當有人問你 ” How are you? ” (這時候請先冷靜不要慌張,英文沒那麼可怕~) 如果你回答 “I’m fine, thank you, and you? “ 很好,四平八穩的回答,雖然聽起來有點八股,哈~不過表示你小時候上英文課你有在聽,如果想要不一樣一點的答案
表達過得很好
- Good. / Great. / (很好)
- Awesome. / Couldn’t be better.(極好/不能再好了=很好,通常會講很好的原因)
- Great, thanks for asking.
表達過得還不錯
- Nothing to complain. / So far so good. / Not bad(沒啥好抱怨=還不錯)
- Fine. (若只有說這樣,暗指不想繼續談話)
- Fine, thanks.
表達過得不大好
- Not so good. / I’m hanging there.
但要小心,盡量不要跟初次見面的人這麼回應,不然對方會很尷尬,他腦中的下一個畫面是他搬一張椅子過來傾聽你說心事,若是好朋友的話,他一樣會等你說不好的原因,因為How are you 除了問你好嗎,其實也只是say hi,真的是打招呼而已,跟不熟的人通常基於禮貌都會說 Good 之類的, - 接著禮貌性的回問 How about you? ,
- 噁心一點的回答 (用於熟人)
Better than I was a minute ago because you are here.
打完招呼當然不能就此打住,好不容易開始的對話當然要繼續下去,接著可以討論無傷大雅的議題,(盡量不問感情、政治、薪水、宗教等……除非對方自己說或這是你們的工作範圍 ) 好好善用small talk,會更拉近雙方距離,Small talk = 禮貌性讓雙方感到友善的談話
天氣 (最常用!)
- It’s SO hot out there!
- Yeah~ I’m almost melting, how can it be so hot!
- The weather is perfect today.
- It is~ I really wanna go to the beach later.
周末過得如何
- How was your weekend?
- I went picnic with my family in Yanminshan. We had a great time there.
剛剛路上的車況
- It was really smooth on the way, I was surprised!
- You are such a lucky guy, I drove from Taipei too,
- it took me double the time.
最近發生的大事
- Did you also download the Pokemon Go?
- Absolutely, my friends and I love it.
此時不宜談論私人或太深入的問題,而且回答最好簡潔、有禮、友善,這樣才好繼續你們的對話,這可能就是所謂”凡事起頭難”,只要 Break the ice (破冰),就容易很多囉,趕快找人練習吧~~~
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