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英文Email錯誤率最高的一個字,其中有一個你一定沒想到,是appreciate(謝謝)! 很多人不想要一再用thank you/thanks,,,,,.,很自然地appreciate這個字就派上用場了。 我們來看兩句經典錯誤示範: (X) I appreciate you for giving us this opportunity to introduce our new product. 謝謝你給我們機會向您介紹我們的新產品。 (X) We would appreciate if you would arrange for immediate payment. 如果能立即付款,我們會很感激。. (X) I will appreciate an interview with you。. 希望能有面試的機會。 你知道錯在哪裡? 仔細來看看appreciate,這個字一般字典都解釋為“欣賞、感謝”,再延伸有"升值"意思。這意思看起來沒甚麼關聯,其實它們都是源自同一個本意 “清楚某件事的價值、重要性而對其表達推崇之意”。理解、欣賞、激賞、讚賞、感激,甚至連升值都在同一條意義軸線上。 (O) I appreciate his generosity. 我讚賞他的慷慨大方。 (O) I appreciate the difficulty. 我理解這種困難。 (O) The RMB may appreciate by around 7-8% in 2014. 人民幣2014年可能會升值7%至8%。 再來看用法,appreciate這個字和thank恰恰相反,thank後面接人,appreciate後面不接人,而接一件事。 (O) I appreciate your kindness. 謝謝你的好意。 (X) I appreciate you for your kindness. (O) He thanked her for her kindness. 他感謝她的好意。 (X) He thanked her kindness. Appreciate後面可以加if或when引導的子句,但這時需要加一個"it": We really appreciate it when she offered to help. 她來幫忙了,我們十分感激。 Appreciate也常出現在履歷表上,但這個字不要亂用。 很多人會在email最後寫道: I am appreciating an interview with you I'm appreciating you 或者 I appreciate your help。 其實都是不妥的。 I'm appreciating 就是我在感激,等於說,我都謝過你了,別人還沒有請我們去interview,不必先表達感激。說"I look forward to hearing from you." 即可。 而I appreciate your help 其實是 I'd appreciate your help,只是"d"讀來很小聲,但還是有。 是不是知道一開始那3句讓怎麼改才對? (X) I thank you for giving us this opportunity to introduce our new product. (X) We would appreciate it if you would arrange for immediate payment. (X) I look forward to hearing from you soon. |
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