王秀鳳
在西方國家,每逢節(jié)日、生日、升學、喬遷、賽事、旅游、獲獎、取得成功等,人們都要表示祝愿與祝賀,希望對方愉快,或與對方分享快樂。可以當面祝愿與祝賀,也可以打電話,正式一點應寫賀卡,用書面形式寫滿祝福的話語。英美人對別人的祝愿與祝賀常欣然接受,并表示感謝。許多祝福的話長久以來已形成了固定的說法,所以你千萬要小心,不要惹出笑話。
1. 常用祝賀祝愿用語
Good luck(to you)! 祝你好運!
Best wishes to you! 祝福你!
Have you a nice/ great time! 祝你玩得開心!
Congratulations! 祝賀你!
Wish you all the success! 祝你成功!
Enjoy yourself! 祝你玩得開心!
Well done! 干得好!
Wish you good health and lots of happiness!
祝你身體健康,快樂幸福!
Happy birthday! 祝你生日快樂!
2.節(jié)日祝賀用語
Happy New Year! 新年快樂!
Merry Christmas! 圣誕快樂!
Happy Spring Festival! 春節(jié)快樂!
Happy Teachers’ Day! 教師節(jié)快樂!
3. 常用應答語
Thank you! 謝謝!
You, too. 也祝你快樂!
The same to you! 也祝你快樂?。ㄍR,同賀!)
A: I just received the acceptance notification(錄取通知書)from the university I had applied for.
我剛收到我申請的大學的錄取通知書。
B: Congratulation!? 祝賀你!
A: Thank you.? 謝謝你。
B: If only I could also be accepted by a university! 要是我也能被大學錄取就好了。
A: I hope your dream will come true. But first of all, you have to try your best to pass the exam.
我希望你的夢想能實現(xiàn)。但首先,你必須努力通過考試。
B: Thank you for your wish, I will.? 謝謝你的祝愿。我會的。
根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容,從方框中選擇合適的句子補全對話,使對話意思完整通順。
(Mrs. Poole, a 77-year-old dancer, has just won “Best Ballet Dancer” of the city.)
A: Congratulations! Could I ask you some questions?
B: 1
A: When did you start to learn ballet?
B: 2
A: It must be very difficult to become a good dancer. Did you think of giving up?
B: Yes, it was in my thirties.
A: 3
B: Because I thought I was too old for ballet, but I’m still dancing now.
A: Cool! 4
B: It is not only a kind of dance, but also a lifelong job. Ballet is my life.
A: How you love it! 5
B: Certainly not. Do what you love to do. It’s the secret to success.
A: Thank you! Nice talking with you!
(Keys:1-5 ABEDF)