Was it busy at the Great Wall?

　　长城很热闹吗？

　　A Hi! You look as if you’ve had a long day!

　　A 你好！你看起来似乎刚刚度过了漫长的一天！

　　B We have had a long day. We went walking on the Great Wall.

　　B 我们确实度过了漫长的一天。我们在长城漫步了。

　　A Was it busy there?

　　A 那里很热闹吗？

　　B Busy?! It was like the Beijing subway at rush hours, or the Wangfujing Street on a busy shopping day!

　　B 热闹？！ 就像北京高峰时刻的地铁一样，或者像客流量大时的王府井大街！

　　A Oh dear! I suppose it can get very crowded with tourists.

　　A 噢，天哪！我想那里的游客一定非常多，非常拥挤。

　　B Well, we will go back when it’s less busier.

　　B 哦，当它不那么拥挤时，我们还会去的。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 You can describe how something is, or contrast it with something else, by using like / like, e.g. It was like the Beijing subway at rush hours. / It was like the Beijing subway at rush hours; It was like the Wangfujing Street on a busy shopping day. / It was like the Wangfujing Street on a busy shopping day.

　　你可以用like / 像来描述某物或者把它和其他事物进行对比，例如：It was like the Beijing subway at rush hour /就像北京高峰时刻的地铁一样: It was like the Wangfujing Street on a busy shopping day. /像客流量大时的王府井大街！

　　2 Remember to use the past tense when talking about what you did, e.g. Was it busy there? / Was it busy there? ; We went walking on the Great Wall. / We went walking on the Great Wall.

　　记住当谈论你过去所做的事情时用过去时态，例如：Was it busy there? /那里热闹吗?; We went walking on the Great Wall. /我们在长城漫步了。

Key phrases and sentences   Hi!  You look as if you’ve had a long day! We have had a long day.  We went walking on the Great Wall. Was it busy there? Busy?!  It was like the Beijing subway at rush hours, or the Wangfujing Strret on a busy shopping day! Oh dear!  I suppose it can get very crowded with tourists. Well, we will go back when it’s less busier.

重要的短语和句子   你好！你看起来似乎刚刚度过了漫长的一天！ 我们确实度过了漫长的一天。 我们在长城漫步了。 那里很热闹吗？ 热闹？！ 就像北京高峰时刻的地铁一样，或者像客流量大时的王府井！ 噢，天哪！我想那里的游客一定非常多，非常拥挤。 哦，当它不那么拥挤时，我们还会去的。.