
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us-the ones so easily overlooked.If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this:give it now!While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it.Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others.It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case don't let embarrassment sink you into silence——speak up the first time you have the chance.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude?Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us-including ourselves.For no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.Its message is universal;its lyrics transcend all earthly barriers;its music touches the heavens.
-express [ɪkˈspres]vt.表达;表示 n.快车;快递
典型例句
The writer expresses his love for his motherland in his novels.
作者在小说中表达出他对祖国的爱。
最常用法
express oneself 表达某人的思想
express one's willingness 表达某人的意愿
联想记忆
expression n.表情;表示;表达
-close [kləʊs]v.关;停业 adj.亲近的;近的;严密的 adv.接近;靠
近;紧紧地
典型例句
He closed his speech with a funny joke.
他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。
最常用法
be close to 接近于;在……附近;大约
联想记忆
closely adv.紧密地;接近地;严密地;亲近地
closed adj.关闭的;封闭的;停业的
open adj.开着的;开放的;公开的 v.打开;张开
distant adj.疏远的;遥远的;陌生的;远行的
-alive [əˈlaɪv]adj.活着的;有活力的;注意到的;热闹的
典型例句
Although he is eighty, he is still very much alive.
他虽有八十岁了,但仍然充满了活力。
最常用法
return alive 生还
联想记忆
live adj.活着的
living adj.活着的
active adj.活跃的;积极的;起作用的;灵活的dead adj.死的
生活中,我们很少会向陪我们走过这些年的人表达感谢之意。事实上,我们不要等到那些周年纪念日的时候才去向最亲密的人致谢——他们太容易被忽视了。如果说我已经对感恩有所理解的话,这个理解就是:现在就去做!当你的感激之情依然鲜活,依然真诚,那么就采取行动吧。表达谢意是增加社会和谐的一种简单方法。
说声感谢不仅能让他人的世界更明媚,也会点亮你的生活。如果你觉得失落、不被关爱、不被欣赏,那就试着敞开你的心灵,也许这正是你最需要的。
当然,有些时候你无法当场表达谢意。在这种情况下就不要让这种尴尬淹没于你的沉默当中——旦有机会就要大声说出来。
我不知道如果我们没有表达谢意的词汇,我们会不会更好地表达我们的感激之情呢?我们会更易感染的,更敏感,更关心吗?
感激会引起情绪的连锁反应,并且传递给周围的人——包括我们自己。没有人会误解一颗感恩的心的旋律。它所传递的信息放之四海而皆准;它的情怀飞越所有的世俗障碍;它的音符触动诸天。