當別人和你打招呼時
(1)how do you do?
(2) how are you?
(3) how are you doing?
A)其實別人是想了解一下你的近況,大致可以改用過去時態。
B)就算有人或在某些場合需要你說出當前的感受,那"進行時"(3)可以代替。
C)似乎講法(1)已retired, (2)and (3) still working。
D) (3) looks younger than (2), and is preferred by some people.
E) “過去”,“將來”都代表大段時間,惟有“現在”是一個瞬時,由“進行時“替代 perfectly acceptable.
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