單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)
Grateful vs. Thankful
● grateful
英譯:to talk about how we feel when someone is kind to us or does us a favour
解釋:充滿感激的
例句:
I would be very grateful if you could send me more information about your company.
(若能多給我一些貴公司的訊息,我會非常感激。)
Not: I would be thankful …(x)
● thankful
英譯:when we are relieved that something unpleasant or dangerous didn't happen
解釋:覺得慶幸的
例句:
I'm just thankful that no one was injured.(還好沒有人受傷。)
I was thankful that they hadn't asked for more.(慶幸的是,他們沒有再要更多。)◇