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Long Time No See!
Hero phraselong time no seeyou haven't seen someone in a long time
A2
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Hosted by Ryan & MiaToday you'll learn:
The vocabulary
Six phrases from “Catch Up”
Each phrase comes with a plain-English meaning and real lines from the show. Tap “Hear it” to jump straight to that moment in the audio.
long time no seeHero phrase
you haven't seen someone in a long time
- He said, 'Long time no see!' That is our hero phrase today.
- Long time no see! You look great.
what have you been up toPhrase 1
asking what someone has been doing lately
- He asked, 'What have you been up to?'
same old, same oldPhrase 2
nothing much has changed
- I said, 'Not much. Same old, same old.'
how's life treating youPhrase 3
asking how someone's life is going
- He asked another question: 'How's life treating you?'
we should catch up soonPhrase 4
let's meet and talk again soon
- I said, 'We should catch up soon.'
keep in touchPhrase 5
stay connected, don't lose contact
- We both said, 'Keep in touch!'
The full conversation
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嗨,大家好!歡迎回到節目。
嗨!今天我們要聊聊再次見到老朋友。
對!Ryan,你懂這種感覺嗎?
懂!上星期我在公園遇到我的老朋友。
喔,真好!你們兩個一定很開心吧?
超開心!我們五年沒見了。
哇,五年!你先說了什麼?
我笑得很開心,跟他說了一句話。
我知道!你說了:「Long time no see!(好久不見!)」這就是我們今天的主打片語。
對!我們很久沒見到某人的時候就會這樣說。
很簡單,就三個字:long time no see。
之後,我們就坐下來聊了一個小時。
一個小時!你們一定有好多話要說。
對啊,他先問了我一個問題。
我猜猜。他問:「What have you been up to?(你最近在忙什麼?)」
沒錯!意思就是你的生活最近有什麼新鮮事。
那你怎麼跟他說的?
我說:「沒什麼啦,Same old, same old(老樣子)。」
哈!意思就是沒什麼新鮮事。
對啊,我最近的生活很平靜。
然後他又問了另一個問題:「How's life treating you?(你最近過得怎麼樣?)」
意思差不多,就是問你生活過得如何。
我很喜歡這個問題,聽起來好溫暖。
我們離開之前,我說:「We should catch up soon.(我們應該找時間再聚聚。)」
這是一個很棒的說法,可以約下次再見面。
最後,我們兩個都說:「Keep in touch!(保持聯絡!)」
Your turn
Practice with 6 real situations
1Old friend
You see an old classmate on the street for the first time in years. What do you say?
2Starting a chat
You want to ask your friend what has been going on in their life lately. What do you say?
3Nothing new
Your friend asks about your life, but nothing has changed. How do you answer?
4Checking in
You want to kindly ask how your friend's life is going these days. What do you say?
5Saying goodbye
You are leaving and want to make a plan to meet again soon. What do you say?
6Last words
Before you say goodbye, you want to remind your friend to stay connected. What do you say?
Today's small task
Text an old friend today and say “long time no see” — then ask them “what have you been up to?”
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