01.What's up?

"What's up?" 算是日常口语里用得最多的打招呼方式了，意思就是“好吗/怎么样”。它可以既当问题，又可以当答案，而且不需要真正回答。

- Hey Spencer, what's up?

- Hey, Jenny, what's up?

打电话的时候，还可以当作“喂”来用。不过只限于认识的人：

- Hey, Spencer, is it a good time to talk? 嗨Spencer，方便说话吗？

- Sure, Jenny. What's up? 当然了Jenny，你好吗？

02.What's going on?

下面这个和“What's up”的意思很像，但它更具体：

What's going on? 最近怎么样？

"What's going on?" 只能当问题用，而不是回答。这个问题可以简单地回答：

Not bad. 还可以。

Good/ great/ excellent! 挺好的！

Same old same old/ same thing different day. 老样子。

"What" 开头，还有这些最常用的打招呼说法：

What's good?

What's new?

03.How are you doing?

美国大城市，比如纽约，很常用的打招呼方法是：

How are you doing? 你好吗/怎么样？

"How"开头，还有这些最常用的打招呼说法：

How is it going?

How are you doing?

How are things?

How is life?

除了那些常规回答，还可以这么回：

Life has its ups and downs, but overall, life is good. 生活总是有高有低，但是总体来说很好。

04.What have you been up to?

如果遇到有段时间没见的朋友，大家可以用这两句：

What have you been up to (lately)? 你这段时间怎么样？

这个问题可以这么回答：

Not much. 没什么特别的事。

Same old same old. 老样子。

I've been really busy at work. 我工作很忙。

I've been up to my neck/ eyeballs in work. 我工作很忙。

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