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【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 154】

單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)

Grateful vs. Thankful。(123RF)
Grateful vs. Thankful。(123RF)
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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。)◇