thank 的用法及固定搭配

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1.不论在口语或文字里，Thank you现在比I thank you普通得多。I thank you在很郑重的时候才用。Thank you very much跟Thank you相仿。Thank you so much和Thank you ever so much也跟Thank you相仿。Thanks比Thank you随便些。Many thanks跟Thank you相仿。A thousand thanks似乎不很自然。Much thanks是古语，现在很不普通。Thanks much似乎不很自然。Thanks very much 跟Thank you very much相仿。就语法讲，Thanks much和Thanks very much都是不妥的，因为把名词thanks跟动词混用了，但都有人用。Thanks a lot，Thanks lots，Thanks awfully和Thanks immensely也有人用。

再注意下面各句里thanks的用法：

  • For her help in compiling my research files, thanks to Miss Ruth Watson.
  • My warmest thanks are due to Mr Henry Brown.
  • Finally, sincere thanks are given to all those who have helped me.
  • To the following ladies and gentlemen, my heartfelt thanks.

2.下面四句都可以说：

  • Thank you for lending me the book.
  • I thank you for lending me the book.
  • Thanks for lending me the book.
  • Many thanks for lending me the book.

注意lending的前面没有your。

3.可以说：

  • I have to thank you for your help.
  • I have to thank you for your kindness in lending me the book.
  • Thanks are due to him for his help.
  • Thanks are due to him for his kindness in lending me the book.

不可说：

  • I have to thank your help.
  • I have to thank your kindness in lending me the book.
  • Thanks are due to his help.
  • Thanks are due to his kindness in lending me the book.

但可以说Thanks to your help，I passed the test（幸亏有你帮助，我测验及格了）。也可以说Thanks to your disturbance, I have got confused（多谢你的扰乱，我弄得头昏了）。

4.thanks（名词）是复数形式，如可以说many thanks和these thanks。但He got very little thanks for what he had done里的little却不可改作few。

5.thank是及物动词，不可没有宾语，所以不可说I have nothing to thank for，该改作I have nothing to thank anybody for。也不可说I have nothing to thank。参见3

6.thanking you in advance和thanking you in anticipation都是询问信和请求信里的陈套语，该避免。与其用Thanking you in advance（或anticipation）for your help, I am ...，不如用：I shall thank you for your help或I shall be grateful for your help。

7.thank指口头或文字上的表示谢意，不指心里的感谢，是一时的动作，不是持续的状态，不可说I thank him和I have always thanked you for what you did for me ten years ago，该把thank改作am grateful to，把thanked改作been grateful to。

8.可以说I thank you for lending me the book，不可说I thank you that you have lent me the book。但可以说I thank God that I am safe at home。

9.下面两句意思大不相同：

  • We've got to thank Harry for it. （我们必须为了这件事向哈利表示谢意。）
  • We've got Harry to thank for it. （这件事被哈利弄糟了。［我们必须叫他负责。］）