Letters of Thanks 感谢信
在大多数说英语国家里，人们习惯于对别人为自己所做的任何事情（比如送礼物、宴请等）表示感谢。即使当面已谢过，通常还要写一封感谢信。这种信应简短而真诚。
优朗英语培训学校将感谢信通常归纳为以下内容：
1） 对对方给予的款待、礼物或帮助表示感谢；
2） 用简洁的语言赞赏对方提供的帮助所起到的作用，或所收到的礼品的可爱及其用途；
3） 表示将来有望回报或继续合作等；
4） 再次表示感谢。
Sample 1 A Thank-you Letter for a Beautiful Gift
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Dec. 6,2004
Dear Aunt Mary,
Thank you very much for the beautiful watch. What a nice Christmas present it is! I have been longing for such a watch for a long time. However, I didn’t get it anywhere.
Thank you ever so much, dear Aunt Mary. I’ll keep the watch with me forever. And whenever I see this beautiful watch, I would certainly think of you with gratitude and affection. It will also reminded me of your teaching and I’ll learn to cherish my precious youth time.
Again, my heartfelt thanks and best wishes to you.
Lovingly yours,
Tom |
Sample 2 A Thank-you Letter for a Dinner Party
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Oct. 15,2003
Dear Mr. Song,
Thank you for your inviting me and some of me colleagues to dine with you last night. It was an enjoyable occasion and an excellent dinner.
As you know, we value our long-established relationship with your university, and with the Foreign Languages Department in particular, and look forward to doing more academic research projects with you and to many future years of increased cooperation.
Yours sincerely,
Dick |
Sample 3 A Thank-you Letter for a Timely Help
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Dear Prof. Wang,
I’ve just got the good news that I have passed the entrance examination for a post-graduate program with satisfactory result. I’m going to Beijing University of Technology for the interview. I feel so excited about it.
You have offered me great help all the time. But for your kind encouragement, I would never have achieved such a success. My gratitude to you is beyond words. My parents join me in giving you our heartfelt thanks.
With respect,
Yours sincerely,
Lu Shiqi |
参考译文
Sample 1
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亲爱的玛丽阿姨：
非常感谢您赠送给我的这块漂亮手表。这件圣诞礼物真是太棒了！我好久以来就想要一只这样的手表，却没能买到。
玛丽阿姨，多谢您了。我要永远把它保存好。每当我看到这块漂亮的手表，就一定会怀着感激之情想起您，也一定会遵循你的教诲，学会珍惜宝贵的青春时光。
再次深深地感激并祝福您！
爱您的，
汤姆
2004年12月6日 |
Sample 2
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尊敬的宋先生：
感谢您昨天邀请我和我的几位同事与你们共进晚餐。晚餐气氛愉快而且菜肴丰盛可口。
如您所知，我们非常珍视同贵校、特别是同外语系的长期友谊，并且期望能同你们一道完成更多的学术研究课题，我们之间今后的合作也会日益加强。
你忠诚的朋友，
迪克
2003年10月15日 |
Sample 3
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尊敬的王教授：
我刚刚得到一个好消息，我已以优异的成绩被北京科技大学录取为硕士研究生。我马上就要到该大学参加面试，为此我感到非常兴奋。
您一直在为我提供很大的帮助。若不是您的亲切鼓励，我永远也无法取得现在的成功。我对您的感谢无法用言语表达。我也代表我的父母向您表示最真诚的谢意。
您的学生，
陆世齐 敬上 |
Useful expressions:
Ø Many thanks for your kind invitation. 谢谢你好意的邀请。
Ø It’s very kind of you to have us over. 谢谢你邀请我们过去。
Ø Thanks a lot for your nice present. 谢谢你精美的礼物。
Ø Thank you ever so much for your warm wishes/greetings/compliments. 非常感谢你温馨的祝福/问候/祝贺。
Ø We are indebted to you for your help. 对于你们的帮助，我们表示深深的谢意。
Ø I like…very much you sent me on my birthday. 我非常喜欢你在我生日那天送我的…
Ø You are a genius at selecting the right gift. 你真会挑礼物.
Ø I deeply/really appreciate your hospitality. 我由衷地感激您的款待.
Ø Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. 再次由衷地表示谢意.
Ø I will remember your kindness with gratitude. 我将用语带着感激之情记着你的好意.
Practice
Practice 1
Jenny感谢Kate送给他一本英汉词典。他一直都想要这样一本字典。今年假期他要参加英语补习班，正在攒钱想买。夸她的礼物来得正是时候，表示感谢。
Practice 2
你是大连的张宇，在美国纽约期间受到格林夫妇的友好款待。为表示感谢，希望近期他们来大连时能有机会答谢他们。
Words for reference: 感激 grateful; 难忘 unforgettable; 答谢 reciprocate
参考答案
Practice 1
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Dear Kate,
Thank you very much for the English-Chinese dictionary you sent me yesterday. It’s always so considerate and thoughtful of you to give love and concern to me. As you know, I’ve been needing and wanting a dictionary like that for a long time. I’ll take an advanced English course during the vacation, and I am saving everything I earn for this expensive new edition. Dear Kate, your gift comes on time and in time. I will think of you with affection and gratitude.
Love
Jenny |
Practice 2
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May 10, 2004
Dear Mrs. Green,
I was so grateful to you and Mr. Green for your kindness and attention to me during my stay in New York. It seemed as if I were your own son. It was unforgettable.
You told me that you would come to China recently. I do hope to have the opportunity of reciprocating when you are in Dalian.
I am expecting to see you both as soon as possible.
Sincerely yours,
Zhang Yu |
