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适时地对他人表达谢意既是一种礼节，也是人与人之间关系的润滑剂。不止如此，如何得体地回应他人的感谢也是一门学问。在本期节目中，主持人步理和 Becca 就来聊一聊英语中有哪些回应他人夸奖和感谢的表达。怎么回应感谢显得更谦虚？怎么告诉别人 “别客气，应该的”？一起在本期节目中学习一下吧。

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Buli
Hi Becca, how are you?

Becca
I'm well thank you, Buli. Oh, I forgot to thank you last week for helping me with that video edit. I really appreciate you taking the time to show me how to do it properly.

Buli
Of course, Becca, no biggie! It was nothing. In fact, that leads us into this week's question. Let's have a listen.

Question
英语里有类似 “举手之劳” 的口语表达吗？别人对我道谢的时候我总想这么说，但不知道英语里怎么说合适，想请你们介绍几个。以及就是英语里有没有能夸别人 “出了很多力” 的口语表达呢？

Buli
大家好，欢迎收听 “你问我答” 节目。So, Becca, to go back to the video editing tips I was giving you, are you feeling more confident after I showed you how to do it?

Becca
A little. It's sometimes difficult to know which animation to use.

Buli
Ah, I can show you where I usually get mine.

Becca
That would be handy, thanks!

Buli
No worries, any time. And how about adding some sound effects?

Becca
Ooh, I'm still not sure exactly when to make the sound effects play.

Buli
OK, I can show you how I do that too.

Becca
Aw, you're a star, Buli!

Buli
Not at all, I'm happy to help. I can see that you're putting in some hard graft to get these edits right. Hats off to you!

Becca
Cheers, Buli.

Buli 
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学制作的 “你问我答” 节目。在本期节目中，我跟 Becca 正在回答一个跟 “如何回应他人感谢的话” 有关的问题。这位听众在问题中提到，当别人对她表示感谢的时候，不太清楚该如何用英语说出像是 “哎呀，举手之劳而已” 类似的回应。

OK, Becca, let's get into some of these expressions.

Becca
Yes! British people are sometimes thought of as being polite and apologetic, so we'll start with the expressions that make light of the action that's being thanked. For example, 'no biggie' is very common and it's the shortened version of 'no big deal'. You might also hear 'no problem' and 'not at all', and, if I say, 'it was nothing' or 'don't mention it', those also have the same meaning.

Buli
I see. So, sometimes when we respond to being thanked, we want to make it seem like it's alright because the action that took place didn't take that much effort.

Becca
Exactly!

Buli
在英国，人们其实很习惯于在受到他人的赞扬时小小地谦虚一下。比如，用 “no big deal” 或者它的缩略形式 “no biggie” 来表示 “没什么大不了的”。

Buli
类似的表达还有 “it was nothing（小事一桩）” 和 “don't mention it（不必挂齿）”。这些表达之间的共同之处，就是它们都有意淡化自己的所做的事，把它说成是一件特别小的事情，从而劝说他人 “太客气了，不用这么感激我”。

What about 'no worries', does that have a similar meaning?

Becca
Yes! Using 'no worries' is almost saying to the person that's thanking you that you don't require the thanks, perhaps because the action was small. We might also say 'don't worry', but it's less commonly used in the context of responding to thanks.

Buli
Right. 在受到他人感谢的时候，除了谦虚地表示 “自己只是做了一件小事”，我们还可以用 “no worries” 或者 “don't worry” 来告诉别人 “别放在心上”。

除此之外，我们其实也可以客气地表示 “自己很乐意帮忙，尽管找我就行”。Becca, what ways did we respond to thanks expressing this meaning?

Becca
Well, you did reply 'any time' when talking about helping me look for animations. 'Any time' has a very positive feel to it. It's like saying you're 'happy to help' whenever. Another response would be to say 'it's my pleasure'.

Buli
Yes, those do sound positive!

最后，这位听众还在问题中提到，想知道有没有能夸别人 “出了很多力” 的英语表达。Becca, I mentioned that you're putting in some hard graft to get the edits right. Can we use this expression to thank someone for 'putting in a lot of effort'?

Becca
Yes. 'Hard graft' is used in the UK informally to talk about hard work. You also said 'hats off to you' which is a very British expression that comes from the gesture of taking of one's hat to praise, congratulate, and show respect or admiration.

Buli
想要夸奖一个人 “出了很多力气” 的时候，除了说 “put in a lot of effort”，我们还可以说 “put in some hard graft”。在这个英式表达中，“hard graft” 的意思就是 “巨大的努力，艰苦的工作”。此外，想要夸奖别人 “干得漂亮”，我们也可以说 “hats off to you”，意思相当于 “佩服，佩服”。

Buli
Taking off one's hat feels incredibly British.

Becca
It does, doesn't it? And one last very British expression that I use very often to thank someone or praise someone is 'you're a star', and that you are, Buli!

Buli
Thank you, Becca!

Becca
Remember, if you have a question that you'd like us to answer, you can email us too at: questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk

Buli
你还可以通过微博向我们提问。我们的微博账号是 “BBC英语教学”。Bye!

Becca
Goodbye!