第二部分 日常交際口語要素
第一單元 問候
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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?”
美國人彼此之間有很多種不同的問候方式。事實上,很多時候,一個美國式的問候經常由幾個相連問候的問題連結起來。我們會很普遍地聽到有人對你一口氣說“嗨,Stone,怎么樣?你好嗎?我好久不見了,你最近怎么樣?”盡管美國人一般認為問候越短越好,但是作為問候的功能可以將這個規則排除在外。如果你被人用這種連貫的方式問候千萬不要驚訝。瘋狂操練以下給出的問候句及其回應句,直到最后反應自如為止。你將很快會說:“噢,我很好,從來沒有這樣好過,事事順心,你怎么樣?”
1. Hi!
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你好!
【瘋狂實戰】
○1A: Hi!
(你好!)
B: Hi!
(你好!)
○2A: Hi, Kim. How are you?
(你好,Kim,近來怎樣?)
B: Fine. How are you doing?
(很好。你怎樣?)
○3A: Hi, I haven’t seen you for ages.
(你好,很久不見了。)
B: Wow, I know. It’s great to see you again.
(是啊。很高興又見到你。)
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.
這個詞聽起來簡單,卻非常重要。走在中國的街頭,總能聽到人們如唱歌般的“哼”著Hello。我覺得人們懂得一個英語單詞是一件好事,但一個友好的“hi”卻能讓他們得到更多的回應。永遠也不要低估了一個簡單的單詞,哪怕一個“hi”也會帶來很大的不同。
2. Nice to meet you.
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見到你很高興。
【瘋狂實戰】
○1A: Jim, this is my sister Susan.
(Jim,這是我的妹妹Susan。)
B: Hi, Susan. Nice to meet you.
(你好,Susan,見到你很高興。)
○2A: I’m Kim. Nice to see you here.
(我叫Kim。很高興在這兒見到你。)
B: Nice to meet you, Kim.
(見到你很高興,Kim。)
○3A: Welcome to our office.
(歡迎來到我們辦公室。)
B: Thanks. Nice to meet you.
(謝謝。很高興見到你們。)
3. How are things going?
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近況如何?
【瘋狂實戰】
○1A: Hi, Stone! How are things going?
(你好,Stone!近況如何?)
B: Couldn’t be better. How about you?
(再好不過了。你呢?)
○2A: How are things going?
(近況如何?)
B: Fine, but I need to talk to you.
(還好,但我得跟你談談。)
○3A: I just started my new job this week.
(我這個星期才開始我的新工作。)
B: I completely forgot. How are things going?
(我都忘了。怎么樣啊?)
4. Keeping busy?
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近來忙嗎?
【瘋狂實戰】
○1A: Hi, Stone. Have you been keeping busy?
(你好,Stone。近來忙嗎?)
B: Yeah. Too busy.
(是啊,太忙啦。)
○2A: Hi, Eden. Have you been keeping busy?
(你好,Eden。近來忙嗎?)
B: Not really. Just doing what I have to.
(不太忙,只是做自己份內的事。)
○3A: What’s new Kim, keeping busy?
(近來怎樣,Kim,忙嗎?)
B: Sure, I’m busier than I’ve ever been!
(是啊,比以前忙的時候還要忙!)