首先,appreciate 有三大形式:appreciate (v.)、appreciative (adj.)、appreciation (n.)。
主要有兩種意思,分別為請求協助,或者感謝某人的協助;另有第三種意思為表示了解,但這種用法比較少見。
在商務 Email 中實用的三種 appreciate 用法
1感謝協助 Thanking for Help
- l really appreciated your help the other day.
前幾天我真的很感謝你的幫助。
- We are always very appreciative of your efforts.
我們始終非常感謝你的努力。
- We very much appreciate your help with this.
我們非常感謝您對此的幫助。
- Please allow me to express my appreciation for your help.
請允許我對您的幫助表達謝意。
- We do appreciate your business.
感謝您的惠顧。
2請求協助 Asking for Help
- l would appreciate your help with this.
我會非常感謝你對此的協助。
- Your help with this would be much appreciated.
我們將十分感激您對此的幫助。
- We would very much appreciate it if you could help us.
如果您能提供協助,我們將不勝感激。
- Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
任何你能給的建議都很感激。
注意,請求協助時,助動詞都會用 would。
3婉拒協助請求 Rejecting a Request for Help
- l appreciate your concerns, but l’m afraid l am not able to help you.
謝謝你的關心,但恐怕我沒辦法幫助你。
※ 以上內容節錄自貝塔語測《 商務英文 Email 速成語庫書 》作者:Quentin Brand
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