2. How is/was...? ……怎么樣?
問候語如同感情的催化劑,多一點(diǎn)關(guān)心,多一點(diǎn)溫暖,友情也就不知不覺地變得更深,如果你不想給人一種冷冰冰的感覺,請(qǐng)務(wù)必掌握這個(gè)典型的問候句型。
第一節(jié) How is…?
A: How’s / How is your family?
B: Everyone is doing great. How about yours?
A: 你的家人怎么樣?
B: 都很好。你的家人呢?
A: How’s / How is your girlfriend?
B: Didn’t you hear? We broke up a week ago.
A: 你女朋友怎么樣?
B: 你沒聽說嗎?我們一周前吹了。
A: How’s / How is your work?
B: I’m really busy. I barely have time to sit down.
A: 你的工作怎么樣?
B: 我太忙了,幾乎連坐一下的時(shí)間都沒有。
A: How’s / How is your English study?
B: Terrific. I’m really making a lot of progress. It’s amazing.
A: 你英語學(xué)得怎么樣了?
B: 挺好。我確實(shí)有了很大進(jìn)步,簡(jiǎn)直是驚人。
A: How’s / How is everything?
B: Couldn’t be better!
A: 一切好嗎?
B: 再好不過了。
◆ 額外句型一:
如果是問候一項(xiàng)正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作,則還可以用“How’s...going?”這個(gè)句型。
A: How’s it going?
B: Everything is going just great. And you?
A: 進(jìn)展怎么樣了?
B: 一切都不錯(cuò)。你呢?
A: How’s your new project going?
B: It’s a disaster! We are so far behind, I doubt we’ll ever finish!
A: 你們的新項(xiàng)目進(jìn)展怎么樣了?
B: 簡(jiǎn)直是一場(chǎng)災(zāi)難!我們落后太遠(yuǎn)了,我懷疑我們到底能不能完成。
◆ 額外句型二:
問候某個(gè)人的時(shí)候,則可以用“How’s...doing?”這個(gè)句型。
A: How’s your sister doing?
B: She’s doing great. Thanks.
A: 你姐姐怎么樣?
B: 她很好,謝謝!
第二節(jié) How Was..?
A: How was your trip?
B: It was fantastic. I really had a great time.
A: 這次旅行怎么樣?
B: 太棒了!真的很愉快。
A: How was your vacation?
B: Awful. It rained every day and my wife got sick.
A: 假期過得愉快嗎?
B: 糟透了!天天下雨,而且我老婆病了。
A: How was your interview?
B: My interview was super. I think I spoke better English than the man who interviewed me!
A: 你的面試怎么樣?
B: 我的面試簡(jiǎn)直沒得講。我想我的英語比那個(gè)面試我的人還強(qiáng)。
A: How was your TOEFL exam?
B: Damn hard! I’m just glad it’s over.
A: 你的托??荚嚳嫉迷趺礃??
B: 太難了!我慶幸終于結(jié)束了。
【額外成就感】
How was...?實(shí)在是太有用了,我們天天都離不開:
How was your meeting?
(你們的會(huì)議怎么樣?)
How was your day?
(你過得怎么樣?)
How was your date?
(你的約會(huì)怎么樣?)
How was your test?
(你的考試怎么樣?)
How was your party?
(你們的晚會(huì)怎么樣?)
How was your dinner?
(你們的晚餐怎么樣?)
How was your nap?
(你睡得怎么樣?)
How was your picnic?
(你們的野餐怎么樣?)
【瘋狂聯(lián)想】
句型也像人一樣,有的是獨(dú)生子女,有的是雙胞胎,有的卻有好幾個(gè)兄弟姐妹,How is…..?/How was…..?/How’s…..going?/How’s…..doing?就是這種兄弟姐妹關(guān)系。
How is 可以縮寫成How’s