拿手好戏：社交性寒暄的全面总结
　　1. A： How are you doing？
　　B： I'm doing fine/OK/pretty well/great/super/terrific/so-so. 或： Not bad. /The same as
　　ever. /I can't complain too much. （我不能太抱怨。/还不错。）
　　B： Terrible. I've had a headache all morning.
　　2. A： How's it going？ B： Fine. /Pretty good.
　　A： How's everything with you/going？
　　B： Well, I'm still alive and kicking. /So far so good.
　　3. A： How've you been？ （你近来怎么样？）
　　B： All right. 或： Not much lately.
　　4. A： How are things with you/going？ B： Great.
　　或： I'm just taking one day at a time. （我只是过一天算一天。）
　　5. A： What's happening？
　　（原意为"有什么事"，现在已演变成"你好吗？"
　　A： What's happening with you these days？
　　B： Nothing much. （没什么。）
　　6. A： What's new？/What's up？
　　B： Not much. / Nothing in particular. / Nothing special.
　　7. A： Anything interesting happening？
　　8. A： How are you （are they/is she /is he） getting along？
　　（近来如何？）包括事业、健康状况等等！
　　B： Keeping busy. Yourself？
　　9. A： How do you feel today？ B： I feel like a new man.
　　还有两个特别地道的问候是*What's going on？ 和*What are you up to？ 都表示"你在忙些什么？"，
　　在美国电影中常听到。
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　　l Are you making progress？
　　l Did you sleep soundly last night.
　　l Have you gotten over your cold？
　　l How come you look so tired？
　　l Why are you in such a good mood？
　　l I just stopped by to say hello.
　　l What a pleasant surprise running into you.
　　l I'm glad I ran into you. Where have you been hiding lately？
　　l I've been thinking about you lately. Let's talk over coffee.
　　l You're just the man I want to see.
　　l I haven't seen you for ages/in years/for a long time.
　　l It's nice to see you again. Have you changed jobs？
　　l How was your trip to New York？
　　l What has kept you so busy？