第2章 打招呼
PART 1 人交際往
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1.Haven't seen you for a long time.
好久不見。
2.What brings you here today?
今天甚麼風把你吹來的?
3.What a pleasant surprise to meet you here!
真沒想到會在這裏見到你。
4.I am well indeed.
我確實很好。
跟着美劇學口語
對話背景選自Gossip Girl(《緋聞女孩》)。本段對話發生在一次聚會上,Jenny與Eric兩人對彼此都早有耳聞,這是他們第一次見面打招呼時的情形。
Jenny:Hi, You're Eric, right?
Eric:Yeah, you're Jenny, Dan's sister, right?
Jenny:Yeah, we met at…
Eric:BENDEL'S. Yeah, I remember.
Jenny:Oh, cool.
Howie:Eric, good to see you. You enjoy Miami?
Eric:Uh, yeah. S…save the manatees.
Jenny:Manatees?
Eric:It's a long story.
Jenny:I've got time.
Eric:It's a little dark and…
Jenny:I can handle it.
Jenny:嗨,你是Eric,對吧?
Eric:是啊,你是Jenny,Dan的妹妹,對吧?
Jenny:是的,我們見過面的,在……
Eric:在班道爾百貨公司,我記得。
Jenny:哦,是。
Howie:Eric,很高興見到你,在邁阿密過得愉快嗎?
Eric:很愉快,我在那兒呼籲拯救海牛。
Jenny:海牛?
Eric:這說來話長。
Jenny:我有的是時間。
Eric:這事有點兒陰暗,而且……
Jenny:我扛得住。
錦囊妙語
1 greetings and introductions
打招呼和介紹
2 slip me five
我們握個手吧
3 inquiring after each other
互相問候
4 greeting call
電話問候
5 Jack:Hi, Ann! How was“your morning”?
Ann:So so. (Drinking coffee…)
Jack:You look tired. What time did you get up?
Ann:En…I got up at 11:30 am. I eat brunch now.
Jack:Oh, so late. What time did you go to bed last night?
Ann:2:00 am.
Jack:Oh, so late. What did you do?
Ann:I played computer games. I had been so absorbed in it that I forgot the time.
Jack:Maybe you should find some important things to do instead of it.
Ann:En…Good idea!I will try it from tomorrow. Thank you very much!
Jack:你好,Ann!今天早上過得好嗎?
Ann:一般了。(喝着咖啡……)
Jack:你看起來有點兒累。你幾點起床的呢?
Ann:嗯……我上午11:30才起來,現在正在吃早午餐。
Jack:噢,這麼晚。你昨晚幾點睡啊?
Ann:凌晨2:00。
Jack:噢,太晚了。你做甚麼那麼晚才睡?
Ann:玩電腦遊戲。我玩得太專心都忘記時間了。
Jack:也許你應該找一些有意義的事做來代替它。
Ann:嗯,好主意!我從明天開始試試。非常感謝!
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