作者:江苏 黄丽霞 崔荣斌
英美人几乎在一切场合都对别人的帮助、赞扬,哪怕是微不足道的事表示感谢。表达感谢很简单,但是要恰到好处却不是容易的。
[高考真题]
1. — thanks for the lovely and delicious food.
— _______. (2003北京 春)
a. no thanks b. never mind
c. all right d. my pleasure
2. — thank you ever so much for the book you sent me. (上海1997 )
— _______.
a. no thanks b. i’m glad you like it
c. please don’t say so d. no, it’s not so good
[答案与解析]
1. d。my pleasure. 常常用来回答对方的感谢。常见的回答感谢的方式还有:you’re welcome. / not at all. / don’t mention it. / that’s all right. 等。
2. b。此处i’m glad you like it也是回答感谢的一种方式。
[巩固练习]
1. — it’s been a wonderful evening. thank you very much.
— _______. (北京2002)
a. my pleasure b. i’m glad to do that
c. no, thanks d. it’s ok
2. — i really don’t know how to thank you enough.
— _______.
a. no problem b. think nothing of it
c. not at all d. it doesn’t matter
3. — it’s been an unforgettable party. thank you very much.
— _______.
a. no thanks b. it’s ok
c. you are welcome d. just do it
key:1-3 acc