be thankful to

  thankful to后面加人，表示感谢某人，例句：I am very thankful to my teachers.而thankful for后面加事，表示对某事表示感谢。例句：I am thankful for them giving birth to me.

  

thankful解释及例句

  adj.感激的；感激；感谢；欣慰

  I could see him standing there with a thankful smile.

  我能看到他站在那里，带着感激的微笑。

  When you're thankful, you feel it's your duty to show love to others.

  当你心存感激的时候，你觉得向别人表达爱是你的责任。

  I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.

  看到他们都平安到达，我感到欣慰。

  He wasn't badly hurt ─ that's something to be thankful for.

  他的伤不重，这倒是值得庆幸。

  I was thankful that he hadn't been hurt.

  他没有受伤，我感到很欣慰。