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年底聊天避雷指南:外国人问你 “Ready for holidays?” 其实是这个意思!
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主播:Flora(中国)+ Selah(美国)
音乐:I Stay In Love
马上到年末了(it’s almost the end of the year),我们今天就来聊一聊外国人的“年底见面语”。
01. Year-end Greetings from Foreigners 外国人的年底见面语
每到年末外国人的见面问候就会变得不一样了。在西方,从感恩节到圣诞、再到年底,everyone suddenly starts checking in on you (突然关注你)。因为人们现在正处在假期闲聊季(Holiday Small Talk Season)。

在这个时候,人们见了面不再只是问:“How’s it going? How’s your day?”而是:
“How are you holding up this time of year?” “年底这段时间过的还行吗?”
“Ready for the holidays?” “准备好过节了吗?”
“How was your year?” “今年过得怎么样?”
��那我们应该怎么回答这些问题呢?Do they really want the full story? Or are they just being polite (礼貌的)?
有一个非常简单的判断标准:如果这个问题是在你们“擦肩而过”的时候问的,那它多半就是客套一下。People ask it because the holidays can be stressful (过节挺忙的), not because they want a deep answer.
02. Practical Responses for Year-end Greetings 年底见面语的实用回答
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