第二部分 日常交际口语要素
第一单元 问候
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Americans have so many different ways of greeting one another! In fact, many times an American greeting will consist of several greeting questions strung together. It is very common to hear a friend say,“Hi-Stone-What’s-up-how-are-you-doing-wow-I-haven’t-seen-you-how-have-you-been?”all in one breath. Although Americans generally believe that shorter is better, the function of greeting is an exception to the rule. Don’t be surprised if you are greeted in this way. Just practice the following greetings and responses until they become automatic. You’ll soon be saying “Wow-I’m-great-never-been-better-everything’s-going-my-way-how-about-you?”
美国人彼此之间有很多种不同的问候方式。事实上,很多时候,一个美国式的问候经常由几个相连问候的问题连结起来。我们会很普遍地听到有人对你一口气说“嗨,Stone,怎么样?你好吗?我好久不见了,你最近怎么样?”尽管美国人一般认为问候越短越好,但是作为问候的功能可以将这个规则排除在外。如果你被人用这种连贯的方式问候千万不要惊讶。疯狂操练以下给出的问候句及其回应句,直到最后反应自如为止。你将很快会说:“噢,我很好,从来没有这样好过,事事顺心,你怎么样?”
1. Hi!
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你好!
【疯狂实战】
○1A: Hi!
(你好!)
B: Hi!
(你好!)
○2A: Hi, Kim. How are you?
(你好,Kim,近来怎样?)
B: Fine. How are you doing?
(很好。你怎样?)
○3A: Hi, I haven’t seen you for ages.
(你好,很久不见了。)
B: Wow, I know. It’s great to see you again.
(是啊。很高兴又见到你。)
Kim’s Note: This may sound simple, but it is very important. It is so common to hear people “singing” the word “Hello” when you walk through the streets of China. I think it is great that people know an English word, but they would get a lot more response with a friendly “hi”. Never underestimate a simple word. Even “hi” can make a big difference.
这个词听起来简单,却非常重要。走在中国的街头,总能听到人们如唱歌般的“哼”着Hello。我觉得人们懂得一个英语单词是一件好事,但一个友好的“hi”却能让他们得到更多的回应。永远也不要低估了一个简单的单词,哪怕一个“hi”也会带来很大的不同。
2. Nice to meet you.
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见到你很高兴。
【疯狂实战】
○1A: Jim, this is my sister Susan.
(Jim,这是我的妹妹Susan。)
B: Hi, Susan. Nice to meet you.
(你好,Susan,见到你很高兴。)
○2A: I’m Kim. Nice to see you here.
(我叫Kim。很高兴在这儿见到你。)
B: Nice to meet you, Kim.
(见到你很高兴,Kim。)
○3A: Welcome to our office.
(欢迎来到我们办公室。)
B: Thanks. Nice to meet you.
(谢谢。很高兴见到你们。)
3. How are things going?
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近况如何?
【疯狂实战】
○1A: Hi, Stone! How are things going?
(你好,Stone!近况如何?)
B: Couldn’t be better. How about you?
(再好不过了。你呢?)
○2A: How are things going?
(近况如何?)
B: Fine, but I need to talk to you.
(还好,但我得跟你谈谈。)
○3A: I just started my new job this week.
(我这个星期才开始我的新工作。)
B: I completely forgot. How are things going?
(我都忘了。怎么样啊?)
4. Keeping busy?
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近来忙吗?
【疯狂实战】
○1A: Hi, Stone. Have you been keeping busy?
(你好,Stone。近来忙吗?)
B: Yeah. Too busy.
(是啊,太忙啦。)
○2A: Hi, Eden. Have you been keeping busy?
(你好,Eden。近来忙吗?)
B: Not really. Just doing what I have to.
(不太忙,只是做自己份内的事。)
○3A: What’s new Kim, keeping busy?
(近来怎样,Kim,忙吗?)
B: Sure, I’m busier than I’ve ever been!
(是啊,比以前忙的时候还要忙!)