我們來看兩句經典錯誤示範：

(X) I appreciate you for giving us this opportunity to introduce our new product.  謝謝你給我們機會向您介紹我們的新產品。

(X)  We would appreciate if you would arrange for immediate payment.  如果能立即付款，我們會很感激。.

(X)  I will appreciate an interview with you。.  希望能有面試的機會。

你知道錯在哪裡?

仔細來看看appreciate，這個字一般字典都解釋為“欣賞、感謝”，再延伸有"升值"意思。這意思看起來沒甚麼關聯，其實它們都是源自同一個本意 “清楚某件事的價值、重要性而對其表達推崇之意”。理解、欣賞、激賞、讚賞、感激，甚至連升值都在同一條意義軸線上。

(O) I appreciate his generosity. 我讚賞他的慷慨大方。

(O) I appreciate the difficulty. 我理解這種困難。

(O) The RMB may appreciate by around 7-8% in 2014. 人民幣2014年可能會升值7%至8%。

再來看用法，appreciate這個字和thank恰恰相反，thank後面接人，appreciate後面不接人，而接一件事。

(O) I appreciate your kindness. 謝謝你的好意。

(Ｘ) I appreciate you for your kindness.

(O) He thanked her for her kindness. 他感謝她的好意。

(Ｘ) He thanked her kindness. 

Appreciate後面可以加if或when引導的子句，但這時需要加一個"it"： We really appreciate it when she offered to help. 她來幫忙了，我們十分感激。   Appreciate也常出現在履歷表上，但這個字不要亂用。 很多人會在email最後寫道：

I am appreciating an interview with you I'm appreciating you 或者 I appreciate your help。 其實都是不妥的。

I'm appreciating 就是我在感激，等於說，我都謝過你了，別人還沒有請我們去interview，不必先表達感激。說＂I look forward to hearing from you." 即可。

而I appreciate your help 其實是 I'd appreciate your help，只是"d"讀來很小聲，但還是有。

是不是知道一開始那3句讓怎麼改才對?

(X) I thank you for giving us this opportunity to introduce our new product.

(X)  We would appreciate it if you would arrange for immediate payment.

(X)  I look forward to hearing from you soon.

1. It’s way too cold here. Would you mind to make it warmer? 這裡太冷了，你介意把冷氣溫度調高一點嗎？
2. Can I take your name card? 我可以拿一張你的名片嗎？
3. The photocopier is stuck with paper again. 影印機又卡紙了。
4. I don’t know what time is the meeting.我不知道會議幾點鐘開？
5. I am very disappointed to your service.我對你們的服務感到很失望。

1. It’s way too cold here. Would you mind making it warmer?問別人是否介意自己做某事時，英文要用 “Would you mind + V-ing” 的句型。例如：Would you mind turning off the air conditioning?你介意把空調關掉嗎？
2. May I take your business card?名片的英文是business card而非name card。這句話也可以說May I have your business card? 或是Could you please give me your business card?
3. The photocopier is jammed again.影印機的英文有兩種說法：photocopier或是copy machine；「卡住」的英文為jammed (adj.)。這句話也可以說成There is a paper jam(n.) in the copy machine.影印機裡有紙張卡住了。
4. I don’t know what time the meeting is at. I don’t know後面接名詞子句當受詞用；變成名詞子句的方法很簡單，把疑問結構what time is the meeting變成敘事結構 what time the meeting is就可以了，也就是變成「疑問詞+主詞+動詞」，類似的例子還有：I don’t know who you are. 我不知道你是誰。
5. I am very disappointed with your service. 雖然中文是我『對』你們的服務很失望。但be disappointed後面的介系詞不是用to，而是at/by/in/with。例如：I was disappointed by the quality of your product. 我對你們產品的品質很失望。相反地，如果要說「對某種東西很滿意」，介係詞也可以用with，例如：The boss is satisfied with our performance. 老闆對我們的表現很滿意。