名词解释：感恩，《现代汉语词典》的解释：对别人所给的帮助表示感激，是对他人帮助的回报。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

September 10th is the Teachers' Day of China. This day is in honor of all those involved in the teaching profession.

However, businessmen have seen a new round of fortune-making opportunities as parents painstakingly pick suitable gifts for their children's educators.

A man surnamed Hu, the father of an 8-year-old boy, said, "In the past, students often sent a greeting card or flowers to show gratitude for teachers. But now students and parents like to see whose gifts are more valuable."

Some elementary and middle schools have launched their own initiatives calling for teachers not to receive gifts from students.

9月10日是中国的教师节，旨在向所有从事教育事业的人们表示敬意。

然而，由于家长要绞尽脑汁为孩子的老师选择合适的礼物，商家们则把教师节视为赚钱的商机。

胡先生是一位八岁男孩的父亲，他说：“过去，学生常常送一张贺卡或者一束鲜花，以此来表达对老师的感恩之情。可是现在，学生和家长更关注谁送的礼物更贵。”

一些中小学已发出倡议，呼吁教师不要接受学生送的礼物。

【讲解】

文中的gratitude用作名词，解释为“感恩，感激”，是不可数名词，如：His heart overflowed with gratitude.(他的心里充满了感激之情。)，而thank侧重于“在口头或文字上表示感谢”，而且，thank在用作动词时，它的宾语须是人，不可以是事或物，如：Thank you for your kind invitation.(谢谢你的盛情邀请。)

文中最后一段中的initiative用作名词，意为“倡议”，如：a new peace initiative(一项新的和平倡议)。