Unit One

1.American Greeting
Easterners and westerners often meet each other nowadays. When they meet, they must find a suitable greeting way. So the best way that they following is the rule :Do as Romans do. Then what are the most suitable greeting for American? May be you have already know 「How are you?」and usual answer「Fine, thanks, and you?」. in fact that’s the real way American greeting way, what they expected are usual answer(if you want to give them some surprise , then next time when they greet you, you ’ll tell them your own feelings) . on an informal occasion, you may hear American say: 「How's it going?」 or「What's up?」while on a formal occasion, you may hear「Good morning」or「Hello, it is nice to see you.」Then you can talk about something about weather, your job or current events. Or you can ask your American friend what did he do recently, or what are the plans, if you know his body doesn’t well, you can ask what ’s his feeling.
2.Greeting
The simplest thing to say is "Good morning," "Good afternoon'" or "good evening." This greeting is given to one whom you know only slightly, or to any one you are passing quickly. "How are you" is usually used when you are not in such a hurry. No answer is expected other than " Fine, thank you." "hello " is the commonest form of greeting between good friends.

3.When to Shake Hands
It is customary to shake hands when you first meet someone. And usually friends shake hands when they meet after not having seen each other for some time. However it is not necessary to shake hands.

4.Mr.:
“先生”a courtesy title for any male adult not styled “Sir”, “Dr.” etc. used before the man’s family name or his position.
5.Dr. (Doctor):
“医生、博士”the title of a medical practitioner or the title of the holder of the highest university degree. e.g. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
6.Sir:
“先生、长官、爵士”A form of polite address to a man; A title preceding the first name of a knight (爵士) or a baronet (准男爵); A form of address in writing to a stranger or in business letters.

7.Prof. (Professor):
“教授”The title to address a university teacher of the highest rank in a faculty.
8.Formation of Common English Names
A common English name is usually composed of two or three parts: the first name is also called forename. If the person is a Christian, his first name will be given at his baptism, so it is also called the given name or the Christian name. Middle name is the second given name. When written, middle name is often shortened to the initial letter. Surname is often the father‘s family name, so it is also called family name or last name. For example: Anne Louise Strong, George B. Show.

9.Englishman greeting:
When you talk with Englishman , you can begin with weather, such as[ A nice day, isn’t it？/Lovely weather, isn’t it？]when at banquet, [A great party, isn’t it？]
10. Telephone greeting

When answer the phone, different countries have different greeting customs:
oversea Chinese: hi, who are you looking for?
American : hello,
German: This is X X speaking.
Russian : I’m listening.
Frenchman: who are you?
Italian: I’ ready ,you can speak please.
Englishman: this is 23456789.
People in Hongkong: I’m Tom in Rose restaurant.