Expressing thanks

誰かに何かを勧められた時、割と
「Thank you」や「no, thank you.」
とだけ答えてしまいます。
それでも良いのですが、もっと丁寧な言い方があります。
今日はクリスティーナが、感謝の表現法を教えてくれました。

There are many ways to express your thanks to
those who are generous. One helpful expression
for everyday use is 'Thank you, I appreciate the
thought.' This simply means that you are
expressing both thanks and the kind consideration
given to you. So if someone offers you something
to eat, but you can't eat it, you can kindly say:
'thank you, I appreciate the thought.'
Remember this is a very flexible expression,
so you don't have to use it as a way of refusing
something. It can be used as a way of accepting
something too. For example, if someone does
something kind for you, you can say: 'thank you,
I appreciate your thoughtfulness.' So the next
time someone does something nice and kind for
you, try to think of this lovely expression. The
more you think about English and how it can be
used in different situations the better you will
remember English.

generous=寛大な、親切な
appreciate=感謝する、ありがたく思う
Refusing=reject/not wanting
=拒否する
Accepting=wanting something
=受け入れる
Flexible=can easily change

「appreciate」は非常に良くつかいます。
ビジネス文書でもそうですが、日常でも丁寧な
表現方法なので、「thank you」だけでなく、
クリスティーナのように「I appreciate that」と
使ってみましょう。