你来北京之前住在哪里?
A Where did you live before you came to Beijing?
A 你来北京之前住在哪里?
B In Guangzhou. I was born and brought up in Guangzhou.
B 住在广州。我在那里出生,在那里长大。
A Ah, I know Guangzhou. It’s very different to Beijing.
A 啊,我知道广州。那里和北京很不一样。
B Yes, the weather is different, the people are different. And most of all, the food is different!
B 是的,天气很不一样,人也不一样。而且最重要的是,食物不一样!
A Was it a big change for you when you came to Beijing?
A 你来北京对你的生活是个很大的改变吗?
B Yes – I still miss Guangzhou, but now I really love living in Beijing.
B 是的,我现在仍然很想念广州,但是我现在非常喜欢住在北京。
Notes注释
1.When you talk about where you were born, and where you spent your childhood, you can say I was born and brought up in . . . / I was born and brought up in . .
当你谈论你在哪里出生,在哪里度过你的童年时,你可以说I was born and brought up in . . . /我在. .出生并长大。
2.Remember still / still when you talk about something that is continuing, eg I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou / I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou.
当你谈论某件持续进行的事情时用still /仍然,例如I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou /我现在住在北京,但是我仍然很想念广州。