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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?. c- v- ~- l% ]1 l. u" M
2 @+ W; z# j' H( w% x 一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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: @; z ]: `8 a: ^ 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!9 c8 r: T3 ]4 Q0 t! a# v/ ^! K
# n$ F3 V$ X/ }% ^ f! P( X+ j" F 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!- w9 [! U# a8 R. ~2 S
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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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3 f0 q$ v* P0 n2 e* R# @; X6 p 二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:
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/ y6 x7 ^2 B+ o 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 }0 Z/ u. p7 u- }
# W( S5 R) v# _3 n& G, ] 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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三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如:# |& W6 m D& J9 B* _9 v6 \7 o
# t9 l; x9 J/ ]3 |. y q: j. d$ L8 \ q 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。
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5 c: t: l. s- R2 g8 Y- M# X1 A 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: r) t/ i; |& o& T% Y w" \
: G. D, U4 r3 H/ N4 B: N3 }1 `) N) H Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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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. ). I$ Q6 K9 y4 x; l V
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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:) U/ H( u& `& v' Y: X* A
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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!7 J1 t* i6 i( D( L: G, ^/ B
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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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