I studied English at school.

　　我在学校学的英语。

　　A When did you start learning English?

　　A 你什么时候开始学的英语？

　　B At school. I studied English at school.

　　B 上学的时候。我在学校学的英语。

　　A That’s a good foundation at least.

　　A 那至少是一个很好的基础。

　　B Yes, I suppose it was. But, you know, like most kids, I didn’t realise how important English was. I was too young.

　　B 是的，我想是这样。但是，你知道，像大多数孩子一样，我那时并没有意识到英语有多么重要。我那时太小了。

　　A It’s the same everywhere! I studied French at school, but for me it was just another subject. I wish I could do it again.

　　A 哪里都一样！ 我在学校学的法语，但是对我来说法语就是一个科目。我希望我还能再学一次。

　　B Well, now I do know how important it is – so I’m practising as much as I can.

　　B 哦，现在我的确知道它有多么重要了——所以我尽可能地多多练习。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 If you are talking about your time at school, you can say: I studied English at school / I studied English at school.

　　如果你在谈论你在学校的学习时光，你可以说：I studied English at school /我在学校学的英语。

　　2 You can use know how . . . / know how . . . in a sentence in various ways, e.g.: I know how important English is / I know how important English is; I know how to cook good rice dishes / I know how to cook good rice dishes; I know how to get to the Summer Palace / I know how to get to the Summer Palace.

　　你可以在很多情形下用know how . . . / 知道如何 . . 。例如：I know how important English is /我知道英语是多么重要； I know how to cook good rice dishes / 我知道怎么做米饭； I know how to get to the Summer Palace /我知道怎么去颐和园。

Key phrases and sentences   When did you start learning English? At school.  I studied English at school. That’s a good foundation at least. Yes, I suppose it was.  But, you know, like most kids, I didn’t realise how important English was. I was too young. It’s the same everywhere!  I studied French at school, but for me it was just another subject. I wish I could do it again. Well, now I do know how important it is – so I’m practising as much as I can.

重要的短语和句子   你什么时候开始学的英语？   上学的时候。 我在学校学的英语。 那至少是一个很好的基础。 是的，我想是这样。 但是，你知道，像大多数孩子一样，我那时并没有意识到英语有多么重要。 我那时太小了。 哪里都一样！  我在学校学的法语，但是对我来说法语就是一个科目。   我希望我还能再学一次。   哦，现在我的确知道它有多么重要了——所以我尽可能地多多练习。