How long have you lived in Beijing?

　　你在北京已经住了多久了？

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　　A How long have you lived in Beijing, Yan?

　　A 你在北京已经住了多久了，燕？

　　B All my life. I was born here.

　　B 我一生都住在这里。我出生就在这里。

　　A So Beijing is your home city.

　　A 所以北京是你的家乡。

　　B Yes, it is. And you? Have you always lived in New York?

　　B 是的。你呢？你一直住在纽约吗？

　　A No, I was born in Washington. But I’ve lived in New York for ten years now.

　　A 不，我出生在华盛顿。但是我在纽约已经住了10年了。

　　B So do you think of New York as home – or Washington?

　　B 那么你把哪里当成家，是纽约还是华盛顿？

　　A I guess New York.

　　A 我想是纽约。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 Remember how to ask how much time someone has spent living somehere: How long have you lived in New York? / How long have you lived in New York?

　　记住怎样问某人在某地已经住了多久：How long have you lived in New York? /你在纽约已经住了多久?

　　2 If you want to ask someone where they were born, you can ask: Where were you born? / Where were you born?

　　如果你要问某人出生在哪里，说：Where were you born? /你在哪里出生?

Key phrases and sentences    How long have you lived in New York? All my life. I was born here. Have you always lived in New York? No, I was born in Washington. But I have lived in New York for ten years. Do you think of New York as home – or Washington?

重要的短语和句子    你在纽约已经住了多久了？ 我一生都住在这里。 我出生就在这里。 你一直住在纽约吗？ 不，我出生在华盛顿。 但是我在纽约已经住了10年了。 那么你把哪里当成家，是纽约还是华盛顿？