谢谢，感(道)谢(express gratitude or appreciation to)[T+n，T+n+prep (for)]：～the hostess 感谢女主人;～you for your help/your book/your hospitality/your kindness to me/the nice present/a lovely evening 感谢你的帮助/你借给我书/你的好客/你对我的好意/你送给我的精美礼物/你安排这么好的晚会;T～you for inviting her to the theater/giving me a lift/giving him a good education. 谢谢你邀请她去看戏/让我搭你的车/让他受良好的教育。～God/goodness/heavens 谢天谢地;

thank one's lucky stars 非常幸运：You can～your lucky stars (that) you didn't fall in the hole. 你没掉到洞里真是太幸运了。

have oneself/sb to thank(for sth)只怪……;咎由自取：have oneself to～for what happened/one's suffering/the fiasco 发生的一切/自己的痛苦/这次惨败只能怪自己;have sb to～for your cold 都怪某人害你得了感冒;

I'll thank you for sth/to do sth 求你(给我)……;请你……：I'll～you for that book. 请把那本书递给我。I'll～you to be quiet (a little more polite)/leave my affairs alone. 请你安静(客气)一点/别管我的事。I'll～you not to follow me. 求你不要跟着我。

thank you 谢谢您：T～you(very much)for telling me/sparing your valuable time.(非常)感谢你告诉我(这件事)/占用了你的宝贵时间，我非常感谢。 “Would you like a biscuit?” “No，～you.” “你要饼干吗?”“不要，谢谢。”

→′thankful adj 感激的，欣慰的;′thankfully adv 感激地，欣慰地;′thankfulness n 感激;′thankless adj 不令人感激的，不讨好的;忘恩负义的;′thanks n 谢意，感激;′thanksgiving n 感恩;(Thanksgiving Day n 感恩节);′thank-you letters 感谢信;

【辨异】thanks to 与because、because of、due to和owing to的区别见BECAUSE。