你来北京之前住在哪里？

　　Where did you live before you came to Beijing?

　　你来北京之前住在哪里？

　　A Where did you live before you came to Beijing?

　　A 你来北京之前住在哪里？

　　B In Guangzhou. I was born and brought up in Guangzhou.

　　B 住在广州。我在那里出生，在那里长大。

　　A Ah, I know Guangzhou. It’s very different to Beijing.

　　A 啊，我知道广州。那里和北京很不一样。

　　B Yes, the weather is different, the people are different. And most of all, the food is different!

　　B 是的，天气很不一样，人也不一样。而且最重要的是，食物不一样！

　　A Was it a big change for you when you came to Beijing?

　　A 你来北京对你的生活是个很大的改变吗？

　　B Yes – I still miss Guangzhou, but now I really love living in Beijing.

　　B 是的，我现在仍然很想念广州，但是我现在非常喜欢住在北京。

　　Notes注释

　　1.When you talk about where you were born, and where you spent your childhood, you can say I was born and brought up in . . . / I was born and brought up in . .

　　当你谈论你在哪里出生，在哪里度过你的童年时，你可以说I was born and brought up in . . . /我在. .出生并长大。

　　2.Remember still / still when you talk about something that is continuing, eg I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou / I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou.

　　当你谈论某件持续进行的事情时用still /仍然，例如I live in Beijing now but I still miss Guangzhou /我现在住在北京，但是我仍然很想念广州。

Key phrases and sentences   Where did you live before you came to Beijing? In Guangzhou.  I was born and brought up in Guangzhou. Ah, I know Guangzhou.  It’s very different to Beijing.  Yes, the weather is different, the people are different. And most of all, the food is different. Was it a big change for you when you came to Beijing? Yes – I still miss Guangzhou, but now I really love living in Beijing.

重要的短语和句子   你来北京之前住在哪里？ 住在广州。我在那里出生，在那里长大。 啊，我知道广州。 那里和北京很不一样。 是的，天气很不一样，人也不一样。 而且最重要的是，食物不一样！ 你来北京对你的生活是个很大的改变吗？ 是的，我现在仍然很想念广州，但是我现在非常喜欢住在北京。