1. I haven't seen you for ages. He видел Вас целую вечность.
2. Have you met each other before? Вы знакомы?
3. I don't think you've met each other before. Думаю, Вы не знакомы друг с другом.
4. Give her (him, them) my (best) regards. Передай ей (ему, им) привет от меня.
5. Such luck! Какая удача!
6. What a surprise! Какой сюрприз!
7. — Where have you been (all this time)?
— I’ve been away.
— Где ты был (все это время)? —
Я уезжал.
8. What's the news? Что новенького? (Какие новости?)
9. I’ m sorry to hear it. Очень жаль слышать это.
10. How long are you going to stay? Как долго Вы собираетесь пробыть?
11. Не is having a very good time. Он хорошо проводит время.
12. It' s doing him a lot of good. Это ему на пользу.
13. There's no doubt about it. В этом нет никакого сомнения.
14. You are quite right. Вы совершенно правы.
15. It looks like that. Похоже на то.
16. It's very kind of you. Очень мило с Вашей стороны. (Вы очень
добры.)
17. All right. Хорошо.
18. A good name is better than riches, (a proverb) Доброе имя лучше богатства (пословица)
19. No news is good news, (a saying) Отсутствие новостей – хорошая новость
(поговорка)
TRAINING OF READING, HEARING AND RESPONSE
1. Here is some useful information to read and remember:
You say "How do you do" to a person when formally introduced or when you
meet him for the first time. This formula may be used almost any time of the day. You
say "Good morning" to people whom you know little or when your greeting is more
formal. This formula is used before lunch. You say "Good afternoon" to people you do not
know well between lunch time (12 o'clock) and tea-time (5 o'clock). You say "Good
evening" to people you do not know very well after 6 p.m. The standard replies to "Good
morning", "Good afternoon" and "Good evening" are the repetition of the same words.
"Good day" is never used as a greeting. The proper universal informal greeting is
"Hello". This formula is usually used with the first name, not with the surname.
After an informal or a friendly greeting often comes the question: "How are you?" The usual
phrase to use when you leave is "Good-bye", but there are a number of other less formal
ways of parting, such as: "Bye-bye!"; "Cheerio!"; "See you later!"; "(I’ll) be seeing you (soon)".
As a rule, when introducing somebody one says something like: "Mrs. White, may I
introduce Mr. Blake?" and then turning to Mr. Blake she or he simply says: "Mrs. White".
The simplest form of introduction is just mentioning both names: "Mr. Walters. Mr.Gorin".
The usual response to an introduction is "How do you do", which is a sort of greeting and not
a question (about your health) and the best answer to it is "How do you do". Sometimes one
may say less formally: "I'm glad to meet you", "Happy to meet you".
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