07 感谢

Step 1 必备词汇记起来

appreciate [əˈpriːʃieɪt]

v.感激；欣赏

appreciation [əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn]

n.感谢；欣赏

grateful [ˈɡreɪtfl]

adj.感激的

◎be grateful to sb. 感激某人

gratitude [ˈɡrætɪtuːd]

n.感激之情，感谢

◎express gratitude表达感激之情

◎in gratitude for ... 为了感谢……

◎with gratitude 满怀感激地

debt [det]

n.恩情；人情债

◎be in sb.'s debt 受某人的恩惠，感激某人

obliged [əˈblaɪdʒd]

adj.感激的，感谢的

repay [rɪˈpeɪ]

v.报答；酬报

thankworthy [ˈθæŋkˌwɜːrði]

adj.值得感谢的

Step 2 实用句子学起来

1. Thank you so much!

太感谢您了！

2. Thank you for the offer.

谢谢您主动提出帮忙。

3. Thanks a million (for your suggestions)!

万分感谢（您给我提那些建议）！

4. I appreciate that, thanks.

感激不尽，谢谢！

5. I can't thank you enough.

感激不尽。/ 我怎么感谢你都不够。

6. I'm so grateful.

我很感激。/ 我太感动了。

7. I'm in your debt.

我欠你一份人情。

8. I don't know what we would have done without your help!

如果没有你的帮助，我们真不知该怎么办！

9. Thank you doesn't cover it.

“谢谢”两个字不足以表达我的感激之情。

10. How can I ever repay you (for taking me to the hospital )?

（你送我去医院，）我该怎么才能报答你呢？

11. Let me treat you and your brother Oscar to lunch this Saturday ! It's the least I can do to say thanks.

这周六就让我请你和你弟弟奥斯卡吃午饭吧！起码让我表示下感谢。

12. I'm much obliged to you for helping me.

承蒙您相助，本人不胜感激。

13. Much obliged.

非常感谢。

14. Thanks so much for helping me.

非常感谢您的帮忙。

Step 3 情景对话练起来

Conversation 1

Elia: Thank you so much , Professor Ellis !

Professor Ellis: That's okay, Elia. The project is coming along nicely.

Elia: I hope so! Thanks again.

伊莱亚： 埃利斯教授，太感谢您了！

埃利斯教授： 别客气，伊莱亚。这个项目进展得很顺利。

伊莱亚： 希望如此！再次感谢您！

Conversation 2

Mark: Hi, Dr. Lyons.

Dr. Lyons: Sorry to bother you, Mark, but I wanted to get back to ¹ you personally.

Mark: Oh. Ah. Why, may I ask?

Dr. Lyons: I heard you were applying to UCLA grad school, so I wanted to ask whether you needed a recommendation.

Mark (shocked): Dr. Lyons, thank you so much! I hadn't wanted to bother you while you were on your sabbatical ² , so I have already asked other professors, but thank you for the offer.

Dr. Lyons: I thought I was too late. Well then, if you need anything else, don't be shy to let me know.

马克： 嗨，莱昂斯博士。

莱昂斯博士： 很抱歉打扰你，马克，但我想亲自给你回电话。

马克： 哦。啊。我可以问一下为什么吗？

莱昂斯博士： 我听说你在申请加州大学洛杉矶分校的研究生院，所以我想问你是否需要推荐。

马克（震惊）： 莱昂斯博士，非常感谢您！我不想在您休假的时候打扰您，所以我已经请其他教授推荐了，但谢谢您主动提出帮忙。

莱昂斯博士： 我就知道我来晚了。好吧，如果你之后还需要什么，不要不好意思告诉我。

Conversation 3

Steven: Done! Whoa! Thirty pages! Miriam, thanks a million for your suggestions!

Miriam: I'm a tutor; that's my job.

Steven: Still, your advice and encouragement kept me sane ³ and on target.

