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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:
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1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!$ I/ \4 a0 o& ~) B0 a
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!! _* E, h9 \7 s
5 ^$ K! x7 Q: u0 y* b* F, [ 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!6 E- a" s2 c# x" ]8 V5 k
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:1 W) J2 I s- C; j5 y$ P9 x ^
: T, C% R' {; V) B' w 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!* [" D3 q. f1 F% I. F
( _9 J7 R6 ~4 E1 W, ~) y0 T 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”' V( @+ W+ \' @
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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:4 M, x; c2 |7 P) |! e; @2 `
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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!”" u2 x3 X' N2 j q% p9 e! N
* W0 x3 P! k7 f! d/ P7 b" G2 U) ~- Q 2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
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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!; [3 n+ t% w" f$ P8 p$ c+ x
- j& u6 G$ ^, { 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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6 k" ?, K/ z0 `7 T* }0 \) S 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!% L2 C W' l5 i% ?8 d. z1 n- |2 W+ Q
9 d+ ~$ j- g$ X" l 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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