Part 7——
社交英语无师自通，地道的“初来乍到遇到的情况”该怎么说？

十年英语不白学，“初来乍到遇到的情况”就这么说

或许你一辈子都不会搬去国外，住在国外的小区，但你还是有可能在自家的小区遇到搬过来住的外国人，需要你帮助他们了解当地事务。相信你现在已经能够比较有自信地使用英文和別人讨论小区相关的事情了吧。你对非中式的小区应该也越来越了解了，对不对？那么，遇到以下这些情况，你会怎么说，怎么做呢？

选出最恰当的选项。

1　When dealing with people who work in libraries, post offices, banks,

a. it's essential to be polite and call them sir or madam.

b. it's necessary to be polite but you need not address them as sir or madam.

2　When you need information from somewhere,

a. you always need an appointment.

b. you can usually ask the staff.

3　Information leaflets are usually provided

a. free of charge.

b. for a modest charge.

4　When you meet adults for the first time, you should address them

a. by their first name plus family name.

b. just by their family name.

c. by their family name plus title.

5　If you were introducing Jean Kingsley to your friend's ten-year-old son, you would introduce her as

a. Mrs. Kingsley.

b. grandma.

c. Auntie Jean.

6　When making a phone call, you

a. keep on saying hello until the person receiving the call asks what you want.

b. wait for the person who answers to speak, and then state what you want.

点拨与解答

答案： 1 b　2 b　3 a　4 c　5 a　6 b V8RntMuYk4GmvaTUT2ejVBQZHKOj1ToJxJpJR81McdeHHXgxVmcNzu1ZIMUKBKYa