【往期回顧】
接下來我們繼續來看第9課的“每課一句”:
一、課文原文
Lesson 9 How are you today?
Hello, Helen.
Hi, Steven.
How are you today?
I’m very well, thank you.
And you?
I’m fine, thanks.
How is Tony?
He’s fine, thanks.
How’s Emma?
She’s very well, too, Helen.
Goodbye, Helen.
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you, too, Steven.
Goodbye.
——選自《新概念英語》第一冊,外語教學與研究出版社,1997年10月第1版
二、每課一句
How are you today?
該句型主要用來詢問對方近況如何,作為被問方其實是不需要實際的回答的,只是出於禮貌,一般都會做如下回復:
- I'm very well, thank you. How are you? (正式用語)
- I'm fine, thank you.
- Fine, thanks. (非正式用語)
- Fine, and you? (非正式用語)
除了“How are you?”之外,常見的同義表達方式還有:
三、更多拓展
How's Emma?
當要詢問第三方的近況如何時,則採用以下句型:
How is / are sb. (第三方)?
如:
- How's Tom?
- He's fine, thank you.
再比如:
- How are your brothers?
- They're very well, thank you.
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