Unit 1 You Say, I Say

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4. Greeting

we learned how to greet people in English

At first glance it seems to be an easy task but in fact  it is not

If you are introduced to somebody for the first time you might want to say Nice to meet you When you meet close friends or someone you are familiar with a simple Hi will work

Good morning 

What's new

Can't you tell

I just got my hair cut

It looks great

Hey what's up

Oh hey guys Sorry

I just finished two sessions and I'm on my way home now

OK  busy as ever  See you later

See you

Hey what are you doing after class today

I have a lot of homework

Have you done the project for Dr. Stavick yet

No

Hey Christine

Hey Kevin

I'd like to introduce you

to my friend Kate

Kate  this is Kevin

Kevin  this is Kate

Nice to meet you

Glad to meet you too

Christine has told me so much about you

Kate  I just love her

We have been friends since childhood

We grew up together

We seriously spent all of our time together

We were in all the same classes

on all the same sports teams

And when we weren't together then

I was at her house

Oh man sounds like you guys have a lot in common

Absolutely　you know my mum loves Kate as much as I do

And she was always welcomed in our house

She came over for sleepovers every weekend and came over for dinner regularly and we did homework together

She came home on the bus with me

No wonder you guys are such close friends if you were raised like sisters

Absolutely

Yeah Man  I really miss those days

We should go play basketball sometime soon

Absolutely　I'd love to We should

It's been a pleasure meeting you

Thank you　But I really have to go

I'll see you later

See you guys

Hey  Jolie

Hi  Joyce  welcome back

So nice to see you

Nice to see you too

It's great to be here again

Yes  I can't imagine that

you were away for the whole week

Yeah

So how was your trip

It was amazing　you know

Xi'an is such an interesting city

I brought back a lot of pictures

Yes  I can't wait to see them

I will show you then

Excuse me  is this seat taken

No you can sit here

Thank you

Are you new here

Oh, yeah

I'm an exchange student from Georgia

OK  My name is Betsy Leimbigler

I'm from Canada

Nice to meet you

It's nice to meet you　too

You can call me Bets

Bets OK  Oh  I'm Kevin Ingram

I'm from Georgia

OK  Can I call you Kev

Yeah  you can call me Kev

Ok  is that a nickname if you friends call you Kev or Kevin

No  not really　but we can start

OK  nice to meet you　Kev

It's nice to meet you as well

This section discusses the subject of greeting people

The explanations and examples given talk about first introduction greetings where the people in the example have never met before for greetings that people use when they are more familiar with the person they are talking to

In section 1.2 Doctor Thomas Piachaud greets everybody with  hello and  welcome  and follows this with a very brief introduction of himself

He goes on to explain how greetings are important particularly with first impressions and then he talks about different greetings in different cultures

Dr. Piachaud also provides us with words and phrases that are important to remember such as *first impressions   *make an impression *polite   *rude  *impolite *personal information  and  *social status

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These are important words and expressions to remember because they describe information and impressions of social interaction

Most important in any dialogue of course  is the opening greeting

The foundation of any good conversation or introduction is the opening greeting

In English there are many different ways to greet somebody

This section shows us several examples

They are listed below

Hi

A casual version of the word Hello

*Good Morning

One can also say Good afternoon Good evening  or  Goodnight depending on the time of the day

*Hey

Is a very casual way of saying Hello to start a question like

Hey  do you have class today it can also be used to get somebody's attention

Hey  There’s a taxi over there It is very informal so should only be used with equals and people you are very familiar with

One would not normally say Hey to their teacher or boss so be careful

*Excuse me

This a very polite way to open a dialogue with a stranger

It indicates that you do not wish to disturb them or make them feel uncomfortable

If you want to ask a stranger a question it is most polite to begin with Excuse me

*What's up【跟朋友聊天 个人蛮喜欢说这个的】

A casual way of saying both Hello and What's going on or How are you

The usual response to this is Not much

There are many other greetings that can be used to open a conversation

Here are some you might want to practice

*Sup

A slang variation for What’s up

It is typically only used with social equals in a very casual setting

*How's it going

Another way of saying How are you or How are things

*Morning【早上喜欢说这个 哈哈 好可爱的】

A cheerful way of saying Good morning

*Howdy

This words comes from the cowboy culture of the United States

It means Hello

It is usually used in a joking manner and is a very friendly and casual way of saying Hello

One would not use this word in a formal setting or to greet superiors

*Yo【很牛仔的说法 看要很熟很熟才敢说这个诶 比如 Yo Hey man what's up 这样的用法 很痞子有木有】

A slang word for Hello or Hey

Although it is not an impolite word this should never be used in a formal setting or to greet superiors because it is too casual

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学习了怎样用英语打招呼 打招呼呢看似简单 其实呢也不容易 如果是朋友初次见面

