How to Use Congratulations in the Right Way?
如何正确用congratulations(恭喜)这个词？
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Have you ever have this experience when your foreign friend tells you a good news about himself but you don’t know how to respond? Or maybe with every response you use the same “congratulations”? So today let’s learn something about how to use congratulations in the right way and what the other alternatives are.
你有没有过这样的经历,当你的外国朋友告诉你一个关于他自己的好消息时，你却不知道如何回应？或者每一次你都用同样的“congratulations”来回答？那么今天，就让我们了解一下如何正确使用congratulations以及还有什么其他的说法来表达同样的意思。
Congratulations [kənˌgrætʃəˈleɪʃənz] 恭喜！
•Don’t say “congratulations” for everyday activities. 不要对日常活动说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---I climbed 20 floors just for working out. 为了锻炼我爬了20层楼。
×---Congratulations!
√---Wow! Well done! 真棒！做的好！
•Don’t say “congratulations” for physical appearance. 不要对外貌特征说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---I just found I have longer legs than others when I was trying pants in the shop. 当我在店里试裤子的时候，发现我的腿比别人的长。
×---Congratulations!
√---Well, good for you.哦，那不错啊。
•Don’t say “congratulations” for skills. 不要对技能说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---My students told me that I’m very good at teaching. 我的学生告诉我说觉得我很擅长教学。
×---Congratulations!
√---That’s wonderful./ I’m so happy for you.那太棒了，真为你高兴！
•Don’t say “congratulations” for exciting plans. 不要为令人兴奋的计划说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---I’m going to have a trip to Finland. 我打算去芬兰旅行。
×---Congratulations!
√---Wow, that’s really nice./ That’s exciting.哇，真好，太令人兴奋了！
•Do say “congratulations” for graduating from school.一定要对毕业说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---I’m officially getting my Doctor degree today. 我今天正式获得博士学位。
√---Congratulations!
•Do say “congratulations” for getting engaged or getting married. 一定要对订婚或结婚说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---My boyfriend just proposed to me and I said yes! 我男朋友刚向我求婚了，我答应了他！
√---Oh my Gosh! Congratulations!
•Do say “congratulations” for getting a new job/ getting promotion. 一定要对获得新工作/晋升说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---My boss just told me I got promoted to be a senior manager. I’m so excited!我老板刚告诉我，我被升职为高级经理了。我太兴奋了！
√---Congratulations! I’m so happy for you.
•Do say “congratulations” for winning a prize/ getting an award 要对获奖说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---You know what, I won the lottery for a free trip to Korea. 你知道吗，我中了去韩国免费旅行的彩票。
√---Wow, congratulations!
•Do say “congratulations” for having a baby 对怀孕生子说congratulations
For example:举个例子：
---Guess what, I’m pregnant. I’m officially a mother now.你猜怎么着，我怀孕了，我现在正式成为了一名母亲。
√---Congratulations!/ That’s wonderful.
•Do say “congratulations” for buying a new house. 对购置新房说congratulations。
For example:举个例子：
---My husband & I are moving to Shanghai cuz we bought a new house there and we’re going to start a new life in that city. 我丈夫和我要搬到上海去了，因为我们在那里买了一所新房子，我们将在那个城市开始新的生活。
√---Congratulations!
