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Have you had lunch?（你吃午饭了吗？）

Tony给Tina解释中国人如何打招呼。

Tina: Hi, Tony. Have you had lunch?
Tony: Why, Tina, are you inviting me out for lunch?
Tina: Funny. When my Chinese friends asked me if I had eaten, I also thought they wanted to invite me to eat out.
Tony: I see, that’s actually how Chinese people greet each other, it’s not really an invitation.
Tina: Do you always greet each other with that question?
Tony: Not necessarily. Sometimes, we say “nihao”, like your “hello” or “hi”. Sometimes, we say “zenmeyang” just like your “how ya doing?”.

中文翻译

Tina：嗨！Tony。吃过午饭了吗？
Tony：什么？Tina，你想请我吃午饭吗？
Tina：真是有趣。当我的中国朋友问我是否吃过饭的时候，我一开始也是反应他们是想请我吃饭呢。
Tony：我知道了，这其实上是中国人打招呼的方式，可不是邀请啊。
Tina：你们一直是用这样的问题来打招呼吗？
Tony：那也不一定。有时我们会说“你好”，就好象你们说“hello”或是“hi”，有时我们会问道“怎么样”，就象你们说“how ya doing？”。

必备字词

invite v. 邀请 invitation n. 邀请
I’d like to invite you to dinner tonight.
我今天晚上请你吃饭。

to eat out 出去吃饭，到餐馆吃饭
We have no time to go home for lunch. We always eat out.
我们没有时间回家吃无法，总是出去吃。

necessarily adv.必要地，必然地
He is not necessarily inviting you out for lunch.
他不一定是邀请你出去吃饭。

每日一句

Not necessarily.不一定。

A: I am sure he is going to take me out for dinner.
B: Not necessarily you.

A: 我肯定他会带我出去吃饭的。
B: 不一定是你哦。

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爱借词汇的美国人

Because it’s boring to use the same “hello” and “goodbye” words over and over again, some Americans think it is fun and playful to borrow greeting and parting words from other languages. Spanish phrases are used most often, but other commonly recognized languages such as Italian and French are sometimes used. Who knows- with more and more Americans learning Chinese these days, maybe someday in the future you might hear an American in a movie call out, “Zaijian!” The following are a few examples of words borrowed from other languages:

Hola! (Hello- Spanish)
Hola, amiga! (Hello friend!- Spanish)
Bonjour! (Hello- French)
Adios amigo! (Goodbye friend- Spanish)
Hasta la vista! (See you soon!- Spanish)
Aloha! (Hello!- Hawaiian)

中文翻译

由于一遍又一遍的使用“hello”和“goodbye”这样令人乏味的词语，一些美国人觉得借用其它语言来表达见面和分手是有趣和好玩的。其中西班牙语使用的最多，其它大家所熟知的意大利语和法语有时也会使用。不过也很难说——随着越来越多的美国人开始学习中文，说不定将来某一天你会在电影中听到美国人说出“再见”这样的话。下面是一些借用其它语言词语的例子：

Hola! (你好- 西班牙语)
Hola, amiga! (你好，朋友!- 西班牙语)
Bonjour! (你好- 法语)
Adios amigo! (再见朋友！- 西班牙语)
Hasta la vista! (待会见!- 西班牙语)
Aloha! (你好!- 夏威夷语)

必备字词

over and over again 一次又一次
Please write down the phone number. You’ve been asking me over and over again.
请写下这个电话号码，你已经问过多少遍了。

fun n. 开心 a.有趣的，好玩的
Have some fun! Don’t work every day.
找点乐子吧，不要天天都是工作。

recognize v. 认可，承认，认出
He didn’t recognize me in the street yesterday.
他昨天在街上没有认出我。

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Ciao（再见的说法）

Tony向Tina询问Ciao这个词汇的意思，原来这是个外来语，还是个时髦用法。

Tony：Hi, Tina! I have a question for you.
Tina：Yes, Tony, an English problem?
Tony：Yes, why does my American teacher say “Ciao” when I say goodbye to him?
Tina：He is saying goodbye to you too. “Ciao” is an Italian word for goodbye here.
Tony：Is that so? Why is my teacher so fond of the word?
Tina：Well, you see, many of my Chinese friends use the English word “bye” when they part with each other. It’s supposed to be kinda fashionable.
Tony：No wonder! I just hope one day you guys find Chinese fashionable and use a lot of Chinese. It will be easier for me to learn English.

中文翻译

Tony：嗨！Tina！我有个问题问你。
Tina：好啊，Tony。是个英语问题吧？
Tony：是的。当我和我的美国老师说再见的时候，为什么他就会说“Ciao”？
Tina：他也是在对你说再见。“Ciao”是个意大利语，意思就是再见。
Tony：真是这样的吗？那为什么我的老师这么喜欢用这个词啊？
Tina：嗯，你知道，我的许多中国朋友当他们分手的时候，会使用“bye”这样的英语词汇，这样会显得时尚些。
Tony：怪不得！我可真希望你们哪一天会发现中文也是时髦的，并且使用好多中文。这样，对我来说学习英语就容易啦！

必备字词

Ciao n. 你好，再见
I’ve got to go. Ciao, everybody!
我得走了，再见，各位！

kinda 有点（kind of的简略形式，非正式用法），相当于somewhat
This thing is kinda weird.
这件事情有点怪。

fashionable adj.流行的, 时髦的
These fashionable jackets are rather expensive.
这些时髦的夹克衫相当贵。

每日一句

Why is my teacher so fond of the word?
我的老师为什么这么喜欢这个词？

A：He is fond of computer games.
B：No wonder he is not doing well in his study recently.

A：他很喜欢玩电脑游戏。
B：怪不得最近他学习不太好了。

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