appreciate/??pri??ie?t/vt. 欣赏，赏识；感谢

一、单词记忆

appreciate这个单词是由4个部分组成的，最前面的ap是元音字母a加上辅音字母双写，表示强调。最后面的ate表示这是个动词，然后ate前面的字母i是因为读音需要，起连接作用的，中间剩下的prec就是这个单词的词根，看着眼熟吗，实际上这个就是price的变体，appreciate这个单词的意思就是“肯定价值”，通常我们翻译为“欣赏，赏识；感谢”。

二、单词用法

1.vt.感激，感谢

(1)appreciate sb./sth./宾语从句：感激……

Tell them you appreciate what they do.

告诉他们，你感谢他们的工作。

[巩固练习]

①尽管非常感谢你的建议，但是我们还是决定坚持原来计划。(appreciate)

②我们非常感激他们为保护上海方言所付出的努力。(appreciate)

答案：①Though/Although we appreciate your proposal very much, we still decide to insist on our original plan.

②We do appreciate their efforts to preserve the Shanghai dialect.

(2)appreciate (sb./sb.’s) doing……：感激（某人）做……

I really appreciate your coming to the party.

你能来参加这次聚会我太高兴啦！

[巩固练习]

I’d appreciate your ______ (write) me back as soon as possible.

答案：writing

句意：如果你尽早回信，我将不胜感激。

(3)I would appreciate it if ……：如果……，我将不胜感激

I would appreciate it if you can pay in cash.

如果你能现金付款，我将不胜感激。

[巩固练习]

如果你能帮我学习英语我将不胜感激。(appreciate)

I'd appreciate it very much if you could help me with my English.

2.vt.理解；意识到；领会

I appreciate the importance of a balanced life.

我意识到了平衡生活的重要性。

3.vt.欣赏，赏识

In a way, I appreciated the directness.

在某种程度上，我欣赏这种直率。

[巩固练习]

①现在就预订展览会的门票，你将有机会欣赏到众多的艺术作品。(chance)

②沿外滩一路缓步走来，你可以欣赏到从19世纪到21世纪的各种不同风格的欧式建筑。(range)

句意：

①Book the ticket for the exhibition now, and you will have the chance to appreciate a great number of works of art.

②Walking slowly along the Bund, you can appreciate all kinds of European architecture/buildings of different styles, ranging from the 19th century to the 21st century.

三、拓展

appreciation/??pri??i?e??n/n. 欣赏，鉴赏；感激，感谢

I am writing to show my appreciation of your thoughtfulness.

我给您写信以表达我对您的周全考虑的感激之情。

[巩固练习]

对于你慷慨帮助我摆脱困境，我的感激之情难以言表。(appreciation)

答案：My appreciation of your generously helping me out of trouble is beyond words.