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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?) w- v' ~6 O9 q. K+ Q5 }" y6 ]5 M* B
% B `7 _, c# k0 u5 P8 O3 K" Y 一、用(Here's)to...表示:1 _% K9 t- A9 d
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1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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+ x# e3 ?* U% `: r; E 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!4 w H$ d6 M5 f% I
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3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!
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0 z# P# [8 i7 E( y3 `* V 二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:3 u- X. Z( \3 f! g# I
8 b- z% r D P! R 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!7 q. K% l4 Y' B9 d) D) O' i
: G) l: w: R& r, k1 W; Z- g. B 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 D/ K% D- i3 F7 H 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。/ K( m2 Z y- C
E& u9 q" r, X9 l7 V A1 i 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 q3 B1 ^7 F7 w8 z. U
" q/ f0 g2 [ Z8 @, O+ u- Q Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!& O9 F0 q9 [! W9 A( B5 b2 X4 t3 [. N* t
7 Y A% p; Q9 c, z( ^; q1 i& C 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:. M. ?, w- [& O' c" r" K o
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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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. n8 e. p ?- L0 ^5 p. 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!
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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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