Benjamin: Lisa, I'm so glad to see you. How are you doing?

Lisa: Fine. I miss you so much, uncle Benjamin.

Benjamin: Me too. We haven't seen each other for years.

Lisa: It's been 3 years now.

Benjamin: How time flies! Now you are a college student out of a little girl.

Lisa: How is aunty Shirley?

Benjamin: Couldn't be better.

Lisa: How has May been?

Benjamin: She's been good. She is in grade one in Joy Chain high school. And she dreams to be a volunteer in 2008.

Lisa: That's great. How about little Daniel then?

Benjamin: He started to elementary school last year. He is counting the days to the Olympic Games. How are your parents doing?

Lisa: Not bad. They plan to visit you next year.

Benjamin: Really, I'll be so excited to see them. Make yourself at home. Let me make some tea for you.

Lisa: OK, thank you, uncle Benjamin.

本杰明：利薩，見到你真是太高興了。你好嗎？

利薩：很好啊。我非常想念您，本杰明叔叔。

本杰明：我也是啊。我們有好幾年沒見面了，是吧？

利薩：是啊，我們有3年沒見了。

本杰明：時間過得多快啊！你現(xiàn)在都是個大學(xué)生了，不再是個小女孩了。

利薩：雪莉阿姨還好嗎？

本杰明：好得不能再好了。

利薩：阿美現(xiàn)在怎么樣？

本杰明：阿美很好。她在卓成高中讀一年級。她現(xiàn)在做夢都想當(dāng)2008奧運會的志愿者。

利薩：那太好了。那么丹尼爾怎么樣呢？

本杰明：他去年上了小學(xué)，他現(xiàn)在天天盼著奧運會。你父母好嗎？

利薩：還行。他們打算明年來看您。

本杰明：是嗎？真是盼望與他們見面。你先坐，我去給你沏茶。

利薩：好啊，謝謝你，本杰明叔叔。

Benjamin: Hello, I'm Benjamin, Daniel is my son. He started elementary school last year. And May is my daughter. She is a high school student. Shirley is my wife. Lisa is my brother's daughter. Lisa visits us sometimes. She is a college student now. We are so happy together.

uncle n. 叔叔

each other 彼此

college n. 大學(xué)

aunty n. 阿姨

dream vt. 做夢

elementary school 小學(xué)

make tea 沏茶

He is counting the days.

他在數(shù)日子。意思是焦急地盼望。

請朗讀以下句型，家長和孩子交替進(jìn)行。

1． 打招呼（非正式）

Hello. 你好。（回答）Hello. 你好。

Hi. 你好。（回答）Hi. 你好。

How're things going? 你怎么樣？

What's up? 怎么了？

How's everything? 怎么樣了？

How's it going? 怎么樣了？

2． 打招呼（正式）

Good morning. 早上好。（回答）Good morning. 早上好。

Good afternoon. 下午好。（回答）Good afternoon. 下午好。

Good evening. 晚上好。（回答）Good evening. 晚上好。

Good night. 晚安。（回答） Good night. 晚安。

How are you? 你好嗎？

How're you doing? 你好嗎？

Nice to meet you. 很高興見到你。（回答）Nice to meet you. 很高興見到你。

How do you do? 你好。（回答）How do you do? 很高興見到你。

3． 回答

Fine, thanks, and you? 很好，謝謝，你呢？

Good. Thanks, how about you? 很好，謝謝，你怎么樣？

Not bad, you? 不賴，你呢？

Couldn't be better. 好得不能再好了。

Great. 好極了。

Just so so. 一般化。

Nothing new. 沒什么新鮮事。

Same old, same old. 老樣子。

Awful. 糟透了。