有機會跟一些智者、聰明的人或老朋友聊天該是很快樂的事情，這時候你可以跟他們說：It's been nice talking to you(很高興跟你聊天)，所謂‘禮多人不怪’，外國人也很講禮儀，例如Thanks for calling.(謝謝你的來電)，初次見面會說Nice to meet you.(很高興見到你)，或者It's been nice knowing you.(很高興認識你)如果你想恭維別人，可說：I've heard a lot about you.(久仰你的大名)，相信別人聽到一定很開心。

對話

A: So when can I expect to hear from you?

B: We'll keep you informed. If you don't receive a call by Friday, you can give me a call.

A: Alright, I'll wait to hear from you then. It's been nice talking to you.

B: You're welcome. Thanks for calling.

甲：我何時可收到你的消息?

乙：我們會聯(lián)絡(luò)你。如你在星期五前還未收到電話，請致電給我。

甲：好吧，我等著你的消息。很高興跟你談話。

乙：不用客氣，謝謝來電。

和人家談話，準備結(jié)束時，一般會說：It's been interesting / nice / fun / great talking to you.那就是說：‘和你談話真暢快’，但句子既用現(xiàn)在完成時動詞 (present perfect tense)，明顯表示談話要告一段落。所以這句話之后，一般就是Goodbye，例如：It's been great talking to you, but I must go now. Goodbye.

結(jié)束談話，往往是以‘時間所限’為理由。聽見對方像是突然驚覺那樣說Oh, look at the time!(啊，看看時間!)你幾乎可以斷定他跟著就會說：I'm going to have to run. / I must dash away now./ I'm afraid I must fly. / I've got to rush.(我得趕快走了)。

要說‘是時間要走了’，有一英文句法特別值得注意：It's time I was. / were going。這一句是說現(xiàn)在的事。但It's time. 之后的子句 (clause) 卻必須用過去時動詞 (past tense)，現(xiàn)在不妨再舉一例：It is about / high time we went home.(現(xiàn)在(差不多)是回家的時候了)。It is about time. 即‘差不多是時候’，It is high time. 則是It is time. 的強調(diào)說法。

為什么It's time之后的子句要用過去時動詞，而I甚至可配動詞were?原來這類子句要用假設(shè)句法，表示‘我們早應這樣做，現(xiàn)在卻還未做’。 留意It's time we went home. 之類句子可以改寫作It's time for us to go home.，意思沒有分別。