Plz explain this sentence for me :)

When I started learning English, I tried to answer the question " How are you " by saying " I am tired. Last night, I worked very hard .... "

To my understanding, How are you ? is a greeting to you about the condition you are in . So I guess there is nothing wrong with your response.

I think this is about conventions in British society (I'm not sure if it is the same in the States, or elsewhere)

"how are you?" can literally mean a genuine enquiry into your health and well being, especially if asked by a close friend or family member (or a doctor!) .

But it also serves as a phrase like "hello" used when you meet business colleagues, etc, and then the expe

I'm not sure why the questioner was embarrassed, but I tend to tell students to avoid saying that they 'worked hard'. Instead, I suggest that they say 'I was really busy' or something like that. Maybe to my over-British ears, 'I worked hard' sounds rather boastful...

Thanks very much
And this is a next question,
Plz see this sentences below :
"When we lost all, we still have a future"
"When we lost all, we still have the future"

Which is wrong sentence? Why?

I choose ' the future ', as I don't know if ' a future ' is acceptable ? But this seems to be an absolute term that we never say ' I have a few futures '

thanks whl626 !:)
in case of this both sentences are right:), however, the first sentence describe the future with an optimistic mind.

1. "When we loose all, we still have a future".
2. "When we loose all, we still have the future".

Both are correct. To me, the number 1 sounds more like an expectation of getting over than number 2, in which 'future' simply means the time that is to come. I may be wrong.