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1、感恩口语:thank,appreciate和grateful的不同用法thank(adj.)thankful(unthankful);(n.)thankfulnessthank作为及物动词,常用搭配是thanksb(forsth/fordoingsth),如:Shesaidgoodbyeandthankedusforcoming.thank表示“感谢”,习惯上只接“人”作宾语,而不能接“事”作宾语:正:Thankyouforyourhelp.误:Thankyourhelp.另外的用法:1.havesbtothankfor(doing)sth归
2、功于,如:Ihavemyparentstothankformysuccess.2.thankyourluckystars感谢你的幸运之星,口语中用于表达幸运,尤其是躲过了不愉快或危险的事。如:Justthankyourluckystarsyouweren'tinthehouseatthetime.appreciate(adj.)appreciative(inappreciative);(n.)appreciationappreciate作为“感激”解释时是及物动词,常用搭配:appreciatedoingsth,后跟动名词或代词it代指的事情
3、。习惯上只能接“事”作宾语(object),而不能接“人”作宾语:正:I'dappreciatesomehelp.误:I'dappreciateyouforsomehelp.appreciate也指“欣赏”,有“对某事物有一定的兴趣及认识”的含义,如:Intimeyou'llappreciatethebeautyandsubtletyofthislanguage.此外,在商业书信来往中,appreciate一字出现率颇高,但其意和上面提及的“欣赏”音乐有所不同;如:Wegreatlyappreciateyourgettingthegoodst
4、ousatsuchshortnotice.在这句里,“Wegreatlyappreciate...”和“Thankyoufor...”含意相同。appreciate的第三个意思是“(对一种情况或问题的)理解”,如Ifullyappreciateyourconcern.Wewilldoallinourpowertohelp.appreciate的另一用法是指某东西“增值”,是不及物动词,如:Theirinvestmentshaveappreciatedovertheyears.大家有没有留意到appreciate解作升值时是不需接宾语(obje
5、ct)的?grateful(反)ungrateful;(n.)gratitude(ingratitude)grateful没有相应的动词,它的常用搭配是begratefultosbforsth,或者后面跟不定式或that从句,如:Iamextremelygratefultoalltheteachersfortheirhelp.SheseemstothinkIshouldbegratefultohaveajobatall.Hewasgratefulthatshedidn'ttellhisparentsabouttheincident.另外,gr
6、ateful也可用于表达请求,这种用法在书信或者其他正式场合用得比较多,如:Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldsendthecompletedformbackassoonaspossible.除了上述的用法区别之外,thank,appreciate和grateful在表达情感上也有略微的区别:"Whenyouare'grateful'tosomeone,youcansometimesfeelalittle'beholden'tothem.Itcreatesafeelingof'owingness'."也就是说grateful
7、带有一点“义务”的性质。而另一方面,"Whenweappreciatesomeoneorsomethingthereisafeelingofending.Thereisafeelingoffinality.Wedonotfeeltheneedtopaythispersonback."当我们用appreciate有点意味着这件事的结束,不需要再做什么回报。另外,oblige(vt.)一词也有“使感激”的意思,如:I'mmuchobligedtoyou.我非常感谢你。不过oblige更常见的含义是“迫使”,如:Parentsareobligedb
8、ylawtosendtheirchildrentoschool.
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