catch up可以单独使用，比如说：

We need to catch up.

我们应该好好叙叙旧。

也可以接不同的介词，比如catch up on something或catch up with someone。

1. It's been years since we were last together! You and I must really catch up with each other sometime soon.

我们好几年都没有见面了，你我一定得找时间聚聚。

这里用的是介词with接“人”each other：catch up with each other，就是说“彼此见面，叙叙旧”。

2. 如果要接“事物”，则用介词on：

It's been years since we were last together! You and I must really catch up on each other's livessometime soon.

我们好几年都没有见面了，你我一定得找时间聚聚。

大家看到了，同样是“叙叙旧”，英文可以说catch up with each other或catch up on each other’s lives。不同的宾语，介词不同。这就告诉我们，学英文、造英文句子，不能只看汉语，而是要看英文本身的逻辑关系。

相信每位小伙伴都有这样很久未见却感情很铁的老朋友，所以今天为大家专门做一个用英语“叙旧”的话题。希望每个小伙伴都能珍惜每一位老朋友，共同成长。

惊讶遇到某人

1. What a surprise to meet you here.

哎呦喂，竟然在这里遇到你。

2. Fancy seeing you here, it is a small world!

真想不到会在这儿遇见你，世界真是太小了！

3. Never thought I'd see you here.

没想到会在这遇见你。

4. How fabulous to see you.

见到你真是太高兴了。

5. What a crazy coincidence!I wasn't expecting to see you here.

太巧了吧！我没料到会在这里见到你。

（coincidence：巧合，一致性）

6. What are you doing in this neck of the woods?

你怎么会在这?

7.What are you doing here?

你在这干什么？

打招呼寒暄

1. What areyou up to these days?

你最近在忙什么呢？

2. What have you been up to all these years?

这么些年来你都在忙什么呢?

3. What keeps you so busy lately?

你最近忙什么呢?

4. What's up? It's been a while.

最近怎么样？好久没见了。

What's up?是个常用的问候方式，年轻人之间相互问候，已经不用how are you了，而是这个 "Hey, what's up?"。

5. What's new with you?

最近怎么样？

这句话表面上理解就是问“你最近有没发生什么新鲜事啊”，但是用在叙旧、打招呼的时候，并不期待一个详细的答案，更多地就是起到问候的功能。

6. Where have you been hiding yourself?

你最近都躲哪儿去了？

相信你也能看得出来，这是关系很好的朋友之间叙旧时才用的口语表达……

7. How have you been keeping up?

最近怎么样？

记住这个英语表达，至少混个眼熟，不然人家突然冒出个这句话，你都不知道人家到底想问什么——其实人家不想问什么，就只是问候一下你而已。

询问近况

1. How's your new house coming along?

你的新家怎么样？

2. How's your work coming along?

你工作如何？

3. How's your family?

你的家人怎么样？

夸赞对方

1. You haven't changed a bit.

你一点儿都没变。

2. I couldn't recognize you at all.

我几乎认不出你来了。

3. You're drop-dead gorgeous.

你简直美成仙了。

4. You're really quite splendid looking.

你真的超美。

5. You take my breath away.

你美得令人窒息。

回应老友叙旧

说明近况一般：

Getting by.

还可以啦。

So-so.

马马虎虎。

Same old, same old. / Same as usual. / Same as always. / Same old thing.

老样子。

Nothing much. / Nothing special.

没什么特别的。

说明负面近况：

Not good. Not well.

不好。

Not so good. / Not too good.

不太好。

Not so well. / Not too well.

不太好。

Not so hot. / Not too hot.

不太好。

I've seen better days. / I've had better days.

我之前比较好。

Could be better.

还可以更好一点。

I've been under the weather.

我最近身体不舒服。

例句：

Let's have dinner and catch up.

咱们一起吃个晚饭叙叙旧吧。

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