Small talk is really important for you to merge into the society

mason00

yearshappy

True   No one really cares what's going on in your life. It's simply greeting.

cais

不错啊。没想到真的有long time no see这种说法，虽然有用过，不过一直以为是中文直译过来的。
所以都是在跟比较熟的朋友才这样说的。
另外离开时，我一般说I am making a move或者i've got to make a move。里面没有提到，不知道是不是对的。

同一个网站上还有一个：
http://englishharmony.com/job-seeking/     35 Must-Know Phrases to Land a Job!
这个大家一定要看的吧。

yearshappy

原帖由 cais 于 7-10-2012 00:35 发表

                               
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不错啊。没想到真的有long time no see这种说法，虽然有用过，不过一直以为是中文直译过来的。
所以都是在跟比较熟的朋友才这样说的。
另外离开时，我一般说I am making a move或者i've got to make a move。里面没 ...

You could also say 'I haven't seen you for a while.'

People say that English is a borrowing language, accepting new words from other languages.
'Long time no see' may be first spoken by Chinese-Americans. This sort of language is called 'pidgin English 洋泾浜英语'