Unit 2 Saying Thanks or Sorry

Unit Two SayingThanksorSorry UnitGoals WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1 Expresspleasureandthanks2 Sendamessageofcongratulationandrespondtoit3 Expressregretsandaskforforgiveness4 Writeandreplyto athank younoteagiftcardacongratulationmessageWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1 Feelingthankfulandsorryispartofyourculture2 Beingseriouswhensayingsorry3 Useofarticles Contents Section TalkingFacetoFace ImitatingMini Talks SpeakandRecite SpeakandPerform StudyandImitate ImitateandPerform ActingouttheTasks StudyingGiftandCongratulationCards FollowingSampleDialogues PuttingLanguagetoUse SpeakandComplete SpeakandCommunicate SECTIONITalkingFacetoFace ImitatingMini Talks SpeakandRecite 1Workinpairs Practicethefollowingmini talksaboutexpressingthanksandotherfeelings 1 GivingThankstoPeopleA Thankyouforthehappytime B It snicetohaveyouwithus A Ishallneverforgetthisweekend B Me too Itwas hasbeensopleasant 2 CongratulatingPeopleonWinningaPrizeA Congratulationsonwinningthefirstprize B Thankyouverymuch A Weallfeelveryproudofyou B Thanks Let sgoandhaveadrink 周末 祝贺赢得 奖自豪的 WindowonKeyWords 3 ExpressingThanksforOthers HelpA ProfessorSmith thankyouverymuchforyouradviceonmypaper B It smypleasuretobeofsomehelp A Icouldneverbesosuccessfulwithoutyourhelp B Ialwaysknowthatyoucandowell 4 MakingApologiestoOthersA I msosorryforbeinglateagain B Nevermind butit salessonforyoutolearn A Pleaseforgivemeonemoretime B Oh justseeitdoesn thappenagain willyou 5 ExpressingRegretA I msorryIdidn tsendthee mailyesterday B Forgetit That sOK A IwishIcouldmakeupforit B Idon tthinkit syourfault 建议成功的道歉原谅遗憾 后悔电子邮件错误 Back Languagepoints Thankyouforsth doingsth感谢做了某事 感谢做了某事e g Thankyouforyourkindhelp 感谢您慷慨的帮助 Thankyouforhelpingme 感谢帮助了我 2 Congratulationsonsth doingsth恭喜某事 恭喜你做了某事e g Congratulationonbeingacollegestudent 恭喜你成为了大学生 Languagepoints 3 beproudofsb n pride以 为骄傲e g Sheissoproudofherson 她以她儿子为荣 takepridein4 beofsomehelp有些帮助behelpfule g Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou 下面的建议对你也许有点帮助 Languagepoints 5 Makeanapology道歉apologizevi vt 道歉 谢罪apologizetosbforsth6 makeupforsth弥补e g Ihavealotoffaultstomakeupfor 我有许多缺点需要弥补 7 fault mistakemistake 错误 过失 不含责任意味 fault 错误 含责任意味 It smyfault Sampledialogues Summary 1 DoyouknowhowtoexpressthanksinEnglish Speakout expressingthanks A Itwas isso ofyouto Tips generous sendmesuchafineandbeautifulgift B Thankyoufor thebookyousentme doingmeafavor arrangingeverythingforus Speakout expressingthanks Tips C Manythanksfor allowingmetouseyourcellphone yourkindandcaringletter Speakout expressingthanks Tips D I m very grateful toyou for allthehelpandencouragementyou vegivenme yourgeneroushospitality Speakout expressingthanks Tips Speakout expressingthanks E Idon tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoyou Howtorespondtothanks 1 I mgladthatIcouldbeofassistance 能帮上忙我很高兴 2 I malwaysgladtohelpyou 很高兴能为您效劳 3 I mdelightedIwasabletohelp 能帮上忙我很高兴 4 Youwouldhavedonethesameinmyposition I msure 您如果处在我的地位一定也会这么做 5 Mypleasure 