1. Nice to do / doing... 很高兴……
这是跟人交往的必备句型,别看它很简单,要真正用好用活却没那么容易。我们现在来看看它到底有哪些用法:
① 如果是初次见面,就说:
Nice to meet you.
(很高兴认识你。)
② 如果是见过面的,则可以说:
Nice to see you again.
(很高兴再次见到你们。)
当然也可以说:
Good to see you again.
Glad to see you again.
Great to see you again.
Pleased to see you again.
③ 外出旅行回来,你还可以说:
Nice to be back home again.
(又回到家了,真是高兴。)
Nice to see some friendly and familiar faces.
(很高兴看到几张友好和熟悉的面孔。)
④ 道别时,最好说一声:
Nice meeting you.
(认识你很高兴。)
⑤ 结束谈话时,说一声:
Nice talking to you.
(跟你谈得很开心。)
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这句话相当于It’s been nice talking to you.
◆ 实战对话
A: Excuse me. I have to go to the library. Nice talking to you.
B: Me too. See you later!
A: See you!
A: 对不起,我得去一趟图书馆。跟你谈得真开心。
B: 我也是。再见!
A: 再见!
2. How is/was...? ……怎么样?
问候语如同感情的催化剂,多一点关心,多一点温暖,友情也就不知不觉地变得更深,如果你不想给人一种冷冰冰的感觉,请务必掌握这个典型的问候句型。
第一节 How is…?
A: How’s / How is your family?
B: Everyone is doing great. How about yours?
A: 你的家人怎么样?
B: 都很好。你的家人呢?
A: How’s / How is your girlfriend?
B: Didn’t you hear? We broke up a week ago.
A: 你女朋友怎么样?
B: 你没听说吗?我们一周前吹了。
A: How’s / How is your work?
B: I’m really busy. I barely have time to sit down.
A: 你的工作怎么样?
B: 我太忙了,几乎连坐一下的时间都没有。
A: How’s / How is your English study?
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B: Terrific. I’m really making a lot of progress. It’s amazing.
A: 你英语学得怎么样了?
B: 挺好。我确实有了很大进步,简直是惊人。
A: How’s / How is everything?
B: Couldn’t be better!
A: 一切好吗?
B: 再好不过了。
◆ 额外句型一:
如果是问候一项正在进行的动作,则还可以用―How’s...going?‖这个句型。
A: How’s it going?
B: Everything is going just great. And you?
A: 进展怎么样了?
B: 一切都不错。你呢?
A: How’s your new project going?
B: It’s a disaster! We are so far behind, I doubt we’ll ever finish!
A: 你们的新项目进展怎么样了?
B: 简直是一场灾难!我们落后太远了,我怀疑我们到底能不能完成。
◆ 额外句型二:
问候某个人的时候,则可以用―How’s...doing?‖这个句型。
A: How’s your sister doing?
B: She’s doing great. Thanks.
A: 你姐姐怎么样?
B: 她很好,谢谢!
第二节 How Was..?
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A: How was your trip?
B: It was fantastic. I really had a great time.
A: 这次旅行怎么样?
B: 太棒了!真的很愉快。
A: How was your vacation?
B: Awful. It rained every day and my wife got sick.
A: 假期过得愉快吗?
B: 糟透了!天天下雨,而且我老婆病了。
A: How was your interview?
B: My interview was super. I think I spoke better English than the man who interviewed me!
A: 你的面试怎么样?
B: 我的面试简直没得讲。我想我的英语比那个面试我的人还强。
A: How was your TOEFL exam?
B: Damn hard! I’m just glad it’s over.
A: 你的托福考试考得怎么样?
B: 太难了!我庆幸终于结束了。
【额外成就感】
How was...?实在是太有用了,我们天天都离不开:
How was your meeting? (你们的会议怎么样?)
How was your day? (你过得怎么样?)
How was your date? (你的约会怎么样?)
How was your test? (你的考试怎么样?)
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How was your party? (你们的晚会怎么样?)
How was your dinner? (你们的晚餐怎么样?)
How was your nap? (你睡得怎么样?)
How was your picnic? (你们的野餐怎么样?)
3. Let me... 我来……
―Let me...‖是英语中最简单也是最常用的句型,通常用于你想做一件对对方有利的事,请求对方同意时,如―Let me show you the way.‖
做人还是要主动一点,热情一点,这个句型不可不学。
◆ 最常用的三个句子
Top 1: Let me help you.
(我来帮你。)
Top 2: Let me show you how to do it.
(我来做给你看。)
Top 3: Let me give you some advice.
(我给你一些建议。)
◆ 疯狂操练
Let me hold this for you.
(我帮你拿吧!)
Let me introduce myself.
(我来介绍一下我自己。)
Let me drive you home.
(我来送你回家。)
Let me tell you the truth.
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