Have you visited other places in China?

　　你去过中国的其他地方吗？

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　　A Have you visited other places in China?

　　A 你去过中国的其他地方吗？

　　B Yes, I’ve been to Shanghai and to Xi’an.

　　B 是的，我还去过上海和西安。

　　A So you know Shanghai and Xi’an quite well?

　　A 这么说你也很了解上海和西安了？

　　B No, not really. I’ve only been to those cities once.

　　B 不，不太了解。我只到过那里一次。

　　A They’re different from Beijing.

　　A 它们和北京不一样。

　　B Yes, I agree. But I prefer Beijing. It’s my favourite place in China.

　　B 是的，我同意。但是我更喜欢北京。它是我最喜欢的中国城市。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 If you want to talk about places you have been, you can say: I’ve been to . . . / I’ve been to . . . e.g.: I’ve been to Shanghai and Xi’an / I’ve been to Shanghai and Xi’an; I’ve been to London / I’ve been to London.

　　如果你想谈论你去过的地方，你可以说：I’ve been to . . . / 我去过 . . . 例如: I’ve been to Shanghai and Xi’an / 我去过上海和西安; I’ve been to London / 我去过伦敦。

　　2 If you have been somewhere only one time, you say once /once: e.g.; I’ve been to Shanghai once / I ‘ve been to Shanghai once.

　　如果你只去过某地一次，你可以说once /一次：例如：I ‘ve been to Shanghai once / 我只去过上海一次。

　　3 Remember how to say you prefer one thing to another, e.g.: I prefer Beijing to Shanghai / I prefer Beijing to Shanghai: I prefer London to Manchester / I prefer London to Manchester.

　　记住怎样说你更喜欢两者中的一个。例如： I prefer Beijing to Shanghai / 跟上海比起来我更喜欢北京: I prefer London to Manchester / 跟曼彻斯特比起来我更喜欢伦敦。

Key phrases and sentences   Have you visited other places in China? I’ve been to Shanghai and Xi’an. So you know Shanghai and Xi’an quite well? No, not really. I ‘ve only been to those cities once. They’re different from Beijing. I prefer Beijing. It’s my favourite place in China.

重要的短语和句子   你去过中国的其他地方吗？   我去过上海和西安。 这么说你也很了解上海和西安了？   不，不太了解。 我只到过那里一次。   它们和北京不一样。 我更喜欢北京。 它是我最喜欢的中国城市。