Подробный разбор приветственного неформального диалога

Dialog 2

Informal Greetings and Farewells

Dick: Hi! How are you?

Helen: Fine, thanks – and you?

Dick: Just fine. Where are you going?

Helen: To the library.

Dick: O.k. I’ll see you later.

Helen: So long.

Language notes

• Hi is an informal equivalent of hello. For the intonation of How are you? See dialog 1

• Fine, thanks—and you? See dialog1. Notice the rising into¬ nation on and you?

• Notice that the normal response to Where are yon going? Is simply to the library—not I'm going to the library. It is unnatural and unusual to repeat the information already supplied by the question.

• Ok. is a less formal equivalent of all right. The common saying I'll see you later is often shortened to See you later (with the I'll understood).

• So long is an informal equivalent of goodbye.