Lesson Two 更多了解(Effective Question and Answer Techniques)
) ?4 e4 l5 |! G2 W% L; t. eGreetings
f7 V' `; t9 |5 Z. K- d2 V) `6 bGood morning/afternoon/evening.) u; F2 g) x9 I- k/ v/ j* z
How are you doing?
5 N- {, m7 K$ l8 R/ HHow’s everything going?4 d: n$ B3 n. X; J2 I9 Y, I
How have you been?4 W) G) O* i: z
What have you been up to lately?: f, U7 h) K& j$ r
What’s new/cooking/grilling/going on?
( C; i) v# b n: ~# x0 a$ LHi/Hey/What’s up!
, b; _( q5 k+ S8 \( b' XResponses0 D& [% k/ ^; j/ \
I’m doing very well. Thank you. How about yourself?
% F2 m; U J* \( J3 p5 k1 wOkay/Not bad/All right. How are you?
/ N4 Z ~5 F2 n" S9 G7 ~0 U* uGreat! Thanks. What about you?; M, f- T6 n+ @/ t- ^# L2 f
Couldn’t be better! You?3 ]4 H( @/ T u, f" ?" e, A
Same ol’.
* z7 d6 D4 M) ^6 |3 Y/ F- nAwful. /Couldn’t be worse.
, T8 G" ^, g3 \( G: Y4 ~, ?Jobs) l8 `! _9 s* t& ^; ?6 I+ @* G7 D
What do you do?, U$ Y- V4 {, j% E' D
I’m a teacher/lawyer/nurse. (profession)
, Q9 [/ K3 P$ c! U+ s& QI work in finance/waste management/show business. (field of business)
$ R( r. t( T% y' g# G/ J' W" AI’m in marketing/human resource/executive administration. (function)
5 l! P; u0 w' {, b! `) dI work for the ABC Corporation. (employer)+ d5 E) l; T$ o5 R0 H b9 c- O6 [
I work for myself at the moment. (self-employed)1 c2 a& |, J, W7 X7 K7 K
I look after the children. /I’m a homemaker.
8 u0 J: J- ] C& L+ B8 M& {I’m between jobs right now. (unemployed)
3 q7 n( }3 b, d" E2 ]( G% j2 HHow long have you been with them?$ j* C. s3 T* Z0 U
How do you like it (your job)?0 T: j! A3 G2 p4 Q5 p* X1 ]$ n9 T
How’s business?# E) T! K* |; m- F4 R8 H2 o
Family/ B( K! Q7 e1 X
Are you married?$ O4 P% r1 p2 Y
What does your husband/wife do?
: B0 A4 h. f2 i3 V# s0 s$ LDo you have any kids?0 `- I& R$ s5 K9 C' V
How old are they?3 N$ K; t; j; g# o9 A
Are they at school/at college/working?9 [9 H* K9 b5 {) U4 i: ^
Do they still live at home?
; m8 v/ `' w" `4 {) p7 @Spare time! ?+ r' \7 }% r. ~0 X! f
What do you do in the evenings/on weekends?" q2 F; e0 @ ?! V3 `3 i8 p
Where do you spend your holidays?
3 D) F0 U* o3 S9 U: b& aWhat do you do in you spare time?
# ?$ Y1 A9 B0 Y* b0 x% cDo you like movies/gardening/sport/cooking?
( J) s6 i2 H! j) J. p# kOrigins
" h. b9 S5 _6 E+ T+ Z) qWhere do you come from?
" @5 @$ v3 }; [2 R5 |Where did your family come from?4 A" j2 u* v& x9 N. M
Where were you brought up?
+ J4 Z! [- R6 {' J! k8 w, R" tHow young were you when you moved to New York?
9 U4 N, K7 C* m: l. [ \5 K3 DWhich part of China were you born in?
9 _* |2 R+ r9 Q Z6 dSample Dialogue
$ @% u5 O6 p! y6 \. {A: What do you do? (question): d3 u4 R1 R0 n' B; K
B: I’m self-employed. (answer)
5 n1 {3 f- S8 m9 O( g* _; OA: That’s great! I always want to do that. (comment)
, D1 E1 _: z; M' a \B: Well. It’s a very hard job too. (added information) |