国际英文演讲高手带翻译 chapter3-4

　　No.4 Happy Birthday!
My friends,
I'm truly honored¹ and astonished² by the kindness and attention you have shown me today. What a joy it is to have wonderful friends like you! The present you brought me was wonderful. I have been trying to save up to buy one for a long time. It was the most wonderful present which you could have gotten for me. The food was tremendous³, too. I especially liked the cake that was so artfully decorated by you. It was so pretty. It was almost a shame to cut it up. It tasted as good as it looked, too. Thank you for all of the arrangements you have made for me. Thank you!
More birthday expressions
May you live to be a hundred years old.
Wish every morning you wake up was like this day, and happiness comes along to you in the following years.
We want to express our hurtful congratulations⁴ to you on your 21st birthday. Please accept this present with our best wishes.
Though we get together to celebrate your 50th birthday, you still look just as young as you did in your twenties.
I appreciate your kindness, but you shouldn’t have bought such an expensive present.

1 honored   

adj.光荣的：荣幸的v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I hope to be honored with further orders. 如蒙惠顾，不胜荣幸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is a time-honored custom. 这是一个古老的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 astonished   

adj.惊讶的

参考例句：

• The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。
• He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition. 他听说他比赛赢了，感到很惊讶。

3 tremendous   

adj.巨大的，极大的；很好的，非常好的

参考例句：

• This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
• There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。

4 congratulations   

n.祝贺；贺词；祝词

参考例句：

• I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》