每日一词 | thankful

thankfully 最常见的的意思更接近 luckily 和 fortunately，即“幸运的是、谢天谢地”。

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） 

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。就可以说： 

Once I was late for my flight. Thankfully, the flight got delayed, and I was able to board it eventually. 

《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。 

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 found a flaw immediately before introducing new products and  deal with them.

参考翻译：Thankfully, we spotted a product defect in time and fixed it before the launch.

造句：

 I went to a country that I have never thought to travel. Thankfully, I met local people who are so nice to me.