我们往往呢要说 Nice to meet you 但是呢如果是很亲密的朋友 都很熟悉了 就简单地说一下Hi就行了

早上好

最近有什么新鲜事吗

你看不出来吗

我理发了

看上去棒极了

嘿　怎么了

你们好

抱歉我刚刚结束两个会议

现在正要赶回家

好吧 你还是那么忙

再见啦

好的 再见

今天放学之后你准备做什么

我今天有很多家庭作业

你做完Stavick博士留的那个作业了吗

没有

Christine你好

Kevin你好

我想向你介绍我的朋友Kate给你认识

Kate　这是Kevin

Kevin　这是Kate

很高兴认识你

我也很高兴认识你

Christine跟我说了很多你的事情

我很喜欢Kate

我们一起长大的

从小就是好朋友

我们几乎所有时间都是在一起度过

我们总是在一起上课

一起运动

如果哪天我们不在一起

我一定是在她家里

哦 天啊

听起来你们俩有许多共同点

那当然

你知道吗

我妈妈和我一样喜欢Kate

我妈妈经常邀请她到我家来做客

Kate每周末都在我家住

经常来我家吃晚饭

我们还一起写作业

她和我乘同一趟公车回家

难怪你们是这么亲密的朋友

你们就像姐妹一样

是的　我真怀念那些日子

我们什么时候一起去打篮球吧

当然可以 我很乐意去

很高兴见到你们

但是我现在有事得先走了

再见

哦　再见

再见　二位

嘿　Jolie

嘿　Joyce

欢迎回来

见到你真是太高兴了

我也很高兴见到你

回来真是太好了

是啊

真难想象你出去了一周

玩得怎么样

简直太棒了

你知道西安是一个很有趣的城市

我买了很多图片带回来

是的我等不及要看那些图片了

这就给你看

请问这个座位有人吗

没有

你可以坐在这儿

谢谢你

你是新来的吗

哦　是的

我是一名来自佐治亚州的交换学生

哦　我叫Betsy Leimbigler

我来自加拿大

很高兴认识你

我也很高兴认识你

你可以叫我Bets

好的

哦 我是Kevin Ingram

我来自佐治亚州

我能叫你Kev吗

是的　你可以叫我Kev

你朋友会用Kev这个昵称叫你吗

不会

但是我们可以试着这么叫

好的

很高兴认识你Kev

很高兴认识你Bets

这个部分讨论 与别人打招呼的主题 上述的这些解释和例子 说了在首次见面或介绍的情形时，怎么打招呼

例子中的人们 是从来没有见过面的 也有关于与熟人交谈时  怎么打招呼

在1.2节中 Thomas Piachaud博士 用hello和welcome跟大家打招呼 然后他做了一个简短的自我介绍 他接着解释 打招呼为什么重要 特别是第一印象 并且谈到了不同文化中的打招呼方式

Piachaud 博士也教给我们 一些词汇和短语 这些词汇和短语很重要 需要记住

例如

 first impressions  make an impression

polite  rude  impolite

personal information 和 social status

这些重要的词汇和短语需要记住 因为它们描述了社交互动的信息和印象 在对话中最重要的 当然是开始打招呼

好的对话和介绍的基础 是开始打招呼

在英语中 有很多种不同的与人打交道的方式 这个章节给我们展示了几个例子

它们如下所示

*Hi

是 Hello 一个非正式的说法 Good Morning 也可以说  Good afternoon Good evening 或者 Goodnight 取决于一天中不同的时间

*Hey

是 Hello 的一种非常不正式的形式 比如像这样提问 Hey do you have class today 这也可以用来引起别人的注意 Hey  There's a taxi over there 这非常的不正式 所以只应该用于相同地位的人 或者很熟悉的人 正常情况下 一个人不应该对他的老师或者老板说 Hey 所以 请小心使用

*Excuse me

这是一个非常礼貌的方式 适用于开始一段与陌生人的对话 这表明 你并不希望去打扰他们 或让他们觉得不舒服 如果你想问一个陌生人问题 最礼貌的方式就是说 Excuse me

*What's up

这是Hello  What's going on 以及How are you 的又一种非正式用法 对此最通常的回答是 Not much 还有很多其他 打招呼方式 可以用来开始一段对话 这儿还有一些你可能想要练习的打招呼方式

*Sup

是 What's up  的俚语 它通常只在非常不正式的场合，用于同等地位的人 How's it going 等同于 How are you 或者 How are things

*Morning

是以一种愉快的方式说 Good morning

*Howdy

这个词来源于美国的牛仔文化 它意思是 Hello 它通常在玩笑中用到 而且是一个非常友好和非正式的说 Hello 的方式

人们不会把这个词用在正式的场合 或者用来与上级打招呼

*Yo

Hello 或者 Hey 的俚语形式 虽然它不是一个不礼貌的词汇 但是它不应该被用在 正式的场合 或跟上级打招呼

因为它太不正式了