【大家说英语】第86期:表达谢意

Lesson 13 Hobbies

 

第十三课 嗜好

December 29

12月29日

Thank You!

感谢你！

Read it!

读读看！

Susie's family blessed² her with many presents for Christmas.

苏希的家人送了她好多圣诞礼物来祝福她，

She can show them thanks.

她要向他们表达感谢，

She can write a thank-you note or card.

她可以写一张感谢信或谢卡。

Sometimes Susie makes the cards, but sometimes she buys them.

苏希有时候自己做卡片，有时候用买的。

Jim's son can make a card for his grandparents.

吉姆的儿子可以做一张卡片送给他的祖父母，

He got a lot of presents for Christmas, too.

他也收到好多圣诞礼物，

Jim's parents will appreciate³ the card!

吉姆的父母会很高兴收到这张卡片！

Conversation A

 

会话A

Hi, Susie. What is that?

嗨，苏希，那是什么？

Hi, Jim. This is a thank-you note.

嗨，吉姆。这是一张感谢信，

I'm writing thank-you notes to my family.

我正在写感谢信给我的家人。

Oh. Why?

哦，为什么？

They gave me Christmas presents.

他们送我圣诞礼物，

I can show my thanks with a nice note.

我可以写一封情文并茂的短信来表示我的谢意。

That's really nice.

真是体贴。

Maybe I can write some thank-you notes, too.

或许我也可以写几封感谢信。

Good idea.

好主意。

大家说英语 谢意

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

My parents gave my son some Christmas gifts.

我父母给我儿子一些圣诞礼物，

He can write them a thank-you note.

他可以写一封感谢信。

Your parents will appreciate that!

你父母会很高兴的！

Maybe he can draw a picture for them, too.

或许他还可以画一张图给他们，

They will like that!

他们会很喜欢的！

Of course!

当然啰！

Grandparents love gifts and cards from their grandchildren⁴.

祖父母很爱收到孙子们送的礼物或卡片。

You're right.

你说得对。

And he loves his grandparents, too!

而且他也很爱他的祖父母！

Conversation C

 

会话C

A card is another nice way to say thank you.

卡片也是另外一种表达感谢的好方法。

That's true.

说得对。

Do you make cards?

你会做卡片吗？

I make cards, but I buy cards, too.

我会做卡片，但是我也买卡片。

Your son can make a card.

你儿子可以做张卡片，

A card is a good way to bless¹ someone.

卡片是祝福人的好方法。

Right. And a small note can make someone happy.

没错，而短短的几句话就能让人很开心。

Good idea, Susie.

苏希，好主意。

1 bless   

v.祝福，感激，保佑，保护

参考例句：

• May God bless you with a long life!愿上帝保佑你长寿！
• Bless you,my sister!祝福你，我的妹妹！

2 blessed   

a.神圣的；受上帝恩宠的；带来愉快的

参考例句：

• They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them. 他们把孩子带到耶稣跟前，耶稣祝福了他们。
• the Blessed Virgin Mary 荣福童贞马利亚

3 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。

4 grandchildren   

n.孙子；孙（女），外孙（女）( grandchild的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren. 他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。
• His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age. 他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》