1、一、问候(Greetings)1.初会常见表达:How do you do?/Hello!/Im glad to see you. /Nice to meet you.用法点津:a.回应时,只要重复一下对方所说的问候语即可。b.同样是初会问候语,How do you do?和Im glad to see you.较正式,而Hello!和Nice to meet you.较随便。c. Nice to meet you.主要表示初次见面时的问候,而Nice meeting you.则是初次见面分手时的用语。2.日常问候常见表达:Hello!/Hi!/Good morning (afternoon,
2、 evening)!/How are you?/How are things going?/How are you getting on?用法点津:a.回应前三个交际用语时,只要重复对方的话即可。b. How are you?是日常生活中用来问候他人身体情况的用语,回应时,用Very well, thank you.(And how are you?)或用Fine, thanks. (And you?)。假如身体确实不太舒服并想让对方知道,不妨说Not too well, Im afraid. 对经常见面的人说How are you?时后面还可加上具体时间。c. Hello!和Hi!是互相熟悉
3、的人之间的招呼语,比较随便,一天中任何时候都可以用。有时,后面还可加上对方的名字,以示亲热。d. Good evening!一般用于晚上(通常是九点以前),有时后面还可加上对方的姓名或称呼。需要注意的是,不可用Good day.来打招呼。Good morning!省略good 时,也可用来打招呼,但一般用于比较熟悉的人之间。e.与英美人见面寒暄时,不应问及他(她)的年龄、婚否、收入等个人隐私情况。二、介绍(Introductions)常见表达:May I introduce myself? My name is Jim./ How do you do? Im Jim./Let me intro
4、duce B to you. A, this is B.用法点津:a.自我介绍时,男子不必自称Mr, 说姓名或姓就可以了。而女子在自我介绍时,一般需将姓和名同时用,有时为区别婚否,还可在姓名前加上Mrs或Miss。b.介绍他人时,常把年轻的介绍给年长的,把身份低的介绍给身份高的,把男子介绍给女子,把客人介绍给主人,以示对后者的尊重。c.经介绍后,人们常用的问候语有Nice to see you./How do you do?回应时重复一下即可。三、告别(Farewells)常见表达:Good-bye!/Bye-bye!/Bye!/See you tomorrow(later, soon,at
5、six oclock)!Good night!/ Have a good (nice) day!Goodbye, Jim, and good luck!用法点津:a. Bye-bye.用于比较随便的场合。b. Good night./Night!只限于晚上告别或上床睡觉时使用。c. Have a nice day!限于白天告别时用(如早餐后家人互相道别)。d.回应第一组告别用语时只要重复一下那些用语即可,对See you tomorrow(later, soon, at six oclock).的回应也可用Fine.或OK.,表示对约定时间的认可。回应第二组用语时要将语序调整一下,即Good luck to you, too. Goodbye. e.告别前通常要说一两句客套话,如:Im afraid I must be off(going) now.长久告别时,还可同时表达希望今后多联系(Keep/Get in touch.),要对方保重身体(Take care.),问候对方家人(Please send my best wishes/regards to your family.)等。