I’m British. I was born in Manchester.

我是英国人。我出生在曼彻斯特。

A And how about you, Sue? You’re from England, aren’t you?

A 苏，你呢？你是英国人，不是吗？

B Yes, I am. I’m British. I was born in Manchester.

B 是的，我是。我是英国人。我出生在曼彻斯特。

A Ah, the home of Manchester United!

A 啊，曼联队的家乡！

B Yes, but I don’t live there any more. I left Manchester a long time ago.

B 是的，但是我已经不住在那里了。我很久以前就离开曼彻斯特了。

A And where do you live now?

A 那你现在住在哪里？

B In Cambridge. I work in a hospital in Cambridge.

B 住在剑桥。我在剑桥的一家医院工作。

A Ah, I’ve heard of Cambridge too – a very famous city.

A 啊，我也听说过剑桥——非常有名的城市。

Notes 注释

1 You can talk about the place you were born and the place you live now (if they are different) in various ways, e.g.: I was born in Shanghai but I now live in Beijing / I was born in Shanghai but I now live in Beijing; I left Manchester a long time ago. Now I live in Cambridge. / I left Manchester a long time ago. Now I live in Cambridge.

你可以用不同的方法谈论你的出生地和你现在住在哪里(如果你的出生地和你现在所住的地方不一样的话)，例如：I was born in Shanghai but I now live in Beijing /我出生在上海，但是我现在住在北京；I left Manchester a long time ago. Now I live in Cambridge. /我很久以前就离开曼彻斯特了。我现在住在剑桥。

2 When you are talking about the place you come from or were born in, you can also use phrases to refer to the time, e.g. any more / any more: a long time ago / a long time ago; five years ago / five years ago, e.g.: I don’t live in Manchester any more / I don’t live in Manchester any more; I left Nanjing 5 years ago / I left Nanjing 5 years ago.

当你在谈论你是哪里人或者你的出生地时，你也可以用短语来指代时间，例如any more /再也；a long time ago 很久以前；/ five years ago /五年以前，例如：I don’t live in Manchester any more / 我已经不住在曼彻斯特了； I left Nanjing 5 years ago /我5年前离开了南京。

Key phrases and sentences

And how about you, Sue?

You’re from England, aren’t you?

Yes, I am. I’m British.

I was born in Manchester.

Ah, the home of Manchester United!

Yes, but I don’t live there any more.

I left Manchester a long time ago.

And where do you live now?

In Cambridge. I work in a hospital in Cambridge.

Ah, I’ve heard of Cambridge too – a very famous city.

苏，你呢？你是英国人，不是吗？

是的，我是。我是英国人。

我出生在曼彻斯特。

啊，曼联队的家乡！

是的，但是我已经不住在那里了。

我很久以前就离开曼彻斯特了。

那你现在住在哪里？

住在剑桥。我在剑桥的一家医院工作。

啊，我也听说过剑桥——非常有名的城市。