How to Express Appreciation
Guidance for Reciting
Thanksgiving today is，in every sense，a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year's bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.
Each generation，compared with the one before，is losing a sense of consideration for other people. Without respect，conflict occurs then.
A grateful attitude is tremendous life skill，an efficient and inexpensive way to set ourselves apart in the work force and in our ***** lives. The habit of manners comes from inside―it is an attitude based on respecting other people.
A thank-you note should contain three things：an acknowledgment of the gift （Love the tie with the picture of a horse on it）；a recognition of the time and effort spent to slect it （You must have shopped all over the state to find such a unique item！）；and a prediction of how you will use your gift or the way it has enhanced your life （I'll be sure to wear it to the next Mr. Ed convention！）.
Notes
1.tremendous [tri5mendEs] a. 巨大的，惊人的
2.set oneself apart 使某人与众不同或优于别人
学会感谢
诵读导言
今天的感恩节（在美国）是一个不折不扣的国定假日。在这一天，具有各种信仰和各种背景的美国人，共同为他们一年来所受到的上苍的恩典表示感谢，虔诚地祈求上帝继续赐福。
跟上一代人比起来，每一代人都在逐渐丧失顾及和体谅别人的意识。没有彼此尊重，就产生了冲突。
感激的态度是一种很棒的生活技巧，是一种使我们在工作和生活中与众不同的有效且不昂贵的方法。礼貌的态度源于内心――它是建立在尊重别人基础上的一种态度。
一封感谢信应该包含三方面的内容：对于收到的礼物表示谢意（喜欢那条印有马的图案的领带）；对于挑选礼物所付出时间和精力表示肯定（你肯定是逛遍了全州所有的商店才选中了这么独特的一条！）；预言你将如何用上你收到的这份礼物或者表示它已经为你的生活增添了光彩（下次我一定要戴上它参加爱德华先生的会议）。
口语点津
要记得感谢他人“玫瑰”的香气和温暖：
I appreciate your help. / Thanks for sharing.我感谢你的帮助。
Thank you for everything. 谢谢你的多方关照。
Thank you for taking your time out of your （business）date. 谢谢你（百忙之中）抽出时间。
I'd like to express my gratitude. 我要表达我的谢意。
I couldn't have done it without you. 若是没有你，我不可能做到。