Small Talk 4:

A: Hi, it is a pleasant surprise!

B: Yeah, it’s been ages! So how have you been?

A: Couldn’t be better. And you?

B: Just as usual, you know.

这谈话的两个人关系也是很不错，但是没那么熟悉，很久没见。

Hi how have you been?

What have you been doing?

How is everything going?

Small Talk 5:

A: Susan? What brings you here today?

B: Well, I’ve got some papers due.

A: Really? So what’s the news?

B: Not too good yet. Better than I was though.

something is due = something needs to be handed in

一个东西要交了，该交了，到期了，due

从以上几个例子中，我们可以看到open the conversation是千差万别的。但是在打招呼时，一定要加上自己的主观能动性或者人的因素，还有文化因素。这样才能找一个比较合适的开始交谈的方式。

On Your Own

语汇和句型的模版都掌握了，现在需要你大显身手，和你的partner 独立完成四个精彩的日常交流，逐渐达到美语的自如运用。

Note：场景不同，分寸迥异。

1. You and your partner just meet each other in this party, introduced by another friend. You try to greet each other and begin chatting.

2. You two haven’t seen each other for a long time. On Saturday afternoon, you are on the street and come upon each other. You are both very surprised and begin from here.

3. You are coming to an office building for a job interview. You are a bit nervous. When you see your interviewer coming into the lift. When the door closes, you try to make a good impression on him by greeting him.

4. Your partner just wins a horse race and is walking out of the game excited. You see him and go ahead to talk to him.

(课程资料参考《美语思维》课程 )