This week we answer a question from Thanh in Vietnam, who writes, "How many ways can we say ‘thank you?'"

本周我们回复来自越南的Thanh所提出的问题Gr^YlhE~=u)oJj518。他写道：“我们有多少种方式可以表达感谢？”

Dear Thanh,

亲爱的Thanh，

This is a good question as we enter a season of holiday gift-giving in the United States.

这个问题问得正好，因为我们正要进入美国的节日送礼季;TUl&X%td]vgN_Hz。

The verb thank means to tell someone that you are grateful for something they have done or given.

道谢这个动词的意思是告诉某人，你对他们所做的或者是给予的心存感激#QbKMGz]6T=6~F3Ag。

The most common ways to say "thank you" are listed in order from more to less formal.

最常用的表达“谢谢你”的方式是如下你所听到的，从正式到非正式的说法m+9P8.2oN-&3L。

Thank you for coming to the party. (formal)

感谢您来参加这次聚会TWgliQcop9t7OwG%。（正式）

Thanks for calling me. (informal)

感谢来电#Y#y^#A0wu|z=M0S@。（非正式）

You have probably noticed that there are many ways to show feelings of gratitude in English.

你可能已经注意到，英语中有很多种表达感激之情的方式]zHfYQJ^k|r5Ra。

One is to use the word "grateful" or "gratitude" to thank someone.

其中一种是用“grateful”或者“gratitude”这个单词来感谢某人AJOk.YRuU8qmg,6L[E。

We are grateful for your generosity in giving warm coats to the poor children.

我们非常感激您慷慨地为贫困儿童提供保暖外套7jZP51Mv5kG。

Please accept this gift as a sign of my gratitude.

请接受这份礼物以表达我的感激之情V6C=6gMA[T~d)ZjBPXK。

Another word you may hear when English speakers thank someone is appreciate.

你可能听过的另一个英语使用者感谢某人的单词是appreciate|qs2q-xve+i).V^6]。

I really appreciate your explanation.

非常感谢你的讲解G@7m||3fxS_,u)。

Please accept this pin as a sign of our appreciation for your work.

请接受这枚徽章，以表达我们对您的工作的感谢W]ORo1&hiWh-H。

Finally, one more way to say thanks to someone is to use the word "obliged."

最后，还有一种表示感谢某人的方式用到了obliged这个单词^-#O27K;0Zu!S。

I am much obliged to you for the help you've given me.

非常感谢您给我的帮助cIR)zmGXmt=F6。

Another way to say it very informally is "I owe you one!"

另一种非正式的说法是：我欠你一份人情！

Thanks very much to our fan, Thanh, in Vietnam for the excellent question!

非常感谢我们的越南粉丝Thanh提出的这么优秀的问题zMAlHj)IqAF。

And that's Ask A Teacher.

以上就是本期名师答疑节目的全部内容f[g(jtx[i&dZKz。

I'm Jill Robbins.

我是吉尔·罗宾斯G-eTu!0PotE。