenyoupresentsomegiftstothem,remembernottomakethenumberofgiftssingular,andyoushouldbeattentiontothepackaging.inaddition,packaginggifts,donotuseblackpaper,becausetheblackinamericaneyeswasunluckycolor.also,giftsshouldpayattentiontothebusinessendoftheconversation.intheuk,peopledontlikethegiftsthatareveryexpensive.itwillbetakenasabribeifyougivethemsomepreciousgifts.giftslikepremiumchocolate,atwobottlesofwine,andflowerswouldbeagoodchoice.dorememberthatnottopresentgiftsprintedwithcompanyflag.also,remembernottosendthelily,becauseitmeansdeath.infrance,peopleareveryromantic,sotheyusuallyliketheartisticandintellectualgiftsverymuch,suchaspicturesque,artalbums,andsmallcrafts.ifyouareinvitedtoafrenchpeopleshouseforadinner,remembertotakeafewpiecesoffreshflowerswithoutbundlingwithyou,butthechrysanthemumsmustbeexcluded,becausechrysanthemumsareonlyusedatfuneralsinfrance.inrussia,peopleliketotreattheguestswithbreadandsalttoshowtheirfriendshipandrespect.theyliketoreceivegiftsthatarebrandname,suchasalevisjeans,regardlessofthelevelofthevalueofgifts.butdonotgivemoneytopeople,becauseitwillbeconsideredascharityandinsults.injapan,peoplethinkthatgiftsrepresentpeoplestruemind.forthejapanese,theceremonyofgiftgivingismoreimportantthantheobjectsexchanged.whileyougivethemsomeflowers,theflowersshouldnotbewhite,astheseareassociatedwithdeath.also,avoidgivinggiftswithevennumbersofcomponents,suchasanevennumberofflowersinabouquet.fourisanespeciallyinauspiciousnumber,nevergivefourofanything.insaudiarabia,peopleareveryhospital,butyouarenotexpectedtobringanygiftwheninvitedintoasaudihome.arabtradersgenerallypresenteexpensivegiftstoothers,butalsowouldliketoreceivethesamevaluableinreturn.donotpresentuseditemstothem,notsoaswineandgiftswithanimalpatternsonit.itisconsideredaviolationoftheirprivacytogivethewifesofarabsgifts.3.howtomakeagoodgift-givingaswehavediscussedaboutthedifferentculturesattitudestowardgift-giving,imgoingtolistthewaytomakeagoodgift-givingindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.first,weshouldknowaboutthefourelementsofgift-giving,thusgifts,means,timea...
