高考高频易混词语辨析1
celebrate, congratulate celebrate 和 congratulate 的区别:(1) celebrate 意思是举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”,只能用事(节日、胜利、成功等)作宾语;We had a party to celebrate Mother's silver wedding
我们举行宴会庆祝母亲的银婚纪念日
(2)congratulate 意思是“祝贺;道贺”,只能用人作宾语,若要表明所祝贺的事情,后面要用 on (upon) 连接,例如:We congratulated her on winning the contest
我们祝贺她在比赛中获胜
I will congratulate you (up) on your success
我预祝你成功
注意:译:他们下星期为你庆贺生日
误:They will congratulate your birthday next week
正:They will celebrate your birthday next week
自我测试根据句意,用 celebrate 和 congratulate 的适当形式填空
I _______ you on the birth of a son
We should _______ the boy for keeping a cool head
He _______ his birthday with a banquet
We _______ our national Day every year
They held a party to _______ the victory
congratulate 2
congratulate 3
celebrated 4