和初次见面的人交谈

　　My country has a lot of mountains...

　　Oh, yeah? Where are you from?

　　I'm from Canada.

　　I'm come from Canada.

　　I was born in Canada.

　　Chicago is my hometown.

　　How do you like Japan?

　　What do u think about Japan? --I like it.

　　It's a good place.

　　Where have you been in Japan? 去过哪里

　　Where do you live now? -I live in Tokyo.

　　Are you here on vacation? *on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。

　　Are you vacationing?

　　Are you here for a vacation?

　　Is this a pleasure trip?

　　Are u here on business or for pleasure?

　　I'm here on business.

　　My trip is business related.

　　I'm on a business trip.

　　How long have you been in Japan?

　　I just arrived last week.

　　About three years.

　　Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to “习惯”，注意“d”不发音。--No, not yet.

　　Have you gotten used to life in Japan?

　　Have you grown accustomed to Japan?

　　How long will you be in Japan?

　　How long do you plan to stay?

　　Until December. /Until next month.

　　Do you speak Japanese?

　　Unfortunately, no. 很遗憾，我不会。

　　Can you speak Japanese?

　　Are you a Japanese speaker?

　　A little. /Just a little. /Some.

　　I can't speak Japanese at all. *not...at all

　　I know everyday conversational Japanese.

　　Where did u learn Japanese? --At school.

　　I learned it on my own.

　　I learned it by myself.

　　When's your birthday? --It's May 24th.

　　●有关工作

　　Do you know his background?

　　I know very little about him.

　　I work for a computer company.

　　I'm a government employee.

　　I'm self-employed.

　　I work for ABC Company.

　　Which department do u work for? -Sales.

　　How long have you been doing that job?

　　For 10 years.

　　Where is your company? --In Shinjuku.

　　Where is your company located?

　　How long does it take you to commute? *commute “上班，上学”

　　About one hour. /Around one hour.

　　It takes about one hour. /About an hour.

　　How do you get to work?

　　I ride the subway. /I take the subway.

　　I'm changing jobs. /I'm job hunting now.

　　I'm looking for work now.

　　I'm retiring next year.

　　I'm out of work now.

　　I don't have a job now.

　　I'm not working right now.

　　I'm unemployed.