偷看圣诞礼物 好奇过后是懊悔

　　They"ve been foragingin the attic late at night and rummagingunder the bed: Beware the Christmas present peekers.

　　要当心偷看圣诞礼物的人——这些人最近常常深夜在阁楼上搜寻，在床底下翻找礼物。

　　About one in three British adults already know what they will receive for Christmas - because they have snuck a peek at their presents, a new study showed this week.

　　本周发布的一项新研究发现，约有三分之一的英国成年人已经知道他们圣诞节会收到什么礼物了，因为他们已经偷偷地看过了。

　　The survey of 1,000 people by British insurance company insurastore.com showed that 37 percent of British adults admitted to searching for their presents, and out of those, eight in 10 were successful in the hunt.

　　英国保险公司insurastore.com一项涵盖了1000人的调查显示，37%的英国成年人承认搜寻过自己的圣诞礼物，其中有80%的人成功地找到了礼物。

　　"Kids aside, it seems even adults have a fascination for what Father Christmas might have bought them and keeping surprises under wraps is a considerable challenge in any household," insurastore Managing Director Paul Maddicott said.

　　insurastore公司董事总经理保罗 麦迪科特说：“不只是孩子，似乎连大人都很想知道圣诞老人会带给自己什么礼物。不管是谁，在家里把礼物藏起来都是一个相当大的挑战。”