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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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: D& W, w6 m# P/ }8 q5 F, P 1.Here's to your health / success. 为你的健康 / 成功干杯!
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2.Here's to our friendship! 为我们的友谊干杯!
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4 A7 Y( ^. b1 V! r1 T/ C 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:
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$ e) F' l x$ |) ^$ ?1 U: `5 J" Y 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!0 u- Z! T. w, o) j/ O* k4 T. H
6 Z I2 I( t8 D6 Q+ r# i( s 2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!” she said. 海伦举起酒杯,说道:“祝你好运!”7 V; D. z) r1 Q2 Q$ A6 ?7 F( C
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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:. h, ~0 _$ Y( j1 e. D
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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!”
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2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast. 帕特,你敬酒吧。
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2 i: ~! ?- \$ d! ^1 G, c 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:$ B( h( s3 c1 A) T% j& b
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Oh,come, come,David.Here's how!噢,来呀,来呀,大卫,干杯!
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: `" Y, b; ^, f 五、在比较正式的场合,英美人有时也用一些外来语。例如:( z9 b0 i! p! |, r' ^+ r4 @ P
; z; ~4 h" c$ K" v Prosit!(来源于拉丁语,意为May it do good! To your health/ good luck! etc. )
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+ P# C* Z x- u" R 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:) l0 P# L8 s% O" X
8 h: j6 X- g4 a# h 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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" J( b; C, v5 V( Q" H2 o* `! u 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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