Eztalk美语【203】Viva Italia!意大利万岁

Drinking grappa and eating tiramisu

Sophia: So what do you think?
Acheng:She's amazing!
Sophia: I meant about the grappa and the tiramisu. Isn't it all wonderful?
Acheng:Yes! Cheers!
Sophia: Salute¹! That's “to your health”...
Acheng:Salute! [downs his second glass]
Sophia: Whoa! Take it slow, buddy²! This is strong stuff. It's forty-two percent.
Acheng:I feel great. In fact, I can feel myself becoming more Italian with every bite. Viva Italia! [stands up, starts to dance]

salute (v.)
英文是「向…致意，敬酒」，在意大利文中，salute 则是「健康」的意思
I salute the bride and groom³!
我敬新娘跟新郎！

down (v.)
喝下
Let's take the elevator down.
我们搭电梯下去吧。

viva
万岁呼声
Viva lo revolucion!
革命万岁！

喝格纳帕跟吃提拉米苏

苏菲亚：你觉得怎么样?
阿　震：她真美!
苏菲亚：我是说格纳帕跟提拉米苏。真是好吃，不是吗?
阿　震：对!干杯!
苏菲亚：干杯！这是「祝你健康」的意大利文……
阿　震：干杯！（喝下第二杯）
苏菲亚：哇！喝慢点，兄弟！这可不比一般的酒。酒精浓度有百分之四十二。
阿　震：我感觉很好。事实上，我越喝越觉得自己像意大利人。意大利万岁！

1 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

2 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

3 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。