toast, drink to, drink (to) one's health, propose a toast (to) 与 propose sb.'s health 这些是酒宴场合用于祝酒的用语。
(1) toast既可作名词,意为“祝酒(词)、被祝酒的人”;又可作及物动词,意为“向……祝酒”。
- There were several toasts at the dinner party.
晚宴上有几轮祝酒。 - The king was the first toast drunk by the officers.
国王是官员们第一个举杯祝颂健康的人。 - Friends, I give you a toast — to our successfully winning the bid for holding the 2008 Olympic Games!
朋友们,我敬你们一杯,在此为我们成功申办2008年奥运会表示祝贺! - Let's all toast the bride and groom.
让我们大家为新郎新娘的幸福干杯。 - The guests toasted the health of the newly married couple.
客人为新婚夫妇的健康而干杯。
(2) drink to指“为(某人、某人的健康、幸福、成功等)干杯;为……祝酒”。
- We drink to your great success in your scientific research.
为你在科学研究工作中取得的重大成功而干杯。 - Let's drink to the great friendship between our two peoples.
让我们为我们两国人民之间伟大的友谊而干杯。 - We drank a toast to his good fortune.
我们为他的好运干杯。
(3) drink (to) one's health是指“为某人的健康干杯”。
- Let's drink (to) each other's health .
让我们为彼此的健康干杯。 - I propose a toast to Mr. John!(较为正式的用法)
我提议敬一杯约翰先生。
(4) propose sb.'s health指“提议为某人的健康干杯”,也是较为正式的用法。
- I have the honor of proposing the health of all the ladies present.
我荣幸地提议为在座的各位女士的健康干杯。
