第一拿手好戏：社交性寒暄的全面总结

    1. A： How are you doing？

    B： I'm doing fine/OK/pretty well/great/super/terrific/so-so. 或： Not bad. /The same as

    ever. /I can't complain too much. （我不能太抱怨。/还不错。）

    B： Terrible. I've had a headache all morning.

    2. A： How's it going？ B： Fine. /Pretty good.

    A： How's everything with you/going？

    B： Well, I'm still alive and kicking. /So far so good.

    3. A： How've you been？ （你近来怎么样？）

    B： All right. 或： Not much lately.

    4. A： How are things with you/going？ B： Great.

    或： I'm just taking one day at a time. （我只是过一天算一天。）

    5. A： What's happening？

    （原意为"有什么事"，现在已演变成"你好吗？"

    A： What's happening with you these days？

    B： Nothing much. （没什么。）

    6. A： What's new？/What's up？

    B： Not much. / Nothing in particular. / Nothing special.

    7. A： Anything interesting happening？

    8. A： How are you （are they/is she /is he） getting along？

    （近来如何？）包括事业、健康状况等等！

    B： Keeping busy. Yourself？

    9. A： How do you feel today？ B： I feel like a new man.

    还有两个特别地道的问候是*What's going on？ 和*What are you up to？ 都表示"你在忙些什么？"，

    在美国电影中常听到。

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    l Are you making progress？

    l Did you sleep soundly last night.

    l Have you gotten over your cold？

    l How come you look so tired？

    l Why are you in such a good mood？

    l I just stopped by to say hello.

    l What a pleasant surprise running into you.

    l I'm glad I ran into you. Where have you been hiding lately？

    l I've been thinking about you lately. Let's talk over coffee.

    l You're just the man I want to see.

    l I haven't seen you for ages/in years/for a long time.

    l It's nice to see you again. Have you changed jobs？

    l How was your trip to New York？

    l What has kept you so busy？