 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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?
8 L D! r6 ^6 o+ |& `: z" K+ O: h3 n1 P: N3 h# B
一、用(Here's)to...表示:
U5 ], O1 j4 l. m5 F2 l7 z0 K$ B7 i! v8 b7 R& f
1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!5 d1 \2 m5 T) ~8 e+ Y( N
& o( Y6 O1 z( P5 z1 L
2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!1 W& l3 D$ W: g$ ~, Q8 ^3 z: u
1 ^. o) q7 `0 d; K6 R" [+ B
3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!
9 w D |6 J9 w9 ^% L( ]& g: w* W" A
二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:
/ v1 E6 N6 W; x9 W& H% a& [6 p5 ?
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!2 ~1 p0 k# k- d( T5 E
0 M; n0 M, w# Q3 C0 m) P" m9 A! i/ N
2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”& i) d0 {' ~7 ?- v! d
5 W" u, l( v! c! N/ `
三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时,通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如:
, f1 D: }. F5 l# Z. c: R3 {) v
8 z4 [/ ]; m2 s! O0 _8 h/ Z( j 1.He raised his glass,“May you success! Cheers!” 他举起酒杯说:“祝你成功,干杯!”& ~& J. M1 B. i
$ S* T$ u2 B! D* u. @9 Y8 `& H
2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
# f! u a- j7 q6 a# q
6 g1 u: x8 m7 l n# n6 g' ^- ] 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:
0 I" @* E3 d- Q4 ]
. \2 N2 F6 I+ K9 B4 K, W Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!; B1 F. @& H7 ^. L) M6 |
0 p y9 H# V9 A) L
五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:- c5 k0 z C8 w
* @9 w# k' p, O5 g# Q! y2 o# K Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. )
& o& R2 e2 a$ h- v
6 j% i. {- B3 I9 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:, _% g# x* b* W$ g! B2 J( I
. N, o: U) `/ g" A+ O8 W 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!
, H( S8 }8 i! r) k( U$ U) j7 u# k" L1 o5 t" H6 z
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! |
|