不用谢 6 ItwastheleastIcoulddo 实在微不足道 尽力而已 7 Thinknothingofit 不必客气 8 Don tmentionit 不用谢 Congratulations Mr Albright I veheardthegoodnewsthatyouwerenamedthisyear sOutstandingManager Ifeelreallyhappyforyou Iknowyoudeservethishonor It sverykindofyoutosayso Iowemysuccesstoyourkindhelpandsupport Sentencesforcongratulationsandreplies Apologies道歉 1 sorry I mterriblysorry I msorryI mlate I msorrytohearthat 2 excuseme Excusemeforinterruptingyou 3 pardon Ibegyourpardon 4 forgive Pleaseforgivemycarelessness 5 fault It sallmyfault 6 apologize IapologizeforwhatI vedone Apologies道歉 Responses应答 6 Pleasedon tblameyourself 1 Itdoesn tmatter 5 It snotyourfault 4 Don tworryaboutit 7 Forgetit 2 Nevermind 3 That sallright 8 Don tsaythat A I mterriblysorrythatI veforgottobringthesampleoftheproduct B Idoapologizeforthis C Excuseme Forgivemeforinterruptingyouagain D I msosorrythatI veforgottheclassmeeting Samplesentences E Ifeelterriblysorryformissingtheappointment F IapologizethatIcouldn treplytoyoure mailassoonaspossible G Ihopeyouwillacceptmysincereapologiesfornotinformingyouofthenews H Pleaseforgiveme SpeakandPerform ActingouttheTasks 2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini talks 1Task Givethankstoyourhostess 女主人 forahappyNewYear sParty 2Task Congratulateyourfriendonbeingadmittedtoanursingschool 3Task Expressthankstoyourteacherwhohasbeenhelpingyou 4Task Apologizefornotbeingabletoofferhelptoafriendofyours 5Task Expressregretformakingacarelessmistake Back StudyingGiftandCongratulationCards StudyandImitate 3Giftcards notesandcongratulationcards lettersareveryusefulforexpressingthanksandgoodwishesonsomesocialoccasions Itisalsoimportantforustolearnhowtoreplytothemproperly Readthefollowingcardscarefullyandtrytousetheinformationtopracticeshortdialogues Back FollowingSampleDialogues ImitateandPerform 1 ThankYoufortheBeautifulFlowersJoyce Hello Mary Mary Hi Joyce Howareyoufeelingnow Joyce Oh muchbetter Thankyou Andthankyouverymuchfortheroses Theyaresolovely Mary I mgladyoulikethem Theyarefrommyowngarden Joyce Yes Iknow Someoftheflowersopenedthismorning Sobeautifulandsweet Mary Iknowyouloveflowers andIhopeyou llenjoykeepingthem Joyce Isurewill Youarealwayssothoughtful Mary Mary I mgladyouliketheflowers 4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks 2 CongratulationsonthePromotionJohn Congratulations Mr Alright I vegotthegoodnewsthatyouwerenamedOutstandingManager Bill Thankyou Mr Black John Ireallyfeelhappyforyou Iknowyoudeservethehonor Bill It sverykindofyoutosayso John IhavevisitedoneofyourbranchesandIwasverymuchimpressed Bill Iowemuchtoyourkindhelpandsupporttoourcompany Mr Black John I msureyouandyourcompanywillbemoresuccessfulinthecomingyear Bill Thanksforyourkindwords I mlookingforwardtoourcontinuedcooperationinthefuture Back PuttingLanguagetoUse SpeakandComplete 5Imagineyouarewritingyourtermpaper You vejustreceivedaveryusefulreferencebookasagiftfromProfessorSmith Youmeethimandexpressyourthanks Readaloudthefollowingdialoguewithyourpartnerbyputtinginthemissingwords You Goodmorning