Expressing Wishes And Congratulations

王秀凤

在西方国家，每逢节日、生日、升学、乔迁、赛事、旅游、获奖、取得成功等，人们都要表示祝愿与祝贺，希望对方愉快，或与对方分享快乐。可以当面祝愿与祝贺，也可以打电话，正式一点应写贺卡，用书面形式写满祝福的话语。英美人对别人的祝愿与祝贺常欣然接受，并表示感谢。许多祝福的话长久以来已形成了固定的说法，所以你千万要小心，不要惹出笑话。

1. 常用祝贺祝愿用语

Good luck（to you）！ 祝你好运！

Best wishes to you！ 祝福你！

Have you a nice/ great time！ 祝你玩得开心！

Congratulations！ 祝賀你！

Wish you all the success！ 祝你成功！

Enjoy yourself！ 祝你玩得开心！

Well done！ 干得好！

Wish you good health and lots of happiness！

祝你身体健康，快乐幸福！

Happy birthday！ 祝你生日快乐！

2.节日祝贺用语

Happy New Year！ 新年快乐！

Merry Christmas！ 圣诞快乐！

Happy Spring Festival！ 春节快乐！

Happy Teachers’ Day！ 教师节快乐！

3. 常用应答语

Thank you！ 谢谢！

You， too. 也祝你快乐！

The same to you！ 也祝你快乐！（同贺，同贺！）

A： I just received the acceptance notification（录取通知书）from the university I had applied for.

我刚收到我申请的大学的录取通知书。

B： Congratulation！  祝贺你！

A： Thank you.  谢谢你。

B： If only I could also be accepted by a university！ 要是我也能被大学录取就好了。

A： I hope your dream will come true. But first of all， you have to try your best to pass the exam.

我希望你的梦想能实现。但首先，你必须努力通过考试。

B： Thank you for your wish， I will.  谢谢你的祝愿。我会的。

根据对话内容，从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话，使对话意思完整通顺。

（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）