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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:: e6 ?; A: Y! y& \
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1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!+ h1 v$ t4 [, n) [1 s: H, p
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!7 c3 K, _4 ~5 k2 w) T
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3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!, W) ~6 |% e- N8 b0 N
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:, E0 F- S+ s4 J7 K7 P
/ H6 e0 k7 x( T$ t 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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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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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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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:4 _, L& F, F/ O! i2 H- u/ U) R- I$ c
: w3 R, f" n1 B: U. p4 a Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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9 B* q0 U6 t+ M8 t8 H 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. )# Q* V* ]9 i% F/ j! K- v5 o' N9 J
' J9 N' a" |0 u 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:: p2 D8 \6 h4 R% b4 @* |% p4 e
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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! r# m* d; m: R2 T9 o, x/ a
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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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