I visited Hong Kong in 2003.

　　我2003年去过香港。

　　A  I’d like to go to Hong Kong for my next break. Have you been?

　　A  我下次放假的时候想去香港。你去过香港吗？

　　B  Yes, I visited Hong Kong in 2003. I went there for a short holiday.

　　B  是的，我2003年去过香港。我在那里度过了一个短暂的假期。

　　A  And did you like it?

　　A  你喜欢那里吗？

　　B  Yes, it was good. I thought it was a great place. Lots to see and do, plus – I like Cantonese food.

　　B  是的，香港非常好。我想那是一个非常好的地方。很多可看的东西，很多可做的事情，再加上我喜欢广东菜。

　　A  Well, Hong Kong is certainly the place for Cantonese food. What did you do there – apart from eating?

　　A  哦，香港当然是吃广东菜的地方。你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外？

　　B  I went shopping, I went sight-seeing, and I did some short trips to the nearby islands.

　　B  我购物了，观光了，我还去了附近的岛屿。

　　Notes注释

　　1  Notice the past forms of the verbs when you talk about the past, e.g. I visited Hong Kong in 2003 / I visited Hong Kong in 2003; I went shopping / I went shopping.

　　当你谈论过去时，注意动词的过去式。例如I visited Hong Kong in 2003 /2003年我去了香港: I went shopping /我去购物了。

　　2  Remember also the use of did / did when asking questions about the past, e.g.: Did you like it? / Did you like it? ; What did you do there? / What did you do there?

　　当你询问关于过去的事情时也用did。例如：Did you like it? /你喜欢那里吗？;What did you do there? /你在那里做了什么？

　　3  Remember also apart from . . . / apart from . . . e.g.: What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating? / What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating?

　　也请记住apart from . . . / 除了 . . . 例如What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating? /你在香港做了什么——除了吃以外？

Key phrases and sentences   I’d like to go to Hong Kong for my next break.  Have you been? Yes, I visited Hong Kong in 2003.  I went there for a short holiday. And did you like it?  Yes, it was good.  I thought it was a great place.  Lots to see and do, plus – I like Cantonese food. Well, Hong Kong is certainly the place for Cantonese food.  What did you do there – apart from eating? I went shopping, I went sight- seeing, and I did some short trips to the nearby islands.

重要的短语和句子   我下次放假的时候想去香港。   你去过香港吗？ 是的，我2003年去过香港。 我在那里度过了一个短暂的假期。 你喜欢那里吗？ 是的，香港非常好。我想那是一个非常好的地方。 很多可看的东西，很多可做的事情，再加上我喜欢广东菜。   哦，香港当然是吃广东菜的地方。 你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外？   我购物了，观光了，我还去了附近 的岛屿。