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2007.08.27(Review of 2001.03.09 edition)
Greetings!
This week's theme is simple and always relevant - “Giving Thanks”!
THANK YOU FOR (the card/coming)
（カードを／来てくれて）ありがとう
- We can say “thank you” to someone FOR something - for example, “Thank you for the card” - or FOR DOING something - for example, “Thank you for coming.”
Be Careful! When saying “thank you” to someone for doing something, we usually do NOT use “your” before the “-ing” form of the verb; for example, we do NOT say, “Thank you for YOUR coming.” - 誰かに何かをしてもらってお礼を言うとき、その事（物）に対してお礼を言う言い方（例：Thank you for the card. （カードをありがとう））と、何かしてもらったその行為に対してお礼を言う言い方（例：Thank you for coming. （来てくれてありがとう））の二通りがあります。
注意：相手の行為にお礼を言う場合、たいてい、動詞の-ing形の前に your は付けません。例えば、Thank you for YOUR coming. ではなく、Thank you for coming. と言います。
- Thank you for the flowers. They were a nice surprise.
- Thank you for your hospitality. We enjoyed our stay with you so much.
- Thank you for letting me use the car.
- Thank you for helping me. I couldn't have done it without you.
Thank you for joining us today!