每逢佳節(jié)聚會,英美人常歡聚一堂,頻頻舉杯,開懷暢飲,“干杯!”、“為……干杯!”之聲不絕于耳。那么英美人是如何表示的呢?
一、用(Here‘s)to……表示:
1.Here‘s to your health / success.為你的健康/成功干杯!
2.Here‘s to our friendship!為我們的友誼干杯!
3.Here‘s to Tom for his new job!為湯姆的新工作干杯!
二、用health,luck等表示:Good health!Good luck!All the best!例如:
1.Your health,John—May you have a successful time in Manchester為了你的健康,約翰,也祝你在曼徹斯特前程似錦!
2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!”she said.海倫舉起酒杯,說道:“祝你好運!”
三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒時,通常用Cheers!Do the honors!例如:
1.He raised his glass,“May you success!Cheers!”他舉起酒杯說:“祝你成功,干杯!”
2.Pat,you do the honors and propose the toast.帕特,你敬酒吧。
四、在比較隨便的場合,通常用Here‘s how!還有Happy landing!(美俚,原為空軍用語)等。例如:
Oh,come,come,David.Here‘s how!噢,來呀,來呀,大衛(wèi),干杯!
五、在比較正式的場合,英美人有時也用一些外來語。例如:
Prosit?。▉碓从诶≌Z,意為May it do good!To your health/ good luck!etc.)
六、在陳述句中,英美語通常用toast,round,drink to,drink a toast for / to,propose a toast for等詞表示。例如:
1.Friends,I‘ll give you a toast——to our president!朋友們,我給大家敬酒,為我們總統(tǒng)干杯!
2.I now propose a toast to the friendship between our two people——to our friendship.現(xiàn)在,我提議為我們兩國人民的友誼干杯!
一、用(Here‘s)to……表示:
1.Here‘s to your health / success.為你的健康/成功干杯!
2.Here‘s to our friendship!為我們的友誼干杯!
3.Here‘s to Tom for his new job!為湯姆的新工作干杯!
二、用health,luck等表示:Good health!Good luck!All the best!例如:
1.Your health,John—May you have a successful time in Manchester為了你的健康,約翰,也祝你在曼徹斯特前程似錦!
2.Helen raised her glass,“Good luck to you!”she said.海倫舉起酒杯,說道:“祝你好運!”
三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒時,通常用Cheers!Do the honors!例如:
1.He raised his glass,“May you success!Cheers!”他舉起酒杯說:“祝你成功,干杯!”
2.Pat,you do the honors and propose the toast.帕特,你敬酒吧。
四、在比較隨便的場合,通常用Here‘s how!還有Happy landing!(美俚,原為空軍用語)等。例如:
Oh,come,come,David.Here‘s how!噢,來呀,來呀,大衛(wèi),干杯!
五、在比較正式的場合,英美人有時也用一些外來語。例如:
Prosit?。▉碓从诶≌Z,意為May it do good!To your health/ good luck!etc.)
六、在陳述句中,英美語通常用toast,round,drink to,drink a toast for / to,propose a toast for等詞表示。例如:
1.Friends,I‘ll give you a toast——to our president!朋友們,我給大家敬酒,為我們總統(tǒng)干杯!
2.I now propose a toast to the friendship between our two people——to our friendship.現(xiàn)在,我提議為我們兩國人民的友誼干杯!