How many people live in Beijing?

　　在北京有多少人居住?

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　　A Beijing is so busy! There are so many people.

　　A 北京太繁华了。有这么多的人。

　　B Yes, it’s really a big city, Paul.

　　B 是的，这是一个非常大的城市，保罗。

　　A What’s the population? How many people live in Beijing?

　　A 北京的人口是多少？有多少人住在北京?

　　B I’m not sure. I think it’s about 14 million.

　　B 我不太确定。我想大约是1400万。

　　A 14 million! That’s a lot. Beijing is much bigger than London.

　　A 1400万！太多了。北京比伦敦大得多。

　　Notes注释

　　1 If you want to ask how many people live in a city, or a country, you can ask in these ways: What’s the population of Beijing? / What’s the population of Beijing? or How many people live in Beijing? / How many people live in Beijing?

　　如果你想问一个城市或者一个国家有多少人，你可以用这些方法来问：What’s the population of Beijing? / 北京的人口是多少? 或者 How many people live in Beijing? / 北京有多少人居住?

　　2 If you talk about something, such as a number (or a time) and you cannot be exact, you can use about . . . / about . . . e.g.: About 14 million / About 14 million; About 6 o’clock / About 6 o’clock.

　　如果你谈论一个你不太确定的事情，例如一个数字(或者时间)，你可以用about . . . /大约. . .例如：About 14 million / 大约一千四百万; About 6 o’clock / 大约6点。

　　Key phrases and sentences 重要的短语和句子

　　Beijing is so busy! 北京太繁华了。

　　There are so many people. 有这么多的人。

　　What’s the population? 北京的人口是多少？

　　How many people live in Beijing? 有多少人住在北京?

　　I’m not sure. I think it’s about 14 million. 我不太确定。我想大约是1400万。

　　That’s a lot. It’s much bigger than London.太多了。北京比伦敦大得多。