感謝款待
【內容提示】
假如你度過一周假期剛剛返校。給你的朋友劉冬寫封感謝信。
①感謝劉冬為你安排一周愉快的假期。
②簡單回憶假期中的愉快生活，感謝劉冬請假帶你遊玩了許多地方。
③認為劉冬的母親是一位非常出色的廚師，美味可口的飯菜使你體重增加了近10磅。
④再次感謝，並希望保持聯繫。歡迎他有機會來你校遊玩。
【作文示範】
Thanks for Liu＇s Hospitality
Aug. 18, 1989
Dear Liu Dong,
I＇m back at school now. I wish to express my thanks to you for the wonderful vacation I spent with you and your family. During the vacation you taught me how to swim, boat and fish. I really appreciate① your taking time off work to take② me around and show me so manyplaces.
Your mother is such a terrific③ cook! I think I must have gained 10 pounds just in the week I spent with you. Surely I＇ve spent a happy vacation, which will be remembered for long.
I hope you will be able to visit our school sometime. Thank you again. Let＇s keep in touch.
Love,
Li Ming
【詞語解釋】
①appreciate [+＇pri:Mieit] v. 感謝；感激
②take time off work to do sth． 請假去做某事
③terrific [t+＇rifik] a． （美俚）了不起的；極妙的
【寫法指要】
感謝信（thank-you letters）是在收到別人贈送的禮物、得到別人的某種幫助或受到別人的款待後寫的信。這種信要寫得及時；否則，收信人對你的謝意就會大打折扣。感謝信不要太長，但要寫得真摯。通常要提到對方送的禮物怎么好，幫助有多大，款待得多么周到等。
感謝信常用的語句有：
①Many thanks for your kind and warm help.
②I am greatly indebted to you for your help.
③ Thank you for your generous hospitality.
④ It was really exciting to get your New Year＇s card!
⑤ I＇m sincerely grateful for all your help in finding me a place.
⑥Your note of congratulations is deeply appreciated.
⑦Thank you for doing so much to make my trip interesting.
⑧Thank you for your kindness to have done me a favour.