北京比多伦多大一些

　　Beijing is bigger than Toronto.

　　北京比多伦多大一些。

　　A Canada is a big country, I believe.

　　A 加拿大是个大国，我认为。

　　B Yes, it is really huge, but China has a much bigger population.

　　B 是的，它确实非常大，但是中国的人口比它多很多。

　　A And you come from Toronto. Is Toronto a big city?

　　A 你从多伦多来。多伦多是个大城市吗？

　　B Yes, but Beijing is much bigger than Toronto.

　　B 是的，但是北京比多伦多大得多。

　　A Maybe Toronto is nicer than Beijing?

　　A 也许多伦多比北京好?

　　B They're both good cities. They're just different.

　　B 它们都是好城市。只是它们不一样。

　　Notes注释

　　1 People often compare countries, towns and so on. They talk about places being big, bigger, small, smaller, or even nicer: Canada is really huge. / Canada is really huge. China has a much bigger population. / China has a much bigger population. And: Beijing is much bigger than Toronto. / Beijing is much bigger than Toronto. And a question: Maybe Toronto is nicer than Beijing? / Maybe Toronto is nicer than Beijing?

　　人们经常比较不同的国家、城镇等等。他们谈论某地是大，较大，小，较小，或者甚至更好：Canada is really huge. / 加拿大确实非常大。China has a much bigger population. /中国的人口比它多很多。还有：Beijing is much bigger than Toronto. /北京比多伦多大得多。还有一个问题：Maybe Toronto is nicer than Beijing? /也许多伦多比北京好？

　　2 The response to the question about Toronto being nicer than Beijing is very tactful: They're both good cities. / They're both good cities. And: They're just different. / They're just different.

　　关于多伦多是否比北京好的问题的回答非常有策略性：They're both good cities. /它们都是好城市。以及：They're just different. /只是它们不一样。

Key phrases and sentences   Canada is a big country, I believe. Yes, it is really huge, but China has a much bigger population. And you come from Toronto. Is Toronto a big city? Yes, but Beijing is much bigger than Toronto. Maybe Toronto is nicer than Beijing? They're both good cities. They're just different.

重要的短语和句子   加拿大是个大国，我认为。 是的，它确实非常大，但是中国的人口比它多很多。 你从多伦多来。多伦多是个大城市 吗？ 是的，但是北京比多伦多大得多。   也许多伦多比北京好?   它们都是好城市。 只是它们不一样。