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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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! d2 B- g6 Q; Y0 ` 一、用(Here's)to...表示:! t4 B" c* k* [2 [( m8 G9 p
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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!! L# f( N( Q. M( @9 v& a
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3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!9 ^% q0 N" e# L- f5 Z0 u$ _9 ]
, r b7 l; B" ~! H0 W/ h 二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:
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# Q8 \3 p$ C r; H 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 w8 t* [; L- k' q( m3 P$ C 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”4 W: E( E' G D. P* S, o: s' O
- F7 o& R, G* J2 p& |" M- a 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!”' G, r* Y$ X# i% @
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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:
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2 _) {* G4 i8 q% z) i. r& h Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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4 Y% Z4 u; p, K 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:* o* n. `* ~% o1 j7 M; q
' R3 b4 P8 k& t% c Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. )0 i( ^& n+ W5 g' p. C7 o( z3 L) S0 f0 I
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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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$ c# }# T: u3 {6 A" Q" h* _ 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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