【英文會話】該如何回答「How have you been?」
當你與一段時間不見的朋友再度相遇,你會以這句話作為開頭:「你最近過得如何呢?」(How have you been?)這時你該如何用英文回答這個問題?
Go Natural English的講師Gabby Wallace提出了「How have you been?」的用法,和針對這個問題的回覆!下次遇到許久不見的朋友,你也能自然脫口而出囉!
1. 用法解釋
「How have you been?」的意涵與「How are you?」有些類似,但是只能對「已經認識,但有一段時間(超過一周)沒見面的朋友」說。
意思是:「從我們上次見面到這次見面的這段時間裡,你過得怎麼樣呢?」
2. 如何回答「How have you been?」
Q: It has been a while since I met you. How have you been?
較簡短的答案為:Good. / Great! / Not bad.
較長的答案可用:I have been Ving.
e.g. I have been working a lot. 我最近都在工作。
e.g. I have been studying English a lot. 我最近都在念英文。
e.g. I have been traveling all over the world. 我最近忙著環遊世界!
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