I’m British. I was born in Manchester. 我是英国人。我出生在曼彻斯特。 A And how about you, Sue? You’re from England, aren’t you? A 苏，你呢？你是英国人，不是吗？ B Yes, I am. I’m British. I was born in Manchester. B 是的，我是。我是英国人。我出生在曼彻斯特。 A Ah, the home of Manchester United! A 啊，曼联队的家乡！ B Yes, but I don’t live there any more. I left Manchester a long time ago. B 是的，但是我已经不住在那里了。我很久以前就离开曼彻斯特了。 A And where do you live now? A 那你现在住在哪里？ B In Cambridge. I work in a hospital in Cambridge. B 住在剑桥。我在剑桥的一家医院工作。 A Ah, I’ve heard of Cambridge too – a very famous city. A 啊，我也听说过剑桥——非常有名的城市。
Notes 注释 1 You can talk about the place you were born and the place you live now (if they are different) in various ways, e.g.: I was born in Shanghai but I now live in Beijing / I was born in Shanghai but I now live in Beijing. I left Manchester a long time ago. Now I live in Cambridge. / I left Manchester a long time ago. Now I live in Cambridge. 你可以用不同的方法谈论你的出生地和你现在住在哪里(如果你的出生地和你现在所住的地方不一样的话)，例如：I was born in Shanghai but I now live in Beijing /我出生在上海，但是我现在住在北京；I left Manchester a long time ago. Now I live in Cambridge. /我很久以前就离开曼彻斯特了。我现在住在剑桥。 2 When you are talking about the place you come from or were born in, you can also use phrases to refer to the time, e.g. any more / any more: a long time ago / a long time ago. five years ago / five years ago, e.g.: I don’t live in Manchester any more / I don’t live in Manchester any more. I left Nanjing 5 years ago / I left Nanjing 5 years ago. 当你在谈论你是哪里人或者你的出生地时，你也可以用短语来指代时间，例如any more /再也；a long time ago 很久以前；/ five years ago /五年以前，例如：I don’t live in Manchester any more / 我已经不住在曼彻斯特了； I left Nanjing 5 years ago /我5年前离开了南京。
Key phrases and sentences And how about you, Sue? You’re from England, aren’t you? Yes, I am. I’m British. I was born in Manchester. Ah, the home of Manchester United! Yes, but I don’t live there any more. I left Manchester a long time ago. And where do you live now? In Cambridge. I work in a hospital in Cambridge. Ah, I’ve heard of Cambridge too – a very famous city.