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Suppose you have just come out of the mall and meet a stranger who is very interested in your newly bought shoes and wants to greet you. How should you deal with it in English? Click on the audio and learn today's practical dialogue with Teacher Leanne!
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The original text of the dialogue:
- Hey, how are you?
- Not bad, how are you?
- Good. Busy shopping day?
- Yeah, kind of.
- Wait, are the sneakers Jordan?
- Yeah, a big fan of it.
- Can I have a look?
Knowledge points:
☑ how are you: This sentence in the conversation is a greeting term, which is a greeting without content. You can answer "not bad is average" or you can directly answer "how are you Hello". Similar things include "How's going?" and so on.
☑ kind of: There is a little bit.
☑ sneakers: travel shoes, sports shoes.
Reference translation:
—Hey, how are you?
—It's okay, what about you?
—It's not bad too. Is it a busy shopping day today?
—Yes, there is a little bit.
—Wait, is that Jordan’s sneakers?
—Yes, I am an avid fan of it.
—Can I take a look at (shoes)?
All the following spoken languages can be used to answer "how are you", but do you know how they are different? Come and write down the answers and check them out!
. Which sentence or sentence is more suitable for replying to [Stranger]? (Multiple choice)
- A.Not too shabby, you?
- B.Hanging in there.
- C.Same old, same old.
- D.Can't complain, you?
- E.Like you, but better.
. Which sentence or sentence is more suitable to express [average, okay]? (Multiple choice)
- A.Everything's great.
- B.Not so hot.
- C.Not bad.
- D.Good, thanks.
- E.I'm doing well, thanks.
Reference answers and oral usage are explained at the bottom of this article!
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Reference answers to this article:
Stranger:
Not too shabby, you?
Is okay (and still passable), what about you?
Can't complain, you?
There is nothing to complain about (usually), what about you?
Relatively familiar people:
Hanging in there.
can still hold on.
Same old, same old.
is the same! (Related closeness)
Like you, but better.
is the same as you, but a little better than you. (Family relationship, a little joke)
Everything's great. (What about you?)
I'm very good (what about you?)
Good, thanks. (C
Good, thanks. (Classical greetings)
is pretty good, thanks.
I'm doing well, thanks. (polite greetings)
I'm not bad, thanks.
Not so hot./ Not bad.
Ordinary, average, okay.
