Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. 事在人为。Chapter1 Greetings1A 打招呼基本会话1. A: How are you doing? 你好吗 ? （注： are的发音常略去，发成How ya doin'?）B1: I ’m doing great. 我很好。B2: I ’m doing OK. 我还行。B3: Pretty good. 还好。B4: Not too bad. 还不错。B5: I get by. 过得去。2. A: How ’s life treating you? 日子过得还算惬意吗？B1: Not bad. 不算坏。B2: It could be worse. 还行。“How’s life treating you?”用于朋友之间。对好久没见的人就说：How’s life been treating you?3. A: What ’s up? 有什么新鲜事儿？B: Not much. 没什么。4. A: I haven’t seen you in ages! 久违！这一阵子躲到哪儿去了？B: Yeah, long time no see. 是啊，很久没见了。in ages = in such a long time 5. A: What ’s new? 近来如何？B1: Nothing much. I’m still the same. 还是老样子，我一点儿也没变。B2: Not much. How about you? 没什么。你呢？B3: Same shit, different day. 不同的日子，同样的调子。See Appendix A（见附录 A）Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. 事在人为。Chapter1 Greetings2Appendix A Greetings (Qs &As)简单的问候Hello!你好 ! Hi! 你好!/嗨! Hey! 你好!/嗨! Hey there! 你好 ! Yo! 嗨!（俚语）Yo, G! 嗨，哥们 !（俚语）Howdy! 你好!（方言）Good morning. 早上好。（ 0— 12:00am）morning. 早上好。Good afternoon. 下午好。（ 12:00— 5:00pm）Afternoon. 下午好。Good evening. 晚上好。（ 5:00pm— 0）Evening. 晚上好。一般的问候How are you? 你怎么样 ? How do you do?你好。How are you doing?你过的怎么样 ? How are you keeping?你过的怎么样 ? How are you feeling?心情怎么样 ? How are you getting on? 近来如何 ? How are you getting along? 近来如何 ? How are things?事情办得怎么样了 ? How are things going (with you)? 近况如何 ? How's it going?一切都好吗 ? How's everything? 一切都好吗 ? How's everything going? 一切都好吗 ? How's everything with you?你一切都好吗 ? How'...
