問候語(Greetings)
英語中的`問候用語非常繁多，正式的通常有：
How do you do?(初次見面通常用語)
How are you?(比較熟悉的人之間用語)
How are you getting along with...?(你近來...可好?)
How are you doing?(您工作還順利吧?)
How is everything?(一切還好吧?)
How is your vacation/holiday(s)/Christmas Day/weekend?(假期怎麼樣?)
當今美國社會流行口語用語，大致有：
What''s up?(近來可忙?)
Hello?Hi?
What''s going on?(近來可好?)
How is life?
How is it going?anything new?
Pleased to meet you again!
對以上問候的對答通常有How do you do!
Fine!Thank you，and you?