Prof Smith 1 forthebookyousentme Itis2 tomytermpaper Smith 3 itishelpfultoyou You Yes it sindeedaverygoodreferencebook Idon tknowhowIshallexpress4 Smith It s5 You AndI m6 forallthehelpandencouragementyou vegivenme Smith I mhappytobe7 Pleasedon thesitatetoletmeknowwheneveryouneedme You Iwill ProfessorSmith Youareso8 Unit Two kind Thankyou veryhelpful I mglad happy mygratitude thankstoyou nothing mypleasure verygrateful ofanyhelp Back SpeakandCommunicate 6ImagineyouareSue andyourpartnerisKen YourEnglishteacher Lindahasbeeninhospital Nowsheisfullyrecoveredandwillleavethehospitaltoday Youwanttomeetherthere YouaskyourfriendKentogiveyoualift Fillintheblanksaccordingtothecluesinthebrackets Thenactitoutwithyourpartner Sue 1 打招呼 Couldyougivemealift Ken Hi Sue 2 表示歉意 butIdon thaveacarrightnow Sue Oh 3 表示遗憾 IwanttogototheCentralHospital Ken Why Areyousick Sue No I mallright MyEnglishteacherLindaisthere Shehasjustrecoveredandistoleavethehospitaltoday Ken 4 表示理解 Whynottakeabunchofflowerswithyou Sue 5 感谢他想得周到 Ihavealreadypreparedsomeflowersfreshfrommymother sgarden That sverythoughtful considerateofyou Hello Ken I mterriblysorry that stoobad Isee SpeakandCommunicate 6ImagineyouareSue andyourpartnerisKen YourEnglishteacher Lindahasbeeninhospital Nowsheisfullyrecoveredandwillleavethehospitaltoday Youwanttomeetherthere YouaskyourfriendKentogiveyoualift Fillintheblanksaccordingtothecluesinthebrackets Thenactitoutwithyourpartner Ken Well well 6 感叹这样做很好 Sue But 7 表示遗憾 Ican tseeLindarightnow nocarandnodriver Ken Wrong Youhaveagooddriverhere Icouldborrowmydad scarandtakeyouthere Sue 8 表示惊喜 That sgreat It s9 感谢他的好心 Ken Ken Don tmentionit 10 表示心甘情愿 It smypleasure That swonderful whatapity Really verykindofyou Back SECTIONIIBeingAllEars LearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunication ListenandRepeat ListenandMatch ListenandRespond HandlingaDialogue ListenandDecode UnderstandingaShortSpeech Talk ListenandComplete ListenandMatch SECTIONIIBeingAllEars LearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunication ListenandRepeat 1Listento10sentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross referencedwiththeirChinesetranslations I mverygratefultothemfortheir1 我非常感谢他们对我的悉心相助 kindhelp Unit Two 2 Wearemuchobligedtoyou2 我们十分感谢你们的热情好客 foryourhospitality 3 Thankyoueversomuch Ido3 太谢谢了 我真是非常珍惜你的友谊 appreciateyourfriendship 5 Notatall IfeelhappyIcoulddo5 不用谢 能助你一臂之力我感到很高兴 somethingforyou 4 Mysisterissothankfultoyoufor4 我妹妹非常感谢你送给她漂亮的提包 thebeautifulbag WindowonKeyWords grateful心怀感激的obliged感激的appreciate珍惜 看重terribly非常地 极度地pardon原谅 谅解 6 Youarewelcome It strulymy6 不客气 这其实是我的荣幸 pleasure honor 7 I mterriblysorry Pleasepardon7 十分抱歉 请你原谅 me 8 It sallmyfault Iapologizeforall8 都是我的错 我为我所做的一切道歉 thatI vedone 9 Thisissuchwonderfulnews 9 这是多么好的消息啊 祝贺你 Congratulations 10 Congratulations Ifeelsoproudof10 恭喜恭喜 我真为你感到自豪 you Back ListenandMatch 2ListentothefollowingsentencesforworkplacecommunicationinColumnAandmatcheachonewithitsChineseversioninColumnB ColumnA ColumnB 5 Notatall IfeelhappythatIcoulde 你别客气 