Benjamin: Lisa, I'm so glad to see you. How are you doing?

Lisa: Fine. I miss you so much, uncle Benjamin.

Benjamin: Me too. We haven't seen each other for years.

Lisa: It's been 3 years now.

Benjamin: How time flies! Now you are a college student out of a little girl.

Lisa: How is aunty Shirley?

Benjamin: Couldn't be better.

Lisa: How has May been?

Benjamin: She's been good. She is in grade one in Joy Chain high school. And she dreams to be a volunteer in 2008.

Lisa: That's great. How about little Daniel then?

Benjamin: He started to elementary school last year. He is counting the days to the Olympic Games. How are your parents doing?

Lisa: Not bad. They plan to visit you next year.

Benjamin: Really, I'll be so excited to see them. Make yourself at home. Let me make some tea for you.

Lisa: OK, thank you, uncle Benjamin.

本杰明：利萨，见到你真是太高兴了。你好吗？

利萨：很好啊。我非常想念您，本杰明叔叔。

本杰明：我也是啊。我们有好几年没见面了，是吧？

利萨：是啊，我们有3年没见了。

本杰明：时间过得多快啊！你现在都是个大学生了，不再是个小女孩了。

利萨：雪莉阿姨还好吗？

本杰明：好得不能再好了。

利萨：阿美现在怎么样？

本杰明：阿美很好。她在卓成高中读一年级。她现在做梦都想当2008奥运会的志愿者。

利萨：那太好了。那么丹尼尔怎么样呢？

本杰明：他去年上了小学，他现在天天盼着奥运会。你父母好吗？

利萨：还行。他们打算明年来看您。

本杰明：是吗？真是盼望与他们见面。你先坐，我去给你沏茶。

利萨：好啊，谢谢你，本杰明叔叔。

Benjamin: Hello, I'm Benjamin, Daniel is my son. He started elementary school last year. And May is my daughter. She is a high school student. Shirley is my wife. Lisa is my brother's daughter. Lisa visits us sometimes. She is a college student now. We are so happy together.

uncle n. 叔叔

each other 彼此

college n. 大学

aunty n. 阿姨

dream vt. 做梦

elementary school 小学

make tea 沏茶

He is counting the days.

他在数日子。意思是焦急地盼望。

请朗读以下句型，家长和孩子交替进行。

1． 打招呼（非正式）

Hello. 你好。（回答）Hello. 你好。

Hi. 你好。（回答）Hi. 你好。

How're things going? 你怎么样？

What's up? 怎么了？

How's everything? 怎么样了？

How's it going? 怎么样了？

2． 打招呼（正式）

Good morning. 早上好。（回答）Good morning. 早上好。

Good afternoon. 下午好。（回答）Good afternoon. 下午好。

Good evening. 晚上好。（回答）Good evening. 晚上好。

Good night. 晚安。（回答） Good night. 晚安。

How are you? 你好吗？

How're you doing? 你好吗？

Nice to meet you. 很高兴见到你。（回答）Nice to meet you. 很高兴见到你。

How do you do? 你好。（回答）How do you do? 很高兴见到你。

3． 回答

Fine, thanks, and you? 很好，谢谢，你呢？

Good. Thanks, how about you? 很好，谢谢，你怎么样？

Not bad, you? 不赖，你呢？

Couldn't be better. 好得不能再好了。

Great. 好极了。

Just so so. 一般化。

Nothing new. 没什么新鲜事。

Same old, same old. 老样子。

Awful. 糟透了。