不要用老套的"How are you ?/ What do you do?"等过时表达,取而代之:
Hello/Hi
How 's it going?还好吗?
How are you doing?
How is/How's/How are?...怎么样?
How is everything?
How's life?
How's your family?家庭
How's your job?
How are your parents?
How are your famiy?家人
回复:
I'm doing great.我很好
They'are doing great.
Pretty good.挺好的
Wow I really love your coat/shoes/hairstyle/skirt...
Wow,that's a really cool phone/jacket/camera...
Excuse me,I just heard you speaking Chinese,you're pretty good.
Excuse me,is this seat taken?/is anyone sitting here?位子有人坐吗?
This place is pretty cool. Do you come here often?
Do you need a hand? 需要帮忙吗?
Hi ,Nice to meet you,I'M Chris!
I'm Chris.
My name id Chris.
正式场合:Please alow me to introduce myself. I'm Chris.
This is my busines card. 名片
I've heard a lot of things about you.久仰大名
Chris has told me all about you.Chris经常跟我提起你。
I‘d like you to meet a friend of mine.
Let me introduce you to my friend Li Ning.
This is LiNing.LiNing,Chris.
Excuse me, but I don'tthink I know your name.
I'm so sorry.Could you tell me your name again?
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I don't believe we have met. instead of "May I know your name?"
You looks so young,how do you keep your shape? instead of "How old are you?"
Sohave you lived here long?
Have you worked here long?
Do you live around here?
Do you come here often?
So ,what do you do,if you don't mind me asking?
So what exactly is it that you do?
So what do you do for a living?
Can I ask you what you do?
So, how did you end up in China?
Are you used to the life in China?
What places have you visited in China?
What is your favorite city in China?
What do you think of China/Chinese food?
I'm a software engineer.
I'm in IT/Finance.
I work for a IT company.
ps:
State-owned company国企
Chinese company民企
Foreign company 外企
Insurance company 保险公司