这其实是我的荣幸 dothisforyou 2 I mmuchobligedtoyouforyourb 我为那件事感到十分抱歉 请原谅我吧 heart warmingencouragement 4 Myparentsaresothankfultoyoud 我万分感谢你的热情鼓励 foryourkindinvitation 1 Thestudentfeelssogratefultothea 恭喜恭喜 我真为你高兴 teacherforherpatienthelp 3 Thankyouverymuchindeed Idoc 太谢谢了 我真是非常珍惜你的理解 appreciateyourunderstanding Unit Two ColumnA ColumnB 6 Youaretrulywelcome Thepleasureisf 都是我的错 我为我的粗心大意道歉 mine 7 Ifeelsosorryforthat Pleaseexcuseg 太好了 祝贺你 me 8 It smyfault Iapologizeforbeingsoh 我父母非常感谢你的盛情邀请 careless 10 Congratulations Ifeelsohappyforj 不用谢 能帮你干这件事我感到很高兴 you Key 1 i 2 d 3 c 4 h 5 j 6 e 7 b 8 f 9 g 10 a 9 That sgreat Congratulations i 这位学生非常感谢老师对他的耐心帮助 Back ListenandRespond 3Listento6sentencesforworkplacecommunicationandchoosetheirrightresponses 1 A Welcome B Forgetit C Mypleasure D Nevermind 2 A Itisn tworthmuch B I mgladyoulikeit C Youarewelcome D Don tmentionit 3 A Don tmentionit B Idon tcare C It smyfault D Forgetit 4 A Ioweittoyourhelp B Whatasurprise C Itcan tbetrue D Goodluck 5 A Itservesyouright B Nevermind C Youarewrong D Notatall 6 A It smypleasure B It squiteserious C Thesametoyou D Thejoyismine 1 Ifeelsogratefulforyourkindness 2 Whatalovelypresent Ilikeitsomuch 3 Sorry Ididn tmeantohurtyou 4 Congratulations Weallfeelsoproudofyou 5 Iapologizefortheterriblemistake 6 I mmuchobligedtoyouforyourhelp Script Back AndyandDonnaaregoodfriends Donnaisrecoveringfroma1bike car busaccidentandshestillfeelsrather2sick weak sadnow AndycomestoseeDonna Donnagivesherheart feltthankstoAndyforsendinghera3gift thank you get wellcardthedaybefore ShethinksthatAndyisvery4careful thoughtful helpful ShealsoexpressesherloveforthebeautifulflowersAndyhasbroughther TheseflowersarefromAndy s5niece s father s sister sgarden Theyaresofreshandlooksonice Donnakeepsthemrightonthe6desk counter tablebesideherbed Whenit stimetosaygoodbye AndyasksDonnato7takearest takecare takeleave HandlingaDialogue ListenandDecode 4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard Script Andy Hi Donna Youareup Areyouallrightnow Donna Notquiteyet I mstillfeelingratherweak Andy Sorrytohearthat Dobemorecarefulinridingnexttime Donna Yeah Ihavelearnedalesson Andy itwasverythoughtfulofyoutosendmetheget wellcardyesterday Andy Well Ijusthopeyoucanrecoversoon Donna Thankyou AndI dalsoliketothankyouforthesebeautifulflowers Andy Theyarefreshfrommysister sgarden Donna Nowondertheylooksonice I veputthemrightonthetablebesidethebed Andy I mgladyoulikethem Oh dear I vegottogonow Takecare Donna Donna Iwill Andy AndIdoappreciateallyou vedoneforme Script Back UnderstandingaShortSpeech Talk ListenandComplete 5Nowlistentoashortspeech talkandfilluptheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard Thewordsinbracketswillgiveyousomehints Goodmorning 1 who MynameisLouisaWood Icomefrom2 whichcountry andI ma3 what Myhobbyislisteningtopopmusic I malready4 howmany yearsold butIstillchoosetolearnEnglishinthisclass SoIcanmanagetotalkwithforeignerswhenwetravel5 where Ofcourse Ialsowanttohelp6 whom withtheirEnglishhomework Oh 7 howmany purposeistobeabletosingpopsongsin8 