thankfully adv.
释义：used to say that you are glad that something has happened, especially because a difficult situation has ended or been avoided
“thankfully”是副词，意思是“幸亏、幸运的是、令人欣慰的是”。注意，虽然从字面上看， thankfully 等同于 gratefully，但这种用法是有争议的。thankfully 最常见的的意思更接近 luckily 和 fortunately，即“幸运的是、谢天谢地”。
例① 我们在举办活动时经常会有这样那样的担心，但如果过程很顺利，我们事后就可以说：
Thankfully, everything went smoothly. （这里的 Thankfully 也可以换成 Fortunately）
例② 有一次我乘坐飞机迟到了，但幸运的是航班晚点了，所以最后还是赶上了飞机。
Once I was late for my flight. Thankfully, the flight got delayed, and I was able to board it eventually.
例③《经济学人》一篇关于政府如何更好地治理垃圾的文章中有这么一句：
Thankfully, rubbish is one environmental issue where there is little need to worry about political incentives.
这句话的言外之意是，政府在解决一些问题的时候，人们会质疑它的动机。
1. 翻译： 还好，我们在推出产品之前及时发现了一个瑕疵，并马上解决了问题。
Thankfully, we discovered a flaw of our new product before launch and tackled it in time.
2. 造句练习
场景: 谢天谢地，世界并不仅限于这里。
造句: Thankfully, the world is not limited to the place where we live, beyond which there are more places and things worth discovering.
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