每逢节假日或友人要考试、外出等时，人们常彼此或向对方予以殷殷的祝愿（福）。表达的是祝愿（福），增进的却是友谊。祝愿的话儿说不完，本期“口语角”将教给大家一些实用的祝愿（福）语。首先表达一下我对大家的祝愿：Wish our readers best of luck in the new term in your study！
1．—I wish you good luck！（Good luck to you！）
祝您好运！
—Thank you．谢谢。
2．—Have a good（pleasant）trip（journey）！
祝您旅途一帆风顺！
—Thank you very much．非常感谢。
3．—Have a good（nice ／pleasant）time！
（Enjoy yourself！）祝您玩得愉快！
—Many thanks．多谢。
4．—Welldone！干得不错！
—I'm glad you think so．很高兴你这么想。
5．—Wish you a happy New Year！（A happyNew Year to you！）
祝你新年快乐！
—Thanks a lot．You，too！多谢。你也一样！
6．—Have a nice weekend．周末愉快。
—Thanks．And you，too．谢谢。你也一样。
7．—Make still further proGREss in the new term！
祝新学期百尺竿头，更进一步！
—It's very kind of you to say so．谢谢你这么说。
8．—Good luck in the coming examination．
祝你在即将举行的考试中好运。
—That's very nice of you to say so．谢谢你这么说。
9．—Hope things go all right with you，Helen．
海伦，祝你万事如意。
—Thank you，Peter．谢谢你，彼得。
10．—Please give my best wishes to your parents，Xiao Ming．
小明，请代我向你的父母亲致以最美好的祝愿。
—Thanks，I will．谢谢，我会的。
11．—Happy birthday to you！祝你生日快乐！
—Thank you．谢谢。
12．—All the best in your new job！
祝你在新的工作岗位上一切顺利！
—Thank you for saying so．谢谢你这么说。
13．—I have won first prize in the English speech contest．
我在英语演讲比赛中获得了第一名。
—Congratulations（to you）！祝贺（恭喜）你！
14．—May happiness be your companion every day of a year，warmth be your escort in every hour of a day，and peace accompany you in every second of an hour．
愿幸福伴你走过一年中的每一天，温馨随你度过一天中的每一时，平安与你走过一时中的每一秒。
—Thank you very much！
非常感谢！
II．Cultural Information
1．There are some differences in replying to congratulations between the Chinese and Americans：Americans tend to accept the congratulations while the Chinese generally murmur some reply about not being worthy of the praise，even when they know they deserve the credit or recognition which has been awarded them．So Americans often say“Thank youor“It's very nice of you to say so”，while the Chinese willsay“It's nothing really，nothing at all”or something else like this．
听到别人祝贺，美国人和中国人的回答有些不同：美国人一般表示接受祝贺，中国人则一般表示受之有愧，即使他们明知自己对于得到的荣誉和表彰当之无愧。因此美国人经常会说“谢谢你”或“谢谢你这么说”，而我们中国人会说“这真的没什么，一点儿也算不上什么”等类似的话。
2．When someone says“Happy birthday to you, you should answer“Thank youinstead of“Thank you．And the same to youunless you were both born on the same day．
