A: How are you?
B: I'm fine. Thank you. And you?
A: I'm fine, too.
我们从开始学英语时,寒暄语的模板就是以上三句话。这千年不变的模板有时候还要承受大家一致的嘲笑。但其实这是很礼貌得体的一种表达方式。
类似的问候语还可用以下表达:
“How are you?”
“How are you doing today?”
“How is going?”
……
回答的时候,只需回答一个简单的回答就可以了。如以下表达:
“Pretty good.”
“Very well.”
“Awesome.”
“Not bad ”
……
美语日常的口语还是比较随意的。
《老友记》里,瑞秋和罗斯吵架时,罗斯甩了一句 Fine by me .
在这里可以解读为:我才没有那么在乎、无所谓、都可以。
节选一段瑞秋与罗斯的对话,也同样用到了Fine by me .
Rachel: Well maybe she and her friends are just having a contest to see who can bring home the biggest geek.
也许只是她和她的朋友比赛,谁能带回来最滑稽的小丑。
Ross: Fine by me, hope she wins.
我无所谓,祝她胜利。
See you next sun .୧((〃•̀ꇴ•〃))૭⁺✧