白领应急英语口语 职场交往53 寒暄一下

范例一：How are you doing?  你过得怎样？

Hi, Francis, morning! How are you doing today?
嘿，弗朗西斯，早上好！你今天过得怎样？

I had a bad start of the day. I was stuck in a bad traffic jam on my way and I missed my morning meeting.
今天我有一个糟糕的开始。我来的路上遇上交通堵塞了，而且我错过了今早的会议。

Indeed, I agree that is not a good start. How about the meeting? You missed anything important?
确实，我同意那不是一个好的开始。那会议怎样？你错过一些重要的东西吗？

It is ok. My boss briefs me later on.
还好。后来我老板简要给我介绍了一下。

Was he unhappy with you not attending the meeting?
你没有参加会议他不高兴吗？

Err, kind of. You know this traffic jam is really bad with so many new cars hitting the streets these days.
额，有点。你知道的，这些天如此多的新车上路，交通堵塞真的很严重。

范例二：Great lip-gloss 极好的润唇膏

Did you punch in?  你上班时有打卡吗？

Yes. By the way, you are having a great make-up today. I like the color of your lipstick. So adorable!
是的。顺便说一下，今天你的妆化得不错。我喜欢你的唇膏的颜色。如此讨人喜欢！

Really? It took me really a while to find the color. I am happy you like it.
真的吗？我花了好一阵子才找到这种颜色。你喜欢我很开心。

Well, girls like us are happy to spend our time on those kinds of things. Actually, do we still have a meeting this afternoon?
恩，像我们这样的女孩子很高兴花时间在这种事上。实际上，今天下午我们还有会议吗？

Sure, when those never ending meetings.
当然有，那些是会议没完没的。