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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?- g3 Z% @9 m6 f# Q/ y% W
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一、用(Here's)to...表示:
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/ q/ ~, ^6 {; }; d 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!* s2 D- z* e+ u# W7 W/ G: o& m' M
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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; }8 U7 x J% @' E8 p% r 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:9 D* j, }8 |1 \+ W: h+ m
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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!- n8 i( Y- Q5 i3 E: x4 [% u
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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:; I6 D6 q! S" u& b3 ^
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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!”1 M% B6 b9 _/ j# f4 L: o( ^
5 m0 B/ k% Y. J. Z 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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- Y4 t4 z% a' [8 X9 Y) f- x, W ] Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!" y. y. W" H$ d/ S2 V/ b
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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:# H t# @4 c+ v( W
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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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" E* A2 c! O( c! @) u 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!
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6 X( @2 n1 f6 o8 Y- s, J! R 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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