Once you understand the meaning of the other party’s question, it is very easy to answer this question. Learn more practical oral language in travel English: [Learn more] Check in: Today's oral language has been GET, just like it and forward it to more friends~

2025/05/2213:10:34 hotcomm 1984

original article, please indicate the source and author when reprinting: [Toutiao] ViTalk Travel English. Please do not reprint this article without permission, as violations of rights will be prosecuted.

When you entered the country, you were asked "What do you do?", what do you think the staff:

0 people

think you did something illegal or violated the regulations: What are you doing? What are you doing?

0 people

politely greets you: How are you? how are things?

0 people

Ask your entry information: What job do you do?

Now let’s take a look at these three options in detail.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Usually it needs to reflect tense or limit time

What are you doing? → What are you doing?

What did you do? → What did you do?

What do you do on weekends? → What do you do on weekends?

"How are you? How are you doing recently?" should be "How do you do?"

But now it is no longer popular in most areas. I'm asking this. How are you?/How are you doing?/How are you doing?/How's it going?, etc. are more common, and the answer is also simple. Good! / Pretty good! / Great! is fine!

So, it is obvious that the separate sentence "What do you do?" is asking politely "What do you do (work)?"

= What is your job?

What is your job?

=What do you do for a living?

What do you make a living?

(A question with the same meaning as above may be asked!)

understands the meaning of the other party’s question, and it is very simple to answer this question.

The best answer is to directly say the name of the career:

I am a doctor/a lawyer/a teacher/an engineer.

I am a doctor/lawyer/teacher/engineer.

But some jobs do not have a clear "job title", or you don't know what to say, how to answer? At this time, you can tell your "industry".

We need to know the following two words:

· business: occupation, industry; transaction, business, business

· industry: industry, industry, industry

Their main differences are:
industry mostly refers to the entire industry (industry) or all industries, such as chemical industry chemical industry, media industry media industry, etc.
business mostly refers to engaging in commodity circulation activities or financial transactions (doing business), such as the tea business tea business, the lighting business, etc.
represents a certain "industry" in the work field, such as tourist industry/business tourism, they can also be differentiated, both of them are OK.

uses "be in the ... business" to express the industry you are in, which is very simple!

For example:

I'm in the shoe business.

I am in the shoe business.

【END】

Today, the question that elementary schoolgirls are going to take the test is:

What do you do?

How would you answer?

Learn more practical oral language in travel English: [Learn more]

check-in: Today's oral language has been GET, just like it and forward it to more friends~

hotcomm

Recently, the Shaanxi Federation of Industry and Commerce named the first batch of ideal and belief education bases for private economic personnel in Shaanxi Province, and the Changleyuan Anti-Japanese War Industrial Site in Jintai District, Baoji City was shortlisted.

Baoji Changleyuan Anti-Japanese War Industrial Site won the first batch of ideal and belief education bases for private economic personnel in the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce

05/22

Taiwan Strait Network reported on June 17 that the DPP’s election meeting will determine the nomination of “legislators” in difficult constituencies on the 17th and submit it to the Central Executive Meeting. Taipei City Councilman Gao Jiayu was dissatisfied with the Party Centra

Green MPs break into the DPP Central Committee and stop Tsai Ing-wen and shout "black box"

05/22 1062

PAOK boss Savedis. Recently, Greek media ONE Channel reported that the Greek Super League team Thessaloniki PAOK and Xanthi were related to the game and were suspected of manipulating the game. The backstage bosses of both teams are Ivan Savedis, a close friend of Russian Preside

Putin's close friend, who once threatened the referee with a gun and was suspended for three years, but is now questioned for his relationship

05/22 1176

**Taiwan's legislative body recently passed the so-called "Labor and Fund Law" amendment under the strong leadership of the DPP, which caused a lot of controversy and even more severely damaged the image of the DPP. Recent polls have shown that the DPP is in the youth vote.

The DPP youth vote collapsed? The "Labor and Fund Law" has caused the "New British faction" to be in a difficult battle

05/22 1814

In 2001, a classic American Hollywood drama film "Deep in the Enemy" was released. The little warlord of Seville Wiya who was chasing American pilots left a deep impression on people. In fact, this person really exists, but it is not that awesome. The army he led does not have he

National hero or war criminal? This Serbs are so important in the disintegration of Yugoslavia

05/22 1745

In the first nine rounds of the 12th round, Iran did not lose a goal; and he never lost, and he even won all the home games. However, in the last match between Iran and Syria, Iran was not only tied to the home game, but also was defeated by Syria at the last moment.

Iran and Syria play tacit understanding and veins emerge! But Syria is still more convincing than China and South Korea qualifying

05/22 1649

What is the hottest thing in the entertainment industry in the past two days? That's all Zhou Yangqing's big news about Luo Zhixiang. There are so many revelations online, and many people have read them, so the editor will not repeat them. Anyway, the incident has been fermenting

After Luo Zhixiang’s accident, what did the good brothers in "Extreme Challenge" say?

05/22 1722

Today, Zhou Yangqing posted a long article on a social platform to announce his breakup with Luo Zhixiang. She said that the two have been separated for a while. Because of the epidemic, they did not want to occupy public resources, so they have not announced it. However, the rea

Luo Zhixiang and Zhou Yangqing broke up, and posted a long article to criticize Luo Zhixiang for cheating many times

05/22 1081

It can be called the sister chapter of the "giant panda" in Chengdu: In addition to the shape of Chongqing, this one has become a lying on the roof, and also has authentic Chongqing element camellia.

Seeing this "panda" on the roof of Chongqing, Luo Zhixiang said: I really want to take a photo of Douyin here.

05/22 1848

Although Luo Zhixiang left the mainland variety show channel, he was still on the road to making a comeback and starting anew. However, he moved his variety show hosting style to the online personal channel. But judging from the current situation, Luo Zhixiang's variety show has

Luo Zhixiang's new variety show caused trouble again: he loosened his belt when he was dancing aerobic exercises, and he was criticized for being too vulgar

05/22 1765