Dialogue 1

a:Hi,John.

b:Hi,Mark. How are you doing?

a:Fine. And you？

b: Great. What's happening with you these days?

a: Nothing much. I'm just taking one day at a time.

b: That's O.K. Everybody else does,too. See you later.

Dialogue 2

a: Hi. How's it going?

b: Pretty good. Yourself?

a: Keeping busy. How's your business?

b: So-so.

a: How about a drink tonight?

b: Fine. What time do you want to make it?

Dialogue 3

a: Hello,Bob.

b: Hi,Gary. How are you doing?

a: Fine. I haven't  seen you in ages.

b: I've been traveling a lot this past year.

a: That sounds exciting.

b: Not really. I miss the comforts of home.

举一反三

a: How are you doing?

b: Fine. And you?



a: Hi. How's it going? 近况如何？

b: Pretty good. And you? 不错，你呢？



a: Hi, Jack. What's new? 有什么新鲜事？

b: Nothing much. How about you? 没什么，你呢？



a: Hi, Tom. What's up? 有什么事吗？

b: Not much. 没什么。



a: What's happening? 你好吗？

b: Nothing much.  普通。

背景说明

人与人交谈时，最常说的第一句话是[你好吗？]，[近况如何？]，就说How are you doing? 这句话比How are you?更亲切。其他的表示法还有：

How's it going? What's happening? How are things with you?

What's happening? 原意是[有什么事？]现已演变为[你好吗？]，是常用的招呼语。

这些问话可用Fine.Pretty good.Good.等来回答，表示[不错，还好，还可以]。如果要表示[非常好]，就用great.

注释

I'm just taking one day at a time. 我只是过一天是一天。

Yourself? 是How about yourself?的省略。

keep + 动名次，表示持续的状态。

So-so. 马马虎虎

in ages 很久

Not really 不见得；决不会！不会是真的吧！