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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?$ T* g1 \8 Q! V# u. ~- V E
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一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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- q5 z5 J, C7 N* ^- {5 B 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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w: j/ t( q8 n0 u, e 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯! ]% F' X' T' u V7 H8 Z' D
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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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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:' i, q1 E% r& r5 i# a
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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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. g: ] p2 ]) k6 v; c7 b$ w6 w 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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# f# `% S" W8 B4 ^" Y6 s+ g; F9 N( }& V 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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# v1 T3 p' @4 w' l 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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& ~" @ l, n+ \; A$ Y+ c( E 2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
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2 {1 {- |$ C+ e( J( }3 T) Z/ i 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:/ T j+ H$ z7 [* F) n
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Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!4 H* A/ Y7 p4 n, E
' s ^6 P( u" ?8 `: F( i6 }9 K9 [ 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. )
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: z/ l) [7 r$ D+ {0 b0 P 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:4 U0 L. V* U6 Z q/ C, ^
! a* I9 _( J; e1 |$ L% V J# F+ ] 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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