10/12/2010
Greetings in a Friend's Home
When you go into a friend's home, it is polite to greet other people (relatives/roommates) in the house. Say hello and introduce yourself. A conversation may or may not follow.
來到朋友家中，向其他在場的人（比如朋友的親戚或室友）打招呼是有禮貌的體現(xiàn)。說聲你好并做自我介紹，你們可能繼續(xù)交談下去，也可能到此為止。
Tips
·Introduce yourself to people you don't know.
向不認識的人做自我介紹。
·Express happiness to meet the other person.
表現(xiàn)出你見到他人很高興。
·Make small talk.
做簡短的交談。
Useful Phrases
·You can call me...
你可以叫我……
·Thanks for having me.
謝謝你們邀請我來。
·I've heard so much about you.
久仰大名。
·It's nice to put a face to a name.
能把面孔和名字對應(yīng)起來真是太好了。
·You have a beautiful home.
你們家真美。
Pair Practice
A: Hi Mike. I've heard all about you. Jesse says you love to play
guitar.
A: 你好，Mike。久仰你的大名。聽Jesse說你愛彈吉他。
B: Yes I do, Mrs. Simpson. Nice to meet you.
B: 沒錯，我愛彈吉他。Simpson女士，很高興見到你。
A: We're glad to finally be able to meet you. Dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes.
A: 終于能夠見到你，我們很高興。再過二十分鐘左右就開飯。
B: Is there anything I can do to help?
B: 有什么我可以幫忙的嗎？
A: No, everything is pretty much ready. We're just waiting on the
roast. I hope you like roast beef.
A: 謝謝不用，基本都已經(jīng)準備完畢了。我們只是在等燒烤，希望你喜歡烤牛肉。
B: Yes, of course. Jesse tells me you are a
fabulous cook.
B: 當然喜歡。Jesse跟我說過你是一個超棒的廚師。
