Unit 6 Good manners
1. gratitude n. [U] “感恩,感谢” out of gratitude “出于感谢” express one's gratitude to sb. for sth. “为某事对某人表示感谢”
e.g. ①He expressed his gratitude to me for my help. 他为我对他的帮助表示感谢。
②Out of gratitude, he invited me to dinner. 出于感激,他邀请我吃饭。
2. make use of 利用 e.g. ①You should make good use of your spare time.
②The result depends on the use we make of the energy.
3. interrupt vt/vi 打断;打扰;中断 e.g.
① I’m sorry to ~ you. Can I ask you a question?
②Traffic was ~ed by a severe flood.
③I’m sorry to ~ but I wonder whether you want some coffee.