Lesson Two 更多了解: X( \% ]6 T. o" S3 {% }( X. p
Greetings8 w2 _: ?' y) _/ g6 ]" }1 v0 J
Good morning/afternoon/evening.
9 ^/ f0 e! G, @' Q/ [4 o+ | How are you doing?
8 E, R0 A u8 y4 L. M0 T How’s everything going?
- Q4 n8 \6 Y( ^/ n How have you been?
s* P4 s: `1 ?9 O% h& j What have you been up to lately?
; J" r4 o3 `7 L1 u a5 }6 z What’s new/cooking/grilling/going on?
/ O$ P+ b- Z4 @' y9 h1 O5 @# Z: m Hi/Hey/What’s up!
% o1 R: d1 F) Q- G6 N) k Responses3 {& Q" D. Q$ s6 z% R& ~, K6 W
I’m doing very well. Thank you. How about yourself?
: x: G: o3 A- Q1 K9 X Okay/Not bad/All right. How are you?. v$ B# i' o: j+ X4 g
Great! Thanks. What about you?9 l4 R, l6 X) A- v& b6 k
Couldn’t be better! You?3 y/ Q0 I, F- }% `& {% R, S
Same ol’.
* y9 x$ ~6 f# {) F( G/ r( M8 f1 P Awful. /Couldn’t be worse.: m4 J7 r% W+ c$ z" b; j% f& ^! V
Jobs L% T( Z- o' M+ p, U
What do you do?
3 ]* H. H: _5 @( a6 B8 z; p& X I’m a teacher/lawyer/nurse.
, w9 \% f: Q2 P5 L" l; [ I work in finance/waste management/show business.
: S% i% l3 D& k/ e. e! s I’m in marketing/human resource/executive administration.
9 x5 ?( C H2 i' T8 Q I work for the ABC Corporation.; `6 a9 s9 ?# V: f! f# g& {" t
I work for myself at the moment.2 ^5 @% I+ A- b5 {5 p. q
I look after the children. /I’m a homemaker.% `4 _1 j4 K8 g: ~; e, q6 e
I’m between jobs right now.4 Z& ?6 x9 C+ O2 t1 V' k- }9 Y
How long have you been with them?
. b; ~5 s& |# l8 Q& f How do you like it ?) R. u- L9 D: X( }+ |8 M# t3 C0 F: d
How’s business?
, R) N+ R w- H w0 J Family$ Q6 Q& @, R" k* H
Are you married?1 f; ?- s7 e" R4 \
What does your husband/wife do?
. |3 U* p! I9 F. i, S. M9 T% K* ~ Do you have any kids?
: J; D7 t& G9 Z* T& | How old are they?$ Q* ?9 [- {, D" _
Are they at school/at college/working?+ X4 h2 R) T! ~
Do they still live at home?) o& ]" q3 V Y) ?) E; c G
Spare time
/ S* D. G/ y4 v1 m What do you do in the evenings/on weekends?3 _; I0 z+ ~; C" z0 v# N! C& E
Where do you spend your holidays?
1 C Y/ u( X! T! o+ Y& }3 l7 u What do you do in you spare time?. @8 ?! }" ^2 ^7 {4 S6 `& _
Do you like movies/gardening/sport/cooking?
' Y4 k: z2 I$ s4 ~3 F% L Origins# m3 B7 e, @, j w2 M X2 t" @
Where do you come from?
8 z) o" P9 n7 g: @6 ~ Where did your family come from?, e5 a9 R0 ~8 L$ q* T) @$ P! J& g
Where were you brought up?
( R% Z% a: ]7 i6 L How young were you when you moved to New York?9 }( _+ O! G: [
Which part of China were you born in?* g/ b/ U) k0 y- ?
Sample Dialogue
, D5 y4 H+ y2 [, F7 a A: What do you do?
: S& U$ U# H# r J# j! H B: I’m self-employed./ M0 M- [+ p' }
A: That’s great! I always want to do that.
( r$ }) M# }) S/ Y# v" m: G+ ` B: Well. It’s a very hard job too. |