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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:1 L+ k7 }7 V$ s! V
1 w: ?4 u6 N2 H: n" ~+ n 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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g7 k! ?, C: { 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!' K$ n, n" v1 |' `
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3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!! I4 y0 W+ k! N7 t( G
$ D1 x a$ U6 f2 | 二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:
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% O' Y' X4 O# B5 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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2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”) U$ R0 }& o8 e* T& v5 P; E
' }( v( l0 Z8 O) T9 v 三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如:% o% c- |. c0 e, @5 c
& ]: r8 I! ~: L2 H- z% O 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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0 T5 O' i/ D* I# ^8 s3 e 2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
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; t. n. k+ g' Z p0 m 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:1 {- N; O) A [: R9 d* T
! a5 O; } h, C; p4 i0 H" X% d9 ]# W' { Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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4 Q; B8 m0 |6 A 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. )2 {7 x5 j. M2 f3 ?/ I2 ]0 d" J
i; c% I) e+ ~& m 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!, J$ W2 J7 F- s, o( r
1 G, l+ {& H% G( }( J& u5 x2 f 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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