小朋友們,非常高興《閱讀》雜志2005年第一期與大家見面了。初次見面我們是不是要打個(gè)招呼呢?這一期我們就談?wù)勱P(guān)于問候語的說法。在西方國家,人們相見互致問候的習(xí)慣和我們有很大的不同:
★與生人打招呼:我們對不認(rèn)識(shí)的人一般是不打招呼的。在西方國家,則不然——當(dāng)人少時(shí),出于禮貌,陌生人往往會(huì)主動(dòng)與對方打招呼,點(diǎn)個(gè)頭、說聲Hi或Hello. ★對家人的問候:我們早上起床后或晚上休息前,并不一定要與父母家人打招呼。而西方人則通常要有所表示,當(dāng)然,語氣要比對外人隨便得多?!锵蚴烊藛柡茫寒?dāng)熟人之間見面時(shí),西方人和我們一樣,少不了招呼一聲,往往還要開個(gè)玩笑,或者對衣著打扮贊美幾句。經(jīng)常對自己非常喜歡的人直呼其名,以此表示親切、友好和幽默。
{1}Good morning, George.
a. Good morning, Smith.
b.How are you, Smith?
c.Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith.
{2}How are you?
a. How do you do?
b. How are you?
c. I’m very well. Thank you.
{3}How is everything with you?
a. How are you?
b. Hello, not bad.
c. I’m pretty well, thank you.
{4}This is my friend Mary
Smith.
a. How are you?
b. How do you do?
c. How is everything with you?
{5}How is your father?
a. She’s not very well.
She’s got a cold.
b. He’s very well, thank you.
c. He’s much better now.
{6}It’s a long time since we
met last time. How are you?
a. Very well, thank you.
b. I haven’t seen you for
a long time.
c. Thank you. Nice to meet you.
{7}How are you this
morning, little Tom?
a. Good morning.
b. How are you, Dr. Green?
c. I feel half dead, Dr. Green.
{8}Morning, daddy.
a. Good morning, my son.
b. Good day, son.
c. Morning, son.