史蒂文： 搞定了！哇哦！30页！米里亚姆，万分感谢你给我提的那些建议！

米里亚姆： 我是指导教师，这是我的工作。

史蒂文： 尽管如此，还是你的鼓励和建议让我保持理智，目标坚定。

Conversation 4

Stranger: Oh! Here, let me help you get the baby stroller up those stairs.

Mrs. Rodriguez: I appreciate that, thanks!

Stranger: There we go. They really should have inclines ⁴ on the stairs for strollers.

陌生人： 哦！来，我帮你把婴儿车搬上台阶。

罗德里格斯太太： 感激不尽，谢谢！

陌生人： 好了。他们真应该在有台阶的地方为婴儿车留出斜坡。

Conversation 5

Jojo: We'll drop by around 8 tomorrow morning to help you move.

Betty: I can't thank you enough!

Sinks: Don't thank us yet; we haven't done anything. Thank us after we're done!

乔乔： 我们明天早上8点左右过来帮你搬家。

贝蒂： 感激不尽！

辛克斯： 先别感谢我们，我们还什么都没做呢。等搬完家再谢我们吧！

Conversation 6

Adele: Thanks, Evelyn, for helping me deal with that guy. What a jerk!

Evelyn: Happy to help. It's happened to me as well.

Adele: Sorry to hear that. I'm so grateful. Let me buy you lunch ⁵ .

阿黛尔： 伊夫林，谢谢你帮我对付那个家伙。他真是个混蛋！

伊夫林： 乐意之至。我也遇见过这样的事。

阿黛尔： 抱歉啊。我很感激。让我请你吃午饭吧。

Conversation 7

Hiro: You're good, Paul? You still have ten minutes before your lecture starts.

Paul: Yes. Plenty of time. Hiro, thanks a million! I'm in your debt.

Hiro: It's nothing; I had to drive to campus anyway.

伊罗： 保罗，你还好吧？讲座开始之前你还有十分钟时间。

保罗： 是的。还有很多时间。伊罗，万分感谢！我欠你一份人情。

伊罗： 没事的。反正我也要开车来学校。

Conversation 8

Ms. Hernandez: Ali, thanks so much for coming over ⁶ to babysit on such short notice ⁷ . I don't know what we would have done without your help!

Ali: That's okay, Ms. Hernandez. I'll check on ⁸ little Cynthia every hour while studying in the living room. No problems.

埃尔南德斯女士： 阿里，真是太感谢你了，在这么短的时间内过来照看孩子。如果没有你的帮助，我们真不知道该怎么办！

阿里： 没什么，埃尔南德斯女士。我在客厅学习时，每个小时都会过去看一下小辛西娅。没问题的。

Conversation 9

Mr. Rao: You really pulled the fat out of the fire ⁹ for us, Tui! Thank you doesn't cover it.

Tui: I was happy to help. The locksmith should be here in about 15 minutes. You'll be in your apartment in no time.

拉奥先生： 图伊，你真是帮了我们大忙了！“谢谢”两个字不足以表达我的感激之情。

图伊： 我很高兴能帮上忙。锁匠大概15分钟内能到。你们很快就能进去自己的公寓了。

Conversation 10

Artur: Hanna, how can I ever repay you for taking me to the hospital ?

Hanna: You're lucky you didn't break your leg too!

Artur: You're right about that. I'll be more careful while riding my bike. Listen, let me treat you and your brother Oscar to lunch this Saturday ! It's the least I can do to say thanks.

Hanna: It's not necessary, but it's a deal!

阿图尔： 汉娜，你送我去医院，我怎么才能报答你呢？

汉娜： 你还真幸运，（幸亏）没把腿也摔断！

阿图尔： 你说得对。我以后骑自行车时会更小心的。听着，这周六就让我请你和你弟弟奥斯卡吃午饭吧！起码让我表示下感谢。

汉娜： 没那个必要，但就这么定吧！