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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?
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; ]; x; a! C3 y9 F6 J& T1 q1 ~, p 一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!, W0 }" ]: K/ S% b; f
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!' |" ]7 e9 p; P0 d
^/ z9 z( U( y) D 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!. F8 |2 H0 C! Q' R' w' D' I
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:# K- U T/ V1 k0 ?5 Y! _
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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!
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5 D" Y" u0 S' `# W5 j 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”
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* ^8 X; l3 v5 q& t5 O( r- T- m 三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如:
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1.He raised his glass,“May you success! Cheers!” 他举起酒杯说:“祝你成功,干杯!”
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2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
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7 G' I, {, j( P4 b% Y: P 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:' F4 x' `4 W! h1 k8 I
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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:
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Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. )
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& A: s% A1 y8 J( |# d 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:1 z, p7 G- j; Q, t5 o
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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!" f0 v+ u2 X7 p% A3 d' k5 \: X
) B) D3 N. a1 \9 p. T 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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