My aunt and uncle are in Vancouver.

我的叔叔和婶婶在温哥华。

A I’ve got relatives living abroad.

A 我有亲戚住在国外。

B Really? Where?

B 是吗？在哪里？

A In Canada. My aunt and uncle live in Vancouver.

A 在加拿大。我的叔叔和婶婶住在温哥华。

B There’re quite a lot of Chinese communities on the west coast of Canada and the States.

B 在加拿大和美国的西海岸有很多华人社区。

AYes, there are lots of Chinese in Vancouver. They said it’s a really nice city.

A 是的，在温哥华有很多华人。他们说那是非常美丽的城市。

B Yes, I’ve heard it’s beautiful.

B 是的，我听说过温哥华非常漂亮。

Notes 注释

1 You can talk about your relatives and where they live, e.g.: I’ve got relatives in Canada / I’ve got relatives in Canada; I’ve got an aunt and uncle living abroad / I’ve got an aunt and uncle living abroad.

你可以谈论你的亲戚以及他们住在哪里。例如：I’ve got relatives in Canada / 我有亲戚在加拿大； I’ve got an aunt and uncle living abroad /我有一个叔叔和婶婶住在国外。

2 When you talk about the USA, you often use the geographical terms the west coast / the west coast; the east coast / the east coast. Los Angeles and San Francisco are on the west coast. New York, Washington and Boston are on the east coast.

当你谈论美国时，你经常要用到地理名词the west coast /西海岸；the east coast /东海岸。洛杉矶和旧金山在西海岸。纽约、华盛顿和波士顿在东海岸。

Key phrases and sentences

I’ve got relatives living abroad.

Really? Where?In Canada.

My aunt and uncle live in Vancouver.

There’re quite a lot of Chinese

communities on the west coast of

Canada and the States.

Yes, there are lots of Chinese in

Vancouver.

They said it’s a really nice city.

Yes, I’ve heard it’s beautiful.

我有亲戚住在国外。

是吗？在哪里？

在加拿大。

我的叔叔和婶婶住在温哥华。

在加拿大和美国的西海岸有很多华人社区。

是的，在温哥华有很多华人。

他们说那是非常美丽的城市。

是的，我听说过温哥华非常漂亮。