I learned English at school.

　　我在学校学过英语。

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　　A Your English is very good, Ping. Where did you learn it?

　　A 你的英语非常好，平。你在哪里学的英语？

　　B I learned it at school and at university. And by talking to lots of people.

　　I also read lots of newspapers, magazines and books.

　　B 我在中小学和大学里学的。在跟别人的交谈中我也学到了很多，我还看报纸、杂志和书。

　　A Well, it’s excellent. It’s much better than my Chinese!

　　A 啊，太棒了。你的英语比我的中文好多了。

　　B And I watch English language television when I can. And movies on DVD. It all helps me to speak better English.

　　B 当我能行的时候我就看英语电视节目。还有利用DVD看英文电影。这些都有助于我把英语说得更好。

　　A I wish I spoke Chinese as well as you speak English.

　　A 我希望我的中文和你的英语说得一样好。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 To praise someone’s language ability, you can say: Your English is very good / Your English is very good.

　　要赞扬某人的语言能力，你可以说：Your English is very good /你的英语非常好 。

　　2 Remember how to ask where someone did something, using Where . . . ? / Where . . . ? e.g.: Where did you learn English? / Where did you learn English?

　　记住怎样问某人在何处做某事，用Where . . . ? / 在哪里 . . . ? 例如: Where did you learn English? /你在哪里学的英语？

　　3 If something is better, you use better / better: e.g. Your English is much better than my Chinese / Your English is much better than my Chinese; I think New York is a better city than Chicago / I think New York is a better city than Chicago.

　　如果某事更好一些，你用better /更好的：例如Your English is much better than my Chinese / 你的英语比我的汉语好得多; I think New York is a better city than Chicago /我认为纽约比芝加哥好。

Key phrases and sentences     Your English is very good.   Where did you learn it? I learned it at school and at university. And by talking to lots of people. I also read newspapers, magazines and books. It’s excellent. It’s much better than my Chinese. I watch English language television when I can. I watch movies on DVD. It all helps me to speak better English.

重要的短语和句子     你的英语非常好。   你在哪里学的英语？ 我在中小学和大学里学的。 在跟别人的交谈中我也学到了很多。 我还看报纸、杂志和书。 太棒了。 你的英语比我的中文好多了。 当我能行的时候我就看英语电视节目。 还有利用DVD看英文电影。 这些都有助于我把英语说得更好。