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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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# v" ^" i* b. l6 O" ^8 A 一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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% c' n/ o$ J5 L; @, Y 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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1 c, S! `$ `. \ 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!
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4 V- D) L/ h: {4 U0 k 二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:& z: G: O/ r8 q; m) p) ~8 S" `
, f! }- o( 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!
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4 R, L; W; N! S# ?% _7 C* Z 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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, N$ K; @0 R$ r2 y, X3 \% ?: F 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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, r: L# S1 f' j& _5 `9 V 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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' N5 _3 @% c7 Q$ D | v 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:
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Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!% G) v" ?4 e- d4 w1 Q
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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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- p; t+ j2 C+ P: V! u0 q v" r 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:
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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!1 N0 B* X2 C) U3 O
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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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