I’m going back to London next week.

　　我下周回伦敦。

　　A When will you go back to London?

　　A 你什么时候回伦敦？

　　B In 5 or 6 days. I’m going back to London next week.

　　B 五、六天后。我下周回伦敦。

　　A And when will you return to Beijing?

　　A 你什么时候再回北京？

　　B Oh, in a couple of weeks. I’m only away for a short time. I’ll be back around the 20th.

　　B 噢，两三周。我只离开一小段时间。我大约20号左右回来。

　　A That’s quite soon. You’ll be back in time for the party.

　　A 那很快。你还可以赶上聚会。

　　B Definitely. I won’t miss that. I’m looking forward to it.

　　B 当然。我不会错过的。我十分期待。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 When you are talking about the future, the key verb forms to use are will / will : won’t / won’t (the shorter, more common form of will not) : shall / shall : going to . . . / going to . . . e.g.: When will you go back to London? / When will you go back to London? : I’ll be back in Beijing soon / I’ll be back in Beijing soon : I’m going to see my friend tomorrow / I’m going to see my friend tomorrow?

　　当你在谈论将来的事情时，要用的关键的动词形式是will /将要 : won’t /将不会(是will not的更常用的简写形式) : shall / 将要: going to . . . / 将要 . . . 例如: When will you go back to London? / 你什么时候回伦敦？: I’ll be back in Beijing soon / 我很快将回北京 : I’m going to see my friend tomorrow /我明天要看我的朋友。

　　2 Usually when you are talking about the future, you mention time, dates, or phrases related to time, e.g.: next week / next week: in a couple of weeks / in a couple of weeks : around the 20th / around the 20th.

　　通常在你谈论将来的事情时，你要提到时间、日期或者和时间有关的短语。例如：next week / 下周: in a couple of weeks / 两三周之后: around the 20th /大约20日

　　3 Remember the shortened negative form of will not / will not = won’t / won’t, e.g. I won’t miss the party / I won’t miss the party.

　　记住will not /将不的简写否定形式是won’t /将不，例如I won’t miss the party /我将不会错过这个聚会。

Key phrases and sentences   When will you go back to London? In 5 or 6 days.  I’m going back to London next week.  And when will you return to Beijing? Oh, in a couple of weeks.  I’m only away for a short time.  I’ll be back around the 20th. That’s quite soon.  You’ll be back in time for the party.  Definitely. I won’t miss that.  I’m looking forward to it.

重要的短语或句子   你什么时候回伦敦？ 五、六天后。 我下周回伦敦。   你什么时候再回北京？   噢，两三周。   我只离开一小段时间。 我大约20号左右回来。 那很快。   你还可以赶上聚会。   当然。我不会错过的。 我十分期待。