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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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一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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- P3 ^8 B" E( f' s3 k 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!+ u! w8 e* O9 W( N6 K" z$ J
+ P9 x* P1 _- Q5 {( D! [4 r* T 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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! q6 g8 Q, A6 T4 R) _ r 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:
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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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3 c8 C5 q2 U# H: I" r: t 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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) U5 O% o3 V" u- q, Q 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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' V. Z# V# ]# I B" R 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:6 t4 l" J- x0 N2 i' K2 @
/ Y& t; ^( i5 I Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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* z$ A3 r' P/ Q6 B6 b0 q6 F 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:- K4 q) x/ j+ `! j
- d' Y2 H7 `: R D Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. )
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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:) m$ a8 v3 ]6 \$ o& |
1 H, Y9 t9 s+ G& _% d 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!$ n, T; T& g. ^7 n8 {
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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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