1、理解、体会。i appreciate the difficulty.我理解这种困难。i am afraid you don’t appreciate america.恐怕你不理解美国。
2、欣赏、赞赏。that’s because you can’t appreciate music.这是因为你不能欣赏音乐。i appreciate his generosity.我赞赏他的慷慨大方。
3、感谢、感激。i appreciate your goodness in calling.我感谢你好心来访。he appreciated their confidence。他感激他们的信任。
4、后续宾语问题。其后可接名(代)词、动名词、名词性从句等作宾语,但不能接不定式。如:we shall appreciate hearing from you again.能再次收到你的来信,我们将十分感激。注意:其后只能接“事”作宾语,而不能接“人”作宾语 (注意:这与thank 的用法恰恰相反)。如:正:i appreciate your kindness. 谢谢你的好意。误:i appreciate you for your kindness.正:he thanked her for her kindness. 他感谢她的好意。误:he thanked her kindness.
5、后接if或when从句的问题。其后不直接跟if或when引导的从句,若语义上需要接这类从句,需借助it。如:i would appreciate it very much if you would help me with it.如果你能帮助我做这事,我会十分感激。we really appreciate it when she offered to help.她来帮忙了,我们十分感激。
6、有关修饰语的问题。要表示程度,可用 deeply, highly, (very) much 等副词修饰。如:i deeply appreciate your kindness. 我谢你的好意。he highly appreciated their help.他非常感谢他们的帮助。注意:much 修饰 appreciate时,只能置于其前,而不能置于其后但 very much 却可以):我们非常感谢你的邀请。正:we much appreciate your invitation.正:we appreciate your invitation very much.误:we appreciate your invitation much.