Everything was different.

一切都不同。

A I used to work in Guangzhou, you know. I worked there a few years ago, for about six months.

A 我过去在广州工作，你知道。几年前我在那里工作了大约6个月。

B Really? I didn’t know that. Did you like it?

B 真的吗？我不知道。你喜欢那里吗？

A Yes, I really enjoyed it. It was such a change from Beijing.

A 是的，我非常喜欢那里。那里跟北京如此不同。

B I know what you mean. I used to live and work in Harbin and that was very different from Beijing too.

B 我明白你的意思。我过去住在哈尔滨，并在那里工作。那里和北京也很不同。

A Yes, everything was different – the food, the traffic, the weather, the pace of life.

A 是的，一切都不同——食物、交通、天气，还有生活的节奏。

Notes注释

1.We use the verb phrase used to . . . / used to . . . when we talk about something we did for a time in the past, usually a period of time, eg: I used to work in Harbin / I used to work in Harbin.

当我们谈论我们过去曾经做过(通常做过一段时间)的某事时用动词短语used to . . . / 过去常常 . . .， 例如：I used to work in Harbin /我过去在哈尔滨工作。

2.Remember the various phrases you can use when you talk about the past, eg a few years ago / a few years ago : for six months / for six months

记住当你谈论过去的事情时用不同的短语，例如a few years ago /几年以前；for six months /持续6个月。

Key phrases and sentences

I used to work in Guangzhou, you know.

I worked there a few years ago, for about six months.

Really? I didn’t know that.

Did you like it?

Yes, I really enjoyed it.

It was such a change from Beijing.

I know what you mean. I used to live

and work in Harbin and that was very

different from Beijing too.

Yes, everything was different – the

food, the traffic, the weather, the pace of life.

我过去在广州工作，你知道。

几年前我在那里工作了大约6个月。

真的吗？我不知道。你喜欢那里吗？

是的，我非常喜欢那里。

那里跟北京如此不同。

我明白你的意思。我过去住在哈尔滨，并在那里工作。

那里和北京也很不同。

是的，一切都不同——食物、交通、天气，还有生活的节奏