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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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; t+ E1 m, V* V4 A u e0 U 一、用(Here's)to...表示:! f+ J6 s, H% o/ F* q: [/ R
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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!
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" | a' F& `; r 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!8 U- C8 J6 i" Y+ t+ P6 Z
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:! O4 B: x7 e7 K& Q X
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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 L% V$ ] e1 ]) O# v 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”" F2 Z; }4 f" ?0 u$ l
9 C4 h x6 F0 w0 @* y+ Y0 F 三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如:) c/ S; {0 h4 O- p. w2 k
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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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; Z) q3 u) w4 O4 A) C 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!0 d5 d0 s" u5 [. y7 ~
?5 f8 x' V1 Y! X 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:+ t6 i! Z1 T* ?3 @
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Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. ): P n& L) x* o
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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:9 i/ s2 X. C7 R2 ?0 V6 j! {0 H
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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!5 h) K- s' T' C3 ]
- c9 m. N5 i0 I) X, ^. \; n: \ 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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