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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?6 ?" f' E9 Y6 v9 [- Y
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一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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8 V. \+ f/ d$ l+ F+ H 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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' a0 `* J* g1 c* } 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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$ h6 ], f6 L# t# _ 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:
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8 n |# F5 s; N 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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9 i5 E, h5 a" Z! F7 r2 J! T& { 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”/ l; ]1 I# `( {9 ~+ Z+ b6 ? T- D ~
$ `3 F# l+ C' `8 | 三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如: x1 J+ u9 E9 }, Z7 g0 g4 V# G
! q& i+ E$ _' u, c- Z% Y. d* Q 1.He raised his glass,“May you success! Cheers!” 他举起酒杯说:“祝你成功,干杯!”2 T% `0 o U4 y. Z$ {. H
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2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。8 d1 Z$ A$ x7 H- S. W* V/ }
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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!
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% l& n" x. v. W) b( U 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:) y" w0 s) C! s+ a) l
8 n0 C6 @. k4 ^7 G- S6 V3 S& g: B Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. ). s3 Z& l0 Q3 X" F
. S; D9 i! \5 C5 F) ~6 j, o, E0 \ 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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$ ~% G* X7 |. S; L# K 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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