out of gratitude

Thus the flower became known as the "Guardian Thistle" and out of gratitude a national emblem of Scotland.

蓟花因此被称为“护卫花”，苏格兰人为表达感激之情，把蓟花奉为国家的象征。

Out of gratitude King Pandion offered Tereus either of his daughters in marriage and the Thracian king chose Procne as wife.

出于感激，国王潘底翁让泰诺斯从自己的女儿中任选一位作他妻子。泰诺斯选择了普鲁丝妮。

Out of gratitude, Wang Dao was assumed the position of the chief Minister in control of the court and Wang Dun, the half brother of Wang Dao, grasped the power of army forces and defense. Besides, other main posts in court were in the hands of Wang's families as well.

司马睿十分感激王导，任他为宰相，执掌朝政，让王导的堂兄王敦都督军事，握有重兵，控制军权，其他重要的官职，大多数也由王导家族担任。