What are you doing this afternoon?

　　你今天下午做什么？

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　　A Hi Sue, what are you doing this afternoon?

　　A 嗨，苏！你今天下午做什么？

　　B Nothing. I’ve got nothing planned. Why?

　　B 不做什么。我没有任何计划。有事吗？

　　A I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip around the Hutongs.

　　A 我想我们应该去逛逛胡同。

　　B That’s a great idea! I have always wanted to do that.

　　B 好主意！我一直想去逛逛胡同。

　　A Well, we can take a guided tour this afternoon if you’d like.

　　A 哦，如果你愿意的话，我们可以跟着导游去。

　　B That sounds good.

　　B 好的，就这样。

　　A The Hutongs are the old traditional areas of Beijing. They are really fascinating.

　　A 胡同是北京古老而传统的地方。它们有迷人的魅力。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 If you want to ask someone about their plans or what they are doing, you can say: What are you doing this afternoon? / What are you doing this afternoon?

　　如果你要问某人的计划是什么或者要做什么，你可以说：What are you doing this afternoon? / 你今天下午做什么？

　　2 If you have no plans and your time is free, you can say: I’ve got nothing planned / I’ve got nothing planned.

　　如果你没有安排或者你有空，可以说：I’ve got nothing planned /我没有具体安排。

　　3A polite way to make a suggestion is: I thought it would be a good idea . . . / I thought it would be a good idea . . . e.g.: I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip around the Hutongs / I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip round the Hutongs.

　　礼貌地提出建议的说法是：I thought it would be a good idea . . . / 我想这可能是个好主意 . . . 例如: I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip around the Hutongs / 我想去胡同看一看也许是个不错的主意。

Key phrases and sentences   What are you doing this afternoon? I’ve got nothing planned. Why? I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip around the Hutongs. I’ve always wanted to do that. We can take a guided tour this afternoon. The Hutongs are the old traditional areas of Beijing. They are really fascinating.

重要的短语和句子   你今天下午做什么？ 我没有任何计划。 有事吗？ 我想我们应该去逛逛胡同。 我一直想去逛逛胡同。 我们可以跟着导游去。   胡同是北京古老而传统的地方。 它们有迷人的魅力。