Tips
·Slow down to greet someone you know. You don't have to stop what you are doing (walking, working, shopping).
放慢動作來同認識的人打招呼,不必停下(腳步,工作,購物)。
Greetings in Passing
It is polite to greet a person you know. However, you don't always have time to stop and have a conversation. Just remember to smile as you say hello. A small wave is also polite. Sometimes you pass the same person a second time on the same day. You can say "hello again" or just smile.
跟認識的人打招呼是有禮貌的體現(xiàn),但是你們并不會每次都有時間停下來談?wù)劇V灰涀≌f“你好”的時候帶上微笑就行了,另外輕輕招手也會顯得很禮貌。有些時候你可能在同一天再次碰到這個人,那時你可以說"hello again",或者僅用微笑示意。
·Say an appropriate form of hello.
選擇正確的打招呼方式。
·Smile and wave.
微笑+揮手。
Useful phrases
·Hello
·Hi
·Good morning
·Good afternoon
·Good evening*
·Hey, John.
·How's it goin'?**
*Good night is a farewell(goodbye) phrase. It is NOT a greeting to use at night time.
"Good night."是用來告別(再見)的短語,并不是晚間打招呼的說法。
**Native speakers often shorten "going" to "goin" in casual greetings.
母語者在比較隨意地問候時經(jīng)常將"going"縮略說成"goin"。
Slang greetings in passing
Using slangin a greeting is typicalbetween close friends. Teens often use slang when they greet each other. Certain English speaking countries also have their own popular form of "hello".
用俚語來打招呼經(jīng)常發(fā)生在好朋友間,年輕人見面時常用俚語互相致意,而每個英語(論壇)國家也有自己所流行的問候方式。
·Howdy
·Hiya
·Whazzup?
·Yo
·G'day (Australia)
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