whatlanguage Ihave9 howmany CDsandI llbringthemhere10 forwhat everyone Italy housewife thirty five abroad mychildren Onemore English tosharewithyou adozen Back a introducethespeakerherself b lettheclassknowsomeItalian c listallthegoodpointsofknowingEnglish d invitetheclasstothespeaker shomeforavisit ListenandMatch 6Listentothespeech talkagainandcompletetheinformationinColumnAwiththerightchoicesinColumnB ColumnAColumnB 1 Thepurposeofthisspeechisto 2 LouisaWood a isanexperiencedpopsinger b wantstoimproveherEnglish c lovesmanykindsofmusic d writespopsongsinEnglish ColumnAColumnB 3 OnepurposeforLouisatolearnEnglishinthisclassisto a makeherhusbandproudofher b readpopmusicmagazines c listentopopsongsinEnglish d helpherchildrenwiththeirschoolwork 4 Thisspeechisgivenby 5 Louisahopestheclasswill a anItaliansinger b anoldEnglishwoman c aChinesegirlstudent d amiddle agedhousewife a visitherhome b listentohersinging c sharehermusicCDs d singpopsongswithher Back SECTIONIIITryingYourHand PracticingAppliedWriting WriteandSimulate WriteandCreate WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammar WriteandCorrectMistakes WriteandTranslate WriteandDescribeaPicture WriteandApplyRules SECTIONIIITryingYourHand PracticingAppliedWriting WriteandSimulate 1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofathank younoteandacongratulationcardandlearntowriteyourown Back UnitSix Question1 Howmanypartsarethereinapersonalletter Therearefiveparts 1 Date 日期2 Opening 称呼语3 Body 信的正文4 Closing 结束语5 Signatureofthewriter 签名 UnitSix Question2 Whereiseachpartlocated 1stSeptember 2008DearProfessorLi IthinkyouwillbepleasedtolearnthatIhavebeenhiredbyaBritishcompany Thecompanymanufacturescarradios Thankyouforallowingmetouseyournameasreference Verysincerelyyours WangHong Date upperrightcorner Salutation upperleftcorner Body Inthemiddle Closing Abovethesignature Signature attheendofrightcorner UnitSix PleasereadandunderstandthefollowingsamplePersonalLetters October14th 2008DearGrant Thankssomuchforthegreatbirthdaypresent Ireallyloveit I vebeenworkingreallyhardatschool We vegotsomeexamscomingup soI vegotheapsofstudytodo HopefullyI llremembereverything Ihateexams LastweekendIstayedatJacquie splace Westudiedtogether yes Iactuallydiddosomehomework aswell andIwenttopartythatreallyrocked Imetthisguy we llseehowthingsworkout Seeyouduringtheholidays ThanksagainfortheCD Sincerelyyours Mandy 1 Letterofthanks 在日常生活和工作中 感谢信应用范围很广 当收到馈赠 邀请 赴宴 照顾 款待 慰问 祝贺时 写信道谢乃人之常情 在商务活动中 对雇员的建议 客户的订货 供应商的优质服务 银行 商会或友邻的信息提供等等 均应写信致谢 感谢信能帮助加强联系 增进友谊 树立企业的良好形象 感谢信应态度诚恳 热情洋溢 不能过于简短 以免使收信人造成敷衍了事 言不由衷的错觉 感谢信通常包括如下内容 一是对对方的馈赠 帮助 关心和邀请等表示由衷的感谢 二是说明对方的馈赠 帮助 关心和邀请等所起的作用和对自己的意义 三是表示希望日后有机会定当答谢对方 并在结尾再次致谢 2 Commonly UsedSentencesonLettersofThanks感谢信常用句型 1 Thankyouverymuchfor 2 Manythanksforyour 3 Pleaseacceptmysincereappreciationfor 4 Iamtrulygratefultoyoufor 5 Itwasgood thoughtful ofyou 承蒙好意 关心 6 Youweresokindtosend 7 Thankyouagainforyourwonderfulhospitality 盛情款待 andIamlookingforwardtoseeingyousoon 8 IhopeIcanreciprocate 回报 yourkindnesswhenyoucometo 