In this article, we’ll look at a bunch of situations where people ask and respond to How are you? in different ways. First, let’s look at a classic example conversation using this phrase:
在这篇文章中,我们将看一系列的情况,人们会问你,你的反应如何?以不同的方式。首先,让我们看一个经典的对话示例:
A: Hello, how are you?
A: 你好,你好吗?
B: I’m well, thank you. And you?
B: 我很好,谢谢。你呢?
A: I’m well, thank you.
A: 我很好,谢谢。
Here, person A uses the question How are you? as a standard greeting. It’s customary to respond, but it’s not always necessary. In this case, person B decides to respond with I’m well. Notice that he uses the adverb well as a modifier for the verb to be (which becomes I’m). This is grammatically the most correct way to respond, but as we’ll see later, it’s not the only way. Person B then returns the question by asking, And you?, to which person A gives a similar response. Let’s look at the next scenario:
在这里,人A会问你怎么样?作为标准的问候语。这是习惯性的回应,但并不总是必要的。在这种情况下,人B决定回答我很好。注意,他使用副词作为动词be的修饰语(变成了I'm)。这是语法上最正确的回应方式,但正如我们