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每逢佳节聚会,英美人常欢聚一堂,频频举杯,开怀畅饮,“干杯!”、“为……干杯!”之声不绝于耳。那么英美人是如何表示的呢?4 G5 o4 o/ E; A& q
c2 w( u) G3 Z1 U! q 一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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/ M" ^) G; g0 T2 x+ S" M0 X" u 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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4 W7 B: N& _7 ^8 ^! @ 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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: ?2 ~. Z" M: h/ d( F9 a 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!
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. D' [+ X- H" Y; n: q 二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:* s" \6 o% L1 e7 T
6 p" b) i9 J( [( Y$ `. ^1 c 1.Your health, John—May you have a successful time in Manchester 为了你的健康,约翰,也祝你在曼彻斯特前程似锦!) o- q. }& T" @
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2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”6 o6 @ k% ~+ d$ B$ u8 j, g, S: S
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三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如:$ I& e* V& V e' O) c
6 L) R6 ^/ @+ o: y# L5 C. ^ 1.He raised his glass,“May you success! Cheers!” 他举起酒杯说:“祝你成功,干杯!”7 w7 I. F9 I. c" V% R* |) }
8 @5 [% ^ L+ R1 u7 W% S: q 2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
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四、在比较随便的场合,通常用Here's how!还有Happy landing!(美俚,原为空军用语)等。例如:0 d1 h, h c, f1 k1 g2 {* n
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Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:7 ~- f! z" r7 C2 T, U
* e2 o! \& K& H, p0 [: [3 V5 x& x Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. )
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* a7 d# X7 \. f1 v8 w8 h" [- j% ^( ] 六、在陈述句中,英美语通常用toast,round, drink to,drink a toast for / to, propose a toast for 等词表示。例如:
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1.Friends,I'll give you a toast——to our president! 朋友们,我给大家敬酒,为我们总统干杯!8 F5 H& }5 A) M% ~
' Z- i/ [1 M# I, V! F. M/ N" h 2.I now propose a toast to the friendship between our two people——to our friendship. 现在,我提议为我们两国人民的友谊干杯! |
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