thank

1. CONVENTION You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to express your gratitude when someone does something for you or gives you what you want. 謝謝 (用于表示感謝別人所做之事或贈(zèng)與所需之物)[套語]

Thank you very much for your call. 非常感謝您打電話來。

Thanks for the information. 謝謝您告訴我這消息。

2. CONVENTION You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to politely accept something that has just been offered to you. 謝謝 (用于禮貌接受別人給與之物)[套語]

"Would you like a cup of coffee?"—"Thank you, I'd love one."

“你要喝杯咖啡嗎？”—“謝謝，來一杯吧。”

3. CONVENTION You use no thank you or, in more informal English, no thanks to politely refuse something that has just been offered to you. 謝謝 (用于禮貌拒絕別人給與之物)[套語]

"Would you like a cigarette?"—"No thank you."

“你要來支香煙嗎？”—“不了，謝謝?！?/p>

4. CONVENTION You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to politely acknowledge what someone has said to you, especially when they have answered your question or said something nice to you. 謝謝 (用于禮貌地感謝別人的回答或贊美)[套語]

"You look very nice indeed."—"Thank you."

“你看起來真漂亮?！薄爸x謝?！?/p>

5. CONVENTION You use thank you or thank you very much in order to say firmly that you do not want someone's help or to tell them that you do not like the way that they are behaving toward you. 謝謝 (用于拒絕別人的幫助或告訴對(duì)方自己不喜歡這種對(duì)待方式)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

I can find my own way home, thank you. 我自己能找到路回家，謝謝。

6. V-T When you thank someone for something, you express your gratitude to them for it. 感謝

I thanked them for their long and loyal service. 我感謝他們長期忠誠的效力。

7. N-PLURAL When you express your thanks to someone, you express your gratitude to them for something. 謝意

They accepted their certificates with words of thanks. 他們接過證書，同時(shí)表示了謝意。

8. PHRASE You say "Thank God," "Thank Goodness," or "Thank heavens" when you are very relieved about something. 謝天謝地[情感]

I was wrong, thank God. 原來我錯(cuò)了，謝天謝地。

9. PHRASE If you say that you have someone to thank for something, you mean that they caused it to happen. 歸因于某人

I have her to thank for my life. 我多虧她才保住性命。

You have only yourself to thank for this mess. 你只能怪你自己把事情弄得這么糟。

10. PHRASE If you say that something happens thanks to a particular person or thing, you mean that they are responsible for it happening or caused it to happen. 歸功于

It is thanks to this committee that many new sponsors have come forward. 多虧這個(gè)委員會(huì)，才來了這么多新的贊助商。