It’s ages since I last saw you.

　　自从我上次见到你已经过去好久好久了！

　　A  Hi! It’s good to see you again. It’s been such a long time. It’s ages since I last saw you!

　　A  你好！很高兴再次见到你。好久不见。自从我上次见到你已经过去好久好久了！

　　B  I know. The last time we met was about a year ago, wasn’t it?

　　B  我知道。上次我们见面是大约一年前，不是吗？

　　A  Yes, I think it was. What have you been doing since then?

　　A  是的，我想是的。从那以后你一直在做什么？

　　B  Well, I went to Shanghai for a few months. I had some work there – only for a short time. Then I came back here.

　　B  哦，我去了上海几个月。我在那里有些工作——只是一小段时间。然后我就回来了。

　　A  And then what did you do?

　　A  回来以后你做了什么？

　　B  Well, I started a new job here. Then I took a holiday. I went to Thailand. And now I’m back.

　　B  哦，我在这里开始了一份新工作。然后我放假了。我去了泰国。现在我又回来了。

　　Notes注释

　　1  When you haven’t seen someone, or done something, or been somewhere for a very long time, you can use It’s ages since . . . / It’s ages since . . ., e.g. It’s ages since I saw you / It’s ages since I saw you ; It’s ages since I had Thai food / It’s ages since I had Thai food ; It’s ages since I played the piano / It’s ages since I played the piano.

　　当你很久没有见到某人，或者做过某事，或者没去过某地，你可以用It’s ages since . . . / 自从 . . .很久了。例如It’s ages since I saw you /我很久没见到你了。; It’s ages since I had Thai food /我很久没有吃过泰国菜了; It’s ages since I played the piano /我很久没有弹钢琴了。

　　2  Remember these time phrases: for a few months / for a few months ; only for a short time / only for a short time ; about a year ago / about a year ago.

　　记住这些时间短语：for a few months /有几个月; only for a short time /只是很短的时间; about a year ago /大约一年以前。

Key phrases and sentences   Hi!  It’s good to see you again.  It’s been such a long time.  It’s ages since I last saw you! I know.  The last time we met was about a year ago, wasn’t it? Yes, I think it was.  What have you been doing since then? Well, I went to Shanghai for a few months.  I had some work there – only for a short time.  Then I came back here. And then what did you do? Well, I started a new job here.  Then I took a holiday. I went to Thailand. And now I’m back.

重要的短语和句子   你好！很高兴再次见到你。 好久不见。 自从我上次见到你已经过去好久好 久了！ 我知道。上次我们见面是大约一年前，不是吗？ 是的，我想是的。 从那以后你一直在做什么？   哦，我去了上海几个月。   我在那里有些工作——只是一小段时间。 然后我就回来了。 回来以后你做了什么？   哦，我在这里开始了一份新工作。 然后我放假了。我去了泰国。   现在我又回来了。