当老外问“What’s new”时,到底该怎么回?
来源:沪江英语公众号 作者: 时间:2023/02/09
你有没有遇到过这种情况:和国外的朋友很长时间没见面了,他很开心得和你打招呼,说了一句:What’s new?
你的第一反应是不是在想,他是不是在问我最近有没有什么新鲜事?于是就回答道:Nothing is new.
然后气氛就一下子尴尬住了......
所以,What’s new到底是什么意思嘛,要怎么回答才比较好?
其实,这句话是外国人常用的打招呼习惯用语,类似于:
How are you?
What’s up?
How is everything going?
英文释义如下:
A standard, casual greeting to someone used to politely (and sometimes superficially) inquire about what is happening in their life.
你也不用去苦思冥想最近有什么新鲜事,可以回答:
Alright.
I am well.
Good to see you.
例句:
- Hey Tom, what's new?
- It's nice to see you again, Brenda. What's new with you these days?
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