As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
必记词汇:
①express [ɪk'sprɛs] vt.
表达
②gratitude ['ɡrætɪtud] n.
感激
③appreciation [ə,priʃɪ'eʃən] n.
感激
④utter ['ʌtɚ] vt.
发出
写作积累:
①express our gratitude
表达我们的感激
②we must never forget that …
我们一定不要忘记
③the highest appreciation
最高形式的感激
④utter words
说出话语
⑤live by
通过…生活
结构解析:
①As …,
时间状语从句
②forget that …
that引导宾语从句
③not to utter words, but to live by them
not…but…不是…而是…,连接并列不定式短语作表语
参考译文:
当我们表达感谢时,我们绝不能忘记感恩的最高形式不是说出的话,而是实际的作为。