9 Thanksamillion orThankseversomuch 10 Oceansofthanks 感谢之至 11 Icannottellyouhowmuchyourletterdelighted 愉快 relieved amused enchanted轻松 me 12 Pleaseacceptmysincereappreciationfor 请接受我对 衷心感谢 13 Isincerelyappreciate 14 Iamverysincerelygratefultoyoufor 15 Iwishtoexpressmyprofoundappreciationfor 我对 深表感谢 16 Manythanksforyourgenerouscooperation 谢谢贵方的真诚合作 ThankYouSincerely WriteandCreate 2Translatethefollowingthank younoteintoChinese usingthedatabankintheWorkbookforreference DearDr Smith Thankyouverymuchforagreeingtowritealetterofrecommendationforme I veappreciatedyourhelpallthemoresinceIlearnedhowbusyyouwouldbeattheendoftheterm Iamenclosingastampedenvelopeaddressedtothegraduateschooloftheuniversitysothatyoucanjustdropyourletterinmail IwillletyouknowatonceifIgetthescholarship Thanksagainforallyourkindsupportandunderstanding Yourssincerely BillMillerBillMiller 尊敬的史密斯博士 非常感谢您同意为我写推荐信 得知您在期末这段时间特别忙 我对您的帮助尤为感激 随信附上一个寄给该大学研究生院的邮资已付的信封 以便您直接把信寄出 如果我能得到奖学金 我会立即奉告 再次感谢您的支持和理解 您的真诚的比尔 米勒 比尔 米勒 LetterofCongratulation祝贺信在亲朋好友生日 晋升 入学 结婚时 或在节假日到来时 给他们写信以表示庆贺和致以节日的问候 这种信叫做祝贺信 写祝贺信时 语言不能过于呆板和机械 也不能夸大其词 要力求真挚 亲切 温馨 舒服 切不可给人以虚假 做作的感觉 Sample1 July17 2006DearMrs Jones Pleaseacceptmywarmestcongratulationsonyourrecentpromotiontogeneralmanagerofyourcompany Also I dliketoexpressmybestwishesforyourcontinuedsuccessandgoodhealth Sincerelyyours Jack Sample2 July20 2006DearDoctorBeamer I mwritingtoyoutoextendmysincerecongratulationsonyourrecentawardforservicestotheeducationofthedisabledchildren Iamverypleasedtoseethatyourhardworkhasbeenrecognizedwiththisaward Iwouldbegreatlygratefulifyouwouldacceptmycongratulationsandbestwishes Sincerelyyours Mary UsefulExpressions 1 Offermywarmest sincerest heartiestcongratulationson 对 致以热烈 诚挚 衷心的祝贺 2 takethisopportunitytowishyoueveryhappiness借此机会祝你幸福3 couldn tletthishappyoccasiongoby不可能忽略这个幸福的时刻4 impressedwiththislatestaward honor achievement对最近的获奖 荣誉 成就铭记在心5 knowthatyouareheldinhighesteem知道你深受尊重6 takegreatpleasureinsendingcongratulationstoyou乐于向你表示祝贺 7 Itwasasplendidperformance greattriumph brilliantspeech 这是一个精彩的演出 伟大的胜利 精彩的讲话 8 IwishIcouldbewithyoutoshareinthishappyoccasion 但愿我能与你一起分享这个幸福的时刻 9 Iamsopleased glad delighted thrilledtohearthat 听到 我很高兴 10 Pleaseacceptmyheartiestcongratulationson 请接受我衷心的祝贺 11 Itwasagreatpleasuretohearthegoodnewsthat 听到 的好消息令人高兴 12 Congratulationsonyourrecentpromotion 祝贺你最近升职 WriteandCreate 3WriteanEnglishcongratulationcardaccordingtotheinformationgiveninChinese 收信人 袁帜写信人 林帆内容 袁帜刚获得工程硕士的学位 林帆从她的朋友那里得知该消息后向他表示祝贺 这些年里 林帆看到他一直努力学习 非常钦佩 林帆相信袁帜一定会在计算机领域取得成功 她衷心祝愿袁帜拥有更加光明幸福的未来 DearYuanZhi Ihavejustheardfromafriendthatyou vegotyourMasterofEngineering Congratulations IhaveseenyouworkhardinyourstudiesinthepastyearsandIadmireyouverymuch Ibelieveyouwillbesuccessfulinthefieldofcomputerscience Bestwishestoyouforanevenbrighterandhappierfuture Yoursever LinFan LinFan 道歉信的写法 道歉信一般要求及时 文字简练 态度坦诚 要把道歉的原因加以说明 并请求对方谅解 也可以提出具体的弥补或解决方法 道歉信常用的词语和句型 inconvenienceunfortunatecomplainannoyedunsatisfactoryacceptone sapologiesputthematterrightImustapologizetoyoufor 道歉信常用的词语