Greetings before a Conversation

    Sometimes you stop and talk for a minute as you say hello. This type
of greeting is followed by a conversation. Close friends often hug when
they greet each other ， especially after a long time without seeing one
other. Men sometimes give each other a hand shake or a high-five（touch
palms above the head）。

    有些時候你在說過“你好”后還會停下來再和對方交談一兩分鐘，這種類型
的問候將會引出一段談話。好朋友間經常會在互相打招呼時擁抱對方，尤其是在
兩人很久沒見面的情況下。男士們有時會選擇握手或是（在頭以上的位置）擊掌。

    Tips

    ？Stand near a person and say hello.

    靠近對方說“你好”。

    ？Express happiness to see a person.

    表現出你見到對方很高興。

    ？Ask a question or begin a conversation.

    問問題或開始對話。

    Useful Phrases

    ？Nice to see you.？Long time no see. （I haven't seen you in a while.）？

    What have you been up to？？How are things？？It's been a while.
（It's been a while since I've seen you.）？What's new？？Not much.
（answer to What's new？）

    Pair Practice （casual between friends or coworkers ）

    A ： Hi Corey. B： Hey， Jennifer. Good to see you. （hug ）

    A ： You too. How've you been ？

    B ： Busy ， you？

    A ： Pretty good. How's your new job？

    B ： It's okay. There's a lot to learn. What's new with you ？

    A ： Not much. The kids are back at school.

    Note： Between very close friends it's uncommon to use names in a
casual greeting. Sometimes nicknames or short forms are used. （Cor and
Jen instead of Corey and Jennifer ）。

    注意：非常要好的朋友間很少會在隨意的問候中用名字稱呼對方，有時他們
會用昵稱或是名字的縮略形式。（比如以上對話中用Cor 替代Corey ，用Jen 替
代Jennifer. ）

    Further Practice for Pairs

    ？Add a third speaker and create your own lines.

    加入第三者，創作你們自己的對話。

    ？Add an unexpected interruption（bus arrives ， friend comes out
of a store， child fusses ）。

    加入意外被打斷的情況（例如：公車來了，看到朋友從商店里出來，小孩搗
亂等）。

    ？Write the next four lines between the two speakers.

    寫出兩人間接下去的四句談話。

    ？Write an inappropriate line and explain why it should not be part
of the greeting.

    寫一句不合適的對話，解釋為什么它不該出現在問候中。