Lesson Two 更多了解' T$ G6 h r6 y8 F
Greetings& z9 T; g. O: P/ _* j" ^6 @" I/ S
Good morning/afternoon/evening.
' M1 `1 ^! u0 u; | How are you doing?
) c8 J/ b2 g- [% n' N9 `$ Y How’s everything going?
% A( P* Z7 `2 J- @9 ?5 ~ How have you been?
+ I$ }9 o5 g% e: J0 J- H What have you been up to lately?
+ S0 F3 s1 [! z( Y What’s new/cooking/grilling/going on?3 ], n6 j7 A5 v' Y: {& B! b
Hi/Hey/What’s up!
, }2 o0 p0 x( d Responses
' F9 | S/ m( p" R4 X1 v% x7 _" Q P9 z I’m doing very well. Thank you. How about yourself?
. f. w. g+ | _3 o1 v Okay/Not bad/All right. How are you?- o( m9 G$ k7 q. O/ A. t8 _
Great! Thanks. What about you?' j) j5 p5 ?4 n5 f/ E# q
Couldn’t be better! You?
( |& B9 R3 I- }2 ]5 g, }. a% c3 H- M Same ol’.
4 K1 g* i- W! s. W' n8 s Awful. /Couldn’t be worse.
; t: @8 L- p+ d$ L% t' N# ] Jobs
4 z4 h% { Y1 Z y" k; v, p What do you do?
" p+ p1 S3 [3 [! a9 o0 q) e I’m a teacher/lawyer/nurse.
4 m% i6 s$ Q5 b* e( ?/ ?( D I work in finance/waste management/show business.8 T0 Y2 E- M: m/ Q, J/ V
I’m in marketing/human resource/executive administration.; \& _& r# l% i7 t: z7 _
I work for the ABC Corporation.
. S5 A( a+ a% a/ y* _ L+ S& Y I work for myself at the moment.7 C% B. v& y0 p/ g2 j
I look after the children. /I’m a homemaker.
+ A' C o) U4 j7 l" U' a I’m between jobs right now.2 A7 A$ ]+ M E: H+ N
How long have you been with them?
& Y* w1 X* h! q0 x- |9 x1 O0 H How do you like it ?6 \) h4 N, N- H: z
How’s business?
1 d P6 R% K. [& U3 r Family
/ z: L7 Q3 ~; I/ h Are you married?
2 J% y7 k# H' q+ @$ {1 S9 y What does your husband/wife do?
6 t) U- t6 N! C' f% Z6 ? Do you have any kids?) E. s, M/ ~; G
How old are they?" g, R; ?4 Y4 K( X5 Q. S5 b1 ^
Are they at school/at college/working?: H8 v/ k5 ~1 r' b
Do they still live at home?, L6 I5 n+ S* c* Q$ C$ P
Spare time
) C( H+ o/ M: U8 l What do you do in the evenings/on weekends?) \/ ^4 i7 ~+ m5 H. f$ ` o
Where do you spend your holidays?. r6 l3 M4 d8 r
What do you do in you spare time? Z1 P% I6 W2 H9 m# X8 g
Do you like movies/gardening/sport/cooking?
, F2 B! Z2 P# ~8 ^# y5 U Origins
' B. u. b9 B: H; T1 C& L( y1 U0 e$ ]4 }1 K Where do you come from?( o/ h6 z) H: d" m! x
Where did your family come from?
8 o. a/ D% z3 C0 U3 X) M$ d Where were you brought up?
7 G' @2 G) |/ L0 g6 a# _4 v, ^ How young were you when you moved to New York?! M1 n- z E( Y" P7 O; q! i7 N9 W
Which part of China were you born in?6 H% M! x/ u$ V7 K4 w2 ]
Sample Dialogue
) I3 u. O: N) k. p0 j! @* a A: What do you do?
+ r) z; V$ J8 r" | B: I’m self-employed. h; _* `, d) N& {9 \4 E9 u
A: That’s great! I always want to do that.- q" n1 D% {( l G2 Z; ]
B: Well. It’s a very hard job too. |