hi, everyone
i'd like to thank each of you for making my birthday a great day(1).it felt really festive(2) to be surrounded by all of the decorations(3) all day!in fact, if you haven't noticed, i'm reluctant(4) to take them down.also, your gift certificate(5) to the real seafood restaurant was very generous(6) and i can assure you i will put it to good use!
thanks so much! (7)
john
(1)英文信函的習慣是開門見山，段落的第一個句子常常是該段落的主題句(topic sentence)，"i'd like to thank each of you for making my birthday a great day"很清楚地表達了寫信的目的。類似的主題句還有:"thank you for spending so much time with me during my visit to your headquarters on monday."和"leon and i are so grateful for your kindness during our stay in your house last week."
(2)festive：過節似的、喜慶的、歡樂的
(3)decorations:此處指表示喜慶的裝飾物，如氣球、彩條，表示幽默的漫畫等。
(4)be reluctant to: 不情願的，捨不得的
(5)gift certificate：禮券
(6)generous: 豐厚的、豐盛的、大方的
(7)結尾時可以再次向對方表示感謝。類似的句子還有：thank you again for your time.thank you again for your generosity.