Greeting Someone you Know Vs Someone you dont know

Greeting Someone you Know Vs Someone you dont know

   If you meet casually(如果你随便见面)                                   If you meet someone unexpectedly(如果你意外遇到某人                                                                                                                                                             

   Rúguǒ nǐ suíbiàn jiànmiàn                                 Rúguǒ nǐ yìwài yù dào mǒu rén                                

1.Hey John, how have you been? 2.Hi Bob, how are you? 3.Hi Penny, what have you been up to? 4.Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?

1.Hey Jack, it's good to see you. What are you doing here? 2.What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?

If you asked what you have been up to? you can respond with, -"The same as usual or same as before."

Here are some other example for responses(以下是一些其他答案示例).

1.I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great."
2.I'm doing very well.
3.I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it.

A  Appropriate responses:	If you see the person at a restaurant, you can say	At the movie theater
"    Hi Steve, my name is Mike. It is nice to meet you as well." "I heard a lot about you from John. He had a lot of good things to say." "Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I'm doing pretty well. How about you?" A typical response to this type of greeting is simple. "Not too bad."	"Do you come to this restaurant often?" "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis." "I come pretty often. This is my favorite restaurant." "I can't believe we haven't seen each other before. I come here at least twice a week."   Restaurant Responses	"What movie did you come to see?"       Movie Response 1.I came here to see Terminator 2. How about you?"

• Greeting - Example Conversations

Let's look at several example conversations. Then we can move on to the practice section.

Person A: "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you." Person B: "I'm Jack. It's a pleasure to meet you, Steve." Person A: "What do you do for a living Jack?"( 它是一种问问他们做什么的礼貌方式) Person B: "I work at the bank." Person A: "What is your name?" Person B: "Jackson." Person A: "What was that again?" Person A: "Hey John, how have you been?" Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?" Person A: "I'm doing very well. How about you?" Person B: "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it."

Person A: "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to?" Person B: "The same ole " Or, "The same as usual. How about you?" Person A: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great." Person A: "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?" Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?" Person A: "Do you come to this restaurant often?" Person B: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis."

The next lesson is the interactive practice section. If you would like to repeat this lesson or previous lessons, feel free to go back and study as many times as you need. When you are ready, go to the practice section.