Greetings in a Friend's Home

When you go into a friend's home, it is polite to greet other people (relatives/roommates) in the house. Say hello and introduce yourself. A conversation may or may not follow.

來(lái)到朋友家中，向其他在場(chǎng)的人（比如朋友的親戚或室友）打招呼是有禮貌的體現(xiàn)。說(shuō)聲你好并做自我介紹，你們可能繼續(xù)交談下去，也可能到此為止。

Tips

?Introduce yourself to people you don't know.

向不認(rèn)識(shí)的人做自我介紹。

?Express happiness to meet the other person.

表現(xiàn)出你見(jiàn)到他人很高興。

?Make small talk.

做簡(jiǎn)短的交談。

Useful Phrases

?You can call me...

你可以叫我……

?Thanks for having me.

謝謝你們邀請(qǐng)我來(lái)。

?I've heard so much about you.

久仰大名。

?It's nice to put a face to a name.

能把面孔和名字對(duì)應(yīng)起來(lái)真是太好了。

?You have a beautiful home.

你們家真美。

Pair Practice

A: Hi Mike. I've heard all about you. Jesse says you love to play guitar.

A: 你好，Mike。久仰你的大名。聽(tīng)Jesse說(shuō)你愛(ài)彈吉他。

B: Yes I do, Mrs. Simpson. Nice to meet you.

B: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)，我愛(ài)彈吉他。Simpson女士，很高興見(jiàn)到你。

A: We're glad to finally be able to meet you. Dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes.

A: 終于能夠見(jiàn)到你，我們很高興。再過(guò)二十分鐘左右就開(kāi)飯。

B: Is there anything I can do to help?

B: 有什么我可以幫忙的嗎？

A: No, everything is pretty much ready. We're just waiting on the roast. I hope you like roast beef.

A: 謝謝不用，基本都已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備完畢了。我們只是在等燒烤，希望你喜歡烤牛肉。

B: Yes, of course. Jesse tells me you are a fabulous cook.

B: 當(dāng)然喜歡。Jesse跟我說(shuō)過(guò)你是一個(gè)超棒的廚師。