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）。

    有些时候你在说过“你好”后还会停下来再和对方交谈一两分钟，这种类型
的问候将会引出一段谈话。好朋友间经常会在互相打招呼时拥抱对方，尤其是在
两人很久没见面的情况下。男士们有时会选择握手或是（在头以上的位置）击掌。

    Tips

    ？Stand near a person and say hello.

    靠近对方说“你好”。

    ？Express happiness to see a person.

    表现出你见到对方很高兴。

    ？Ask a question or begin a conversation.

    问问题或开始对话。

    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：非常要好的朋友间很少会在随意的问候中用名字称呼对方，有时他们
会用昵称或是名字的缩略形式。（比如以上对话中用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，创作你们自己的对话。

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

    加入意外被打断的情况（例如：公车来了，看到朋友从商店里出来，小孩捣
乱等）。

    ？Write the next four lines between the two speakers.

    写出两人间接下去的四句谈话。

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

    写一句不合适的对话，解释为什么它不该出现在问候中。