感谢款待
【内容提示】
假如你度过一周假期刚刚返校。给你的朋友刘冬写封感谢信。
①感谢刘冬为你安排一周愉快的假期。
②简单回忆假期中的愉快生活，感谢刘冬请假带你游玩了许多地方。
③认为刘冬的母亲是一位非常出色的厨师，美味可口的饭菜使你体重增加了近10磅。
④再次感谢，并希望保持联系。欢迎他有机会来你校游玩。
【作文示范】
Thanks for Liu＇s Hospitality
Aug. 18, 1989
Dear Liu Dong,
I＇m back at school now. I wish to express my thanks to you for the wonderful vacation I spent with you and your family. During the vacation you taught me how to swim, boat and fish. I really appreciate① your taking time off work to take② me around and show me so many  places.
Your mother is such a terrific③ cook! I think I must have gained 10 pounds just in the week I spent with you. Surely I＇ve spent a happy vacation, which will be remembered for long.
I hope you will be able to visit our school sometime. Thank you again. Let＇s keep in touch.
                                                                                                                                    Love,
                                                                                                                                 Li Ming
【词语解释】
①appreciate [+＇pri:Mieit] v. 感谢；感激
②take time off work to do sth． 请假去做某事
③terrific [t+＇rifik] a． （美俚）了不起的；极妙的
【写法指要】
感谢信（thank-you letters）是在收到别人赠送的礼物、得到别人的某种帮助或受到别人的款待后写的信。这种信要写得及时；否则，收信人对你的谢意就会大打折扣。感谢信不要太长，但要写得真挚。通常要提到对方送的礼物怎么好，帮助有多大，款待得多么周到等。
感谢信常用的语句有：
①Many thanks for your kind and warm help.
②I am greatly indebted to you for your help.