赖世雄社交英语通之关怀用语（23）很高兴认识您

 　　两人初次见面时，要说"It is nice to meet you." (幸会。)以示礼貌。 但彼此熟悉开始闲聊之后，道别时则应说"It was¹ nice meeting² you." 换言之，"It is nice to meet you."是见面招呼用语，而"It was nice meeting you."则是道别用语。

　　A: I really enjoyed tonight's party. Thank you, Sarah.

　　甲：我非常喜欢今晚的宴会。谢谢你，莎拉。

　　B: You're welcome, Bob. It was nice meeting you.

　　乙：别客气，鲍伯。很高兴认识你。

　　A: Nice meeting you, too.

　　甲：我也很高兴认识你。

　　类似用语

　　(It was) nice talking to you. 很高兴与你谈天。

　　(It was) my pleasure³ meeting you. 很荣幸认识你。

　　百宝箱

　　与朋友初识道别时，若感觉与对方颇为投缘，可再追加一句："I hope⁴ we can get together again before long." (我希望咱们能在不久后再次相聚。)，当然这句话必须以真诚的口吻来说。

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

3 pleasure   

n.愉快，快乐，高兴，乐事，乐趣，意志，愿望

参考例句：

• It's a pleasure talking to you.同您谈话很愉快。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

4 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。