"be thankful to sb." 表示“对某人怀有感激之情;感谢某人”,强调因某人的帮助、 kindness(善意)或付出而心生谢意。
该短语的关键是后接“人”(sb.),若要补充“感激的原因”(即“因某事感谢某人”),需搭配介词 for + 具体事件/事物。
主语 + be 动词(am/is/are/was/were)+ thankful to + 某人(sb.)
主语 + be 动词 + thankful to + 某人(sb.)+ for + 某事/物(sth./doing sth.)
简单句:I'm thankful to my mom.(我感谢我妈妈。)
带原因:She is thankful to her teacher for helping her with math.(她感谢老师帮她辅导数学。)
过去时:We were thankful to the strangers who saved our dog.(我们感谢救了我们狗的陌生人。)
be thankful to sb. → 对“人”感激(强调对象是“人”);
be thankful for sth. → 对“事/物”感激(强调对象是“事/物”)。
例如:
I'm thankful to you.(我感谢你这个人。)
I'm thankful for your help.(我感谢你的帮助这件事。)
合并:I'm thankful to you for your help.(我感谢你(的帮助)。)
可与 be grateful to sb. 互换(grateful 更正式,thankful 更口语)。
例如:He is grateful to his friend for lending him money. = He is thankful to his friend for lending him money.(他感谢朋友借他钱。)
总结:"be thankful to sb." 是表达“对某人感恩”的常用短语,记住“对人用 to,对事用 for” 即可轻松掌握!