Yeah, it's in Los Angeles, a big city. You should go. It's a nice place.
没错,在洛杉矶,大城市。你该去看看,那很不错。
在上面这句话中,You should go.可不是“你该走了”,而是
在为别人推荐值得去的城市时,常用到的口语句子。
You should go. It's…
你该去看看,那…
说到社交,不能不提到Small talk。
Small talk在西方社交中很重要,不论生人、熟人,聊天寒暄都不能少。今天就来聊聊如何在不同场合与老外闲聊的实用表达。
01
朋友聊天
和朋友在一起时,你可以使用一些非正式的英语表达,以下这些口头语可供参考:
What’s up?
How’s it going?
针对“What’s up?”的正确回答应该是“Not much”,你还可以加上一点你生活中正在发生的事情作为补充。如果有人说“ How’s it going?”,你可以回答“Good”或者“Not so good”,然后解释一下为什么。
02
同事聊天
在办公室里,你可以使用稍微正式一点的英语表达,比如以下这些习惯用法:
Hi, John. How are you doing?
How’s your day going?
We’re sure having a busy/slow day today.
Have you heard the news about ________?
(on Friday): Have you got any plans for the weekend?
(on Monday): How was your weekend?
在办公室,你可以聊聊你正在从事的项目,或者工作以外的兴趣爱好。最近的国内外新闻也是适合聊天的好话题哦。
03
和许久未见的朋友聊天
以下这些表达方式,适用于和久未谋面的朋友聊天:
Hi Paula! How have you been?
Long time no see!
So, what have you been up to lately?
How’s your family?
Are you still working at ABC Company?
在这种情况下,你可以问问你的朋友事业、学业、家庭、兴趣爱好方面有没有什么新变化。与此同时,你的朋友也很可能会问问你最近生活的进展。
04
在派对或婚礼上聊天
I don’t think we’ve met – I’m Shayna. Are you from New York?
So, how do you know Mary?
Have you tried the chocolate cake? It’s delicious!
如果你在一个派对或者婚礼上,你可以问问对方是怎么认识派对的主人(或者举办婚礼的新人),以此开始对话。你也可以评论一下派对或婚礼上的食物、饮料或者音乐。
05
在会议或工作场所对话
What did you think of the speaker?
That was an excellent workshop – I learned a lot. How about you?
这种表达法既可以用于非正式场合,也可以用于正式场合。你可以问对方的工作情况,他们是哪个公司的,以及他们对会议内容的看法。
06
和刚认识的人对话
Nice to meet you!
How do you two know each other?
So, what do you do for a living? (= what is your job?)
What are you studying?
How long have you been (a journalist / doing yoga / interested in music)?
How did you get into it?
想象一下你有个朋友Nora,她把你介绍给了她的朋友Ryan。你可以问问他们是怎么认识的,也可以问问Ryan的工作。
07
和户外遇见的人对话
It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
It looks like it’s going to rain/snow.
Can you believe all this rain/snow we’ve been having?
Sure is a hot/cold one today!
Your dog is so cute!
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