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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!) E7 J, h1 G5 o x
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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!( i* e Y) ^$ m3 ]: C) `( r8 f# _: j
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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!- k A! Y4 f; r9 f$ J0 E
; w: B* ?' N6 |7 w* Y) }% S$ k 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”" ]" y1 V8 U( f$ a- e% S
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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:0 n7 e; G4 |6 v$ y1 ]
9 I5 W) k/ e2 X- `' i% h1 p* j) 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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8 c5 V4 ^2 o. K1 J% S 2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。' I; u/ f6 s$ N0 ~$ Z4 e
! E3 h; U8 l \8 @; F* y1 Y+ t 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:" L( V8 H$ ^- W' H# S* H( [
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Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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. u1 m+ G& ^0 d3 J 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. )7 j$ i5 V& k# Q6 O# ~2 v# \" s
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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:5 k( h3 ^. X! b, g3 j8 N! Q
# ~) ?' N8 k0 ~% u( G! ~. | 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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