英語(yǔ)演講短文——結(jié)婚周年紀(jì)念

on behalf of all the employees invited tonight, i would like to extend our congratulations to president and mrs. johnson for the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.

twenty-five years seems like such a long time, especially to a man like me who got married only recently. i seriously wish i would be able to learn from president and mrs. johnson about the secret of having a happy and enduring marriage.

customarily, a gift of silver is given on the twenty-fifth anniversary. we observe that custom, and would like to present a pair of silver ‘jeou’ cups to honor your marriage. with these cups, i'm sure your marriage will always be in a high ‘spirit'

congratulations, president and mrs. johnson!

notes:

1.in a high spirit: 濃郁甘醇

2.a silver ‘jeou' cup 銀酒杯

3.在這種紀(jì)念典禮上幾乎多半祝賀當(dāng)事者婚姻的“漫長(zhǎng)”和“久遠(yuǎn)”，不過(guò)切忌使用“long”或“old”之類(lèi)的字眼。尤其在崇尚“年輕”文化的歐美，“old”屬負(fù)面形象。因以“enduring”（持久）等詞來(lái)為“老舊”的婚姻事實(shí)賦予光明的形象。