SectionⅡ　Introduction & Vocabulary and Reading-Language Points

　　 congratulation n．祝贺

　　(教材P43)When Yang landed，Premier Wen Jiabao telephoned the Control Centre to offer his congratulations.

　　杨利伟一着陆，温家宝总理就给控制中心打电话表示祝贺。

　　(1) offer/give congratulations to sb. on sth.

　　 为某事向某人祝贺

　　(2) congratulate v. 祝贺，庆祝，恭喜

　　congratulate sb. on(doing)sth. 就(做)某事向某人祝贺

　　①-I've just passed my driving test!

　　--我刚刚通过了驾照考试！

　　-Congratulations!

　　--祝贺你！

　　②We offered our (congratulate) to your brother on his passing the 2017 College Entrance Examination.

　　我们祝贺你哥哥通过了2017年高考。

　　③I sent him an email, (congratulate) him on his success.

　　我给他发了一封电子邮件，祝贺他的成功。

　　【答案】　②congratulations　③congratulating

　　[明辨异同]　congratulate，celebrate

congratulate 指对某人取得的成就或喜庆之事表示"庆贺，祝贺"，其宾语是"人"，常与介词on搭配。