I’m going back to London next week.

我下周回伦敦。

A When will you go back to London?

A 你什么时候回伦敦？

B In 5 or 6 days. I’m going back to London next week.

B 五、六天后。我下周回伦敦。

A And when will you return to Beijing?

A 你什么时候再回北京？

B Oh, in a couple of weeks. I’m only away for a short time. I’ll be back around the 20th.

B 噢，两三周。我只离开一小段时间。我大约20号左右回来。

A That’s quite soon. You’ll be back in time for the party.

A 那很快。你还可以赶上聚会。

B Definitely. I won’t miss that. I’m looking forward to it.

B 当然。我不会错过的。我十分期待。

Notes 注释

1 When you are talking about the future, the key verb forms to use are will / will : won’t / won’t (the shorter, more common form of will not) : shall / shall : going to . . . / going to . . . e.g.: When will you go back to London? / When will you go back to London? : I’ll be back in Beijing soon / I’ll be back in Beijing soon : I’m going to see my friend tomorrow / I’m going to see my friend tomorrow?

当你在谈论将来的事情时，要用的关键的动词形式是will /将要 : won’t /将不会(是will not的更常用的简写形式) : shall / 将要: going to . . . / 将要 . . . 例如: When will you go back to London? / 你什么时候回伦敦？: I’ll be back in Beijing soon / 我很快将回北京 : I’m going to see my friend tomorrow /我明天要看我的朋友。

2 Usually when you are talking about the future, you mention time, dates, or phrases related to time, e.g.: next week / next week: in a couple of weeks / in a couple of weeks : around the 20th / around the 20th.

通常在你谈论将来的事情时，你要提到时间、日期或者和时间有关的短语。例如：next week / 下周: in a couple of weeks / 两三周之后: around the 20th /大约20日

3 Remember the shortened negative form of will not / will not = won’t / won’t, e.g. I won’t miss the party / I won’t miss the party.

记住will not /将不的简写否定形式是won’t /将不，例如I won’t miss the party /我将不会错过这个聚会。

Key phrases and sentences

When will you go back to London?

In 5 or 6 days.

I’m going back to London next week.

And when will you return to Beijing?

Oh, in a couple of weeks.

I’m only away for a short time.

I’ll be back around the 20th.

That’s quite soon.

You’ll be back in time for the party.

Definitely. I won’t miss that.

I’m looking forward to it.

你什么时候回伦敦？五、六天后。

我下周回伦敦。你什么时候再回北京？

噢，两三周。我只离开一小段时间。

我大约20号左右回来。

那很快。你还可以赶上聚会。

当然。我不会错过的。

我十分期待。