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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:5 U7 a6 H4 e% \
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1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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! t4 e6 x( f2 z 2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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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:
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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!+ A3 H% G1 {1 h0 r) N- O
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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!”
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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:; o6 b- A3 ]9 ]
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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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2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。: S" M$ [* d/ Y5 G8 s) J* @( x' a9 S
$ A; }' a7 F- p n 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!; {! d' n% K0 h7 b1 y# N. M. m
- ?! d9 o9 o# G7 Q3 S/ G 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:- N% s3 s+ n8 i4 M9 M; \- d
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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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3 c4 Z0 m; |* k- c8 d1 X 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!1 P" r' k) C$ [
& C P/ y1 |, X8 N- q: P: e# e 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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