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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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$ O' v9 r% y7 h 一、用(Here's)to...表示:# x- k$ A: _0 }7 n& C% Q- j' U
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1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!, p! n+ j! l, X% @! L* n# C6 O, z
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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2 G0 z% \5 a3 M( ?& | 3.Here's to Tom for his new job! 为汤姆的新工作干杯!0 {4 s6 n. o/ o1 Y' }
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二、用health, luck等表示:Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如:5 b, ?2 J" I+ g4 P: ]
5 n3 ?, ~7 b, ^* `( t- ]) J 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!
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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:
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/ y( W: R5 K8 A9 ?1 S1 L 1.He raised his glass,“May you success! Cheers!” 他举起酒杯说:“祝你成功,干杯!”# N4 j5 Y* q9 T6 @# z# R9 U) D9 Y
( M2 C7 b% c R/ {8 Q% a 2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。2 e/ L6 a$ U* C& S( q2 c) J
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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:( G8 H; ~* L( X( K, u a6 a
0 x: G8 F _5 ]7 t Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯! }$ D8 ?1 K0 u8 \. i, n
2 E! T; a# g4 o1 o5 ^8 }& H 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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, [! p8 e3 y7 r8 l 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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4 L0 U/ J8 d9 C( [6 f# T; C* n 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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