1 .口语用法
表示祝贺或恭喜,意为:祝贺你 ( 们 ) ;恭喜恭喜。如:
Congratulations on your new job! 祝贺你有了新的工作。
Congratulations on your marriage. 祝贺你们喜结良缘。
It’s your birthday today? Congratulations. 今天是你的生日 ? 祝贺祝贺 !
A: Did you win? 你赢了吗 ?
B: Yes. I did. 是的,我赢了。
A: Really? Congratulations. 真的 ? 祝贺你 !
2 .用法说明
congratulations 通常用复形式,其后常用介词 on ,如:
Congratulations! 恭喜恭喜!
Please accept my congratulations on your success marriage. 请接受我们对你成功新婚的祝贺。
如果 congratulation 表示的是抽象意义的祝贺,则不用复数形式。如:
It’s a matter for congratulation. 那是件可喜可贺的事。
另外, congratulations 可用于成功、生日、结婚、毕业等场合的祝贺,但一般不用于节日的致词。
(1)Fantastic! 太好了!(较随便)
A: I defeated Ted in chess. 我下象棋打败了泰德!
B: Fantastic! I’ve been trying to do the same but I never seem to succeed. 太好了!我一直想赢他,可 每次都失利。
A: Maybe it’s only my luck. 也许是我走运吧。
(2)Well done!
干得好 ! (较随便)
A: Tom, my mum agreed! 汤姆,我妈妈同意了!
B: Well done, Peter! So we can go to the beach fight now. 太好了,彼得!我们现在就去海滩。
A: Yeah, let’s go. 好,咱们走吧。
(3)Super! 好极了!(较随便)
A: My father really believed I would have lessons on Sunday. 我爸爸真的以为我星期日有课。
B: Super! I’ll wait for you at nine. Don’t be late. 好极了!我九点等你,别晚了。
A: You bet it. 没问题。
(4)Good old … 好样的!(较随便)
A: I managed to put the frog in Miss Smith’s handbag. 我把青蛙放到了史密斯小姐的手提包里了。 B: Good old Mike! Nobody saw you? 迈克,好样的!没人看见吗?
A: There was not a soul in the room. 房间里一个人也没有。
(5)It’s great to hear about your… 听说你……这太好了。(较随便)
A: It’s great to hear about the opening of your store. 听说你的店开张,太好了。
B: Thank you. do come and have a look at it. 谢谢,一定来看看哟。
A: I sure will. 我会去的。
(6)That’s marvelous! 太好了!(较随便)
A: I passed the history test! 我历史考及格了!
B: Really? That’s marvelous! 真的?太好了。
A: And then your old man won’t beat you this time. 那么这次你老爸就不会打你了。
B: I’ve made up my mind not to get beaten again. 我决心再也不让他打我了。
(7)That’s great! 真棒!(较随便)
A: I have got the first prize in the contest. 我比赛得了一等奖。
B: That’s great! Congratulations! 真棒!祝贺你!
A: Thanks. 谢谢。
(8)I’m very happy for you. 太为你高兴了。(较随便)
A: I got admitted to Harvard University. 我被哈佛大学录取了。
B: I’m very happy for you. Have you told it to Mr. Jones? 太为你高兴了。告诉理论琼斯先生了吗?
A: Not yet. I’ll give him a pleasant surprise. 还没有。我想给他一个惊喜。
(9)Congratulations! 祝贺!(通用)
A: Bob, I hear your team won the match. 鲍伯,听说你们队赢了比赛。
B: Yeah, all of us tried our best. 是的,我们都尽了最大努力。
A: Congratulations. 祝贺你们!
B: Thanks. 谢谢。
(10)Congratulations on… 祝贺你们……(通用)
A: Liza, I am told you did very well in your exam. 里兹,听说你考得不错。
B: I was the only one who got a straight A in my class. 我是班里唯一得“优”的。 A: Congratulations on your success. 祝贺你的好成绩。
B: Thank you. 谢谢。
(11)Please send him my congratulations. 请代我向他表示祝贺。(通用)
A: Your brother is going to be sent to Britain to study, really? 你弟弟要被派去英国留学,是真的吗?
B: Yes, he’s already got the passport and visa. 是的,他已经拿到了护照和签证。
A: Please send him my congratulations. 请代我向他表示祝贺。
B: Thank you. He’s very lucky indeed. 谢谢,他的确很幸运。
(12)Many, many congratulations on … 祝贺,恭喜你……(通用)
A: I’m going to get married next Sunday. Come to my wedding, will you? 我下周日就要结婚了,一定 要参加我们的结婚典礼呀 !
B: Many, many congratulations on your wedding. 祝贺你们喜结良缘!
A: Many thanks. 多谢。
(13)Let me congratulate you. 祝贺你!(较正式)
A: My advisor praised my research paper. 我的导师对我的论文很赞赏。
B: Let me congratulate you. 祝贺你!
A: Thank you very much. 谢谢。
(14)Allow me to express my heartiest congratulations on … 请允许我对……表示我最衷心的祝愿。 (较正式)
A: I finally got my novel published. Good news, isn’t it? 我的小说终于出版了。
B: That’s great! Allow me to express my heartiest congratulations on your success. 太好了。请允许我对您的成功表示的祝贺。
A: It’s very nice of you to say so. 非常感谢。
(15)Please accept my sincere congratulations. 请接受我最真诚的祝愿!(较正式)
A: I’ve finally passed the entrance examination. 终于通过了入学考试。
B: Please accept my sincere congratulations. 请接受我最真诚的祝愿!
A: How very nice of you to say so! 谢谢。
(16)Allow me to offer my warmest congratulations on… 请允许我对……表示最热烈的祝贺 ! (较 正式)
A: Your troupe is so favorably received by the people here. 你们的剧团在这个城市很受欢迎。
Allow me to offer my warmest congratulations on your success! 请允许我对你们的成功表示最热烈 的祝贺!
B: I really appreciate your remarks. 你这么说太感谢了。
A: Next time you’re sure to get a much more satisfying result. 下次你们肯定会取得更令人满意的 成绩。
B: Thank you so much. 非常感谢。
(17)I must congratulate you on … 我得祝贺你……(较正式)
A: I’m told you’ve finished a very difficult operation, Dr. Johnson. 约翰逊大夫,听说你完成了一次 很难的手术。
B: Yeah. This operation is really a challenge to us. 是的,这次手术的确是个挑战。
A: I must congratulate you on the success! 我得对你的成功表示祝贺!
B: It’s very good of you to say so. 谢谢。
(18)I’d like to be the first to congratulate you. 我想第一个向你祝贺!(较正式)
A: General Manager said you would be head of the Sales Department. 总经理说你将被选为销售部 经理。
B: Yes, but it hasn’t been announced yet. 是的,但是还没有正式公布。
A: So I’d like to be the first to congratulate you. 那我想第一个向你表示祝贺。
B: It’s very kind of you to say so. 谢谢。
(19)May I offer my congratulations on… 请允许我为……表示祝贺 ! (较正式)
A: I’m going to take charge of the engineering department next. 下个月我开始负责工程部。 B: You’ve been working hard for it. 你一直在努力。
May I offer you my congratulations on your promotion? 请允许我为你的提升表示祝贺!
A: Thanks a lot. 非常感谢。
Dear Friend,
I’m writing this letter to express my congratulations that you are going to get married. You can’t imagine how excited I am when I hear the news. I’m just as happy as you, so I’d like to send my hearty congratulations to you.
Please accept my warmest regards, “ I hope your future will be glorious. I hope your love will be sweet.I hope your happiness will be eternal. I hope your dream will come true”.
Yours Sincerely,
Mike