1. men are introduced to women;
2. young people to older ones;
3. old friends to newcomers;
4. a young girl to a married woman;
5. women are never presented to a man.
1. get acquainted [a'kwemtid] with smb познакомиться с кем-либо (become acquainted with smb;
make smb acquaintance;
make the acquaintance of smb) acquaintance (n)
2. have a nodding acquaintance with
nod (v)
3. introduce [,mtra'dju:s] smb to smb be introduced to smb introduce oneself
4. meet (v) smb
5. address (v)
6. know smb
know by sight
7. letter of introduction
8. visiting (calling) card
9. shake hands
10. spell (one’s name)
11. friend
close (intimate) friend
bosom ['bvzam] friend
make friends with smb make friends again
12. make a friendly chat
13. colleague ['koli:g]
знакомый
только раскланиваться с кем-либо (не быть лично знакомым) кивать представить кого-либо
быть представленным кому-либо представиться
(зд.) познакомиться с кем-либо обращаться к кому-либо
быть знакомым с кем-либо знать в лицо рекомендательное письмо визитная карточка пожимать руку
назвать по буквам
ДРУГ
близкий друг закадычный друг подружиться помириться поболтать
коллега
Proverbs and Sayings
1. Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.
2. To take to something like a duck to water.
Вежливость ценится дорого, но ничего не стоит.
Как рыба в воде.
1. Have you met ...?
2. I don’t think you’ve met...
3. Allow me to do the introductions
4. Allow me to introduce you to...
5. May I introduce Mr/Mrs ... (formal)
6. I’d like to introduce you to...
7. I’d like you to meet...
(I want you to meet ...) (less formal)
Вы знакомы с ... ?
Боюсь, вы не знакомы с ... (вы еще не встречались с ...) Разрешите вас познакомить (представить друг другу) Разрешите Вас познакомить с. (представить)
Разрешите представить Вам ...
Я хотел бы познакомить Вас с. Мне хотелось бы познакомить Вас с ...
8. This is...
Meet (AmE) (informal)
9. May I introduce myself (Let me introduce myself) Познакомьтесь, это ...
Разрешите представиться
1. formal/less formal (both): How do you do? informal/semi-formaclass="underline" Hello!
informaclass="underline" Hi! Morning! Evening!
2. This is a pleasure, Mr/Mrs
3. Glad/pleased/ nice to meet you.
4. Delighted to meet you.
(I’m very pleased to meet you.)
Очень приятно.
Рад с Вами познакомиться.
Счастлив с Вами познакомиться
1. We met at ..., didn’t we?
2. We’ve met before?
Haven’t we met before?
3. We’ve already been introduced.
4. Could I have seen you somewhere?
5. I fancy I’ve met you before.
(I have a feeling we’ve met before.)
6. Your face seems (so) familiar (to me).
7. Your name sounds familiar.
(I’ve heard your name many times.
I’ve heard so much about you.)
Мы уже знакомы, не правда ли? Мы уже знакомы?
Нас уже представили друг другу.
Мы уже встречались, не так ли?
Мне кажется, что мы уже где-то встречались.
Ваше лицо мне знакомо.
Я о вас слышал.
Мне о вас говорили.
То start a conversation you may ask a question such as:
* Is this your first visit to ...?
* Have you been here/to ... before?
* Have you visited/seen ... ?
* How do you like our ...?
* Are you enjoying ... ?
* Are you finding interesting/useful ... ?
* What do you think of ... ?
A more tactful way of asking for information is to make a remark with a question tag:
* This is your first visit to Moscow, isn’t it?
* You are enjoying the opera, aren’t you?
* I believe/hear ... - Я полагаю/слышал ...
* I’ve been told ... - Мне говорили ...
* I expect/suppose/imagine ... - Я полагаю/считаю ...
| Greetings1. How do you do?Здравствуйте, (formal)2. Hello, how are you?Hello, how are you getting on?Здравствуйте, как поживаете? | Replies1. How do you do?Здравствуйте.2. (I am) very well, thank you.Спасибо, хорошо.Fairly/quite well. - Довольно хорошо.Fine. - Прекрасно.All right. - Все в порядке.Not too bad. - Неплохо.Not very/too well, I’m afraid. -Боюсь, не очень (хорошо).A bit tired, otherwise all right. -Немного устал, а так все в порядке.So-so. More or less all right. -Более менее. Так себе.And how are you? -А как вы себя чувствуете? |
| 3. Good morning, (until 12 p.m.) Good afternoon, (until 5-6 p.m.) Good evening, (until 10-11 p.m.) (formal)4. Morning.Afternoon. | 3. Good morning.Good afternoon.Good evening.4. Morning.Afternoon. |
| Evening. Evening.(semi-formal - used to people whom one sees regularly but does not know well) | |
|---|---|
| 5. Hallo/Hello(semi-formal, informal)6. Hi! (AmE) - Привет! (informal) | 5. Hallo! Nice to see you!6. Hi! |
| 1. First name2. Mr BrownMrs BrownMiss Brown | - to friends- to a man we don’t know well-to a married woman we don’t know well- to a girl or unmarried woman |
| “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” alone is not a polite form of address | |
|---|---|
| 3. Sir | - to a man who is clearly older/more senior- to an officer in the armed forces |
| - as a title, followed by the first name- used by shopassistants, waiters, policemen- by schoolchildren to their men-teachers- polite form of address to a stranger (not common nowadays, the more usual way being “Excuse me, please”) | |
| 4. Madam | - used by shopassistants, waiters- rarely used to address a stranger (more usual “Excuse me, please”)- not used to address a woman-teacher |
| 5. Miss(Miss/Mrs plus surname is used)6. Doctor (alone)7. Doctor Brown8. Professor (with/without surname)9. Ladies and Gentlemen10. Officer11. Waiter, Porter, Nurse | - toa woman-teacher by primary school children- to medical practitioners- to a person with a degree (PhD)- to a university professor- to an audience ['o:dians]- to a policeman-toa person of certain occupation |
(abridged from “Morning, Noon and Night” by Sidney Sheldon)
As they approached the front door it opened, and Clark, the butler, stood there. He was in his seventies, a dignified, capable servant who had worked at Rose Hill for more than thirty years. He had watched the children grow up, and had lived through all the scandals.