我在曼彻斯特有一个表弟。
A I’ve also got a cousin in Manchester, England.
A 我在英国的曼彻斯特还有一个表弟。
B Ah, Manchester – home of Manchester United! What does he do?
B 啊,曼彻斯特-曼联队的故乡!他是做什么的?
A He’s studying at the university there. He really likes there.
A 他在那里上大学。他非常喜欢那里。
B I’ve heard that Manchester has a really good Chinatown, like the one in San Francisco.
B 我听说曼彻斯特有一条非常好的唐人街,就像旧金山的那样。
A I think you can find Chinese people all over the world.
A 我想你在世界各地都能看到中国人。
B Well, you should visit your relatives in Canada and England,.
B 哦,你应该去看望加拿大和英国的亲戚。
Notes注释
1If you know something, or someone has told you something before, you can say: I’ve heard that . . / I’ve heard that . . . e.g. I’ve heard Manchester has a really good Chinatown / I’ve heard that Manchester has a really good Chinatown; I’ve heard that Vancouver is a pretty city / I’ve heard that Vancouver is a pretty city.
如果你知道某事,或者某人以前告诉过你某事,你可以说I’ve heard that . . / I’ve我听说 . . .例如I’ve heard Manchester has a really good Chinatown / 我听说曼彻斯特有一条非常好的华人街; I’ve heard that Vancouver is a pretty city /我听说温哥华是一个非常漂亮的城市。
2If you want to describe something which is very general everywhere, you can use the phrase all over . . / all over . . e.g.: You can find Chinese people all over the world / You can find Chinese people all over the world; There was bad weather all over the Beijing region / There was bad weather all over the Beijing region; People eat rice all over India / People eat rice all over India.
如果你想描述某事到处都很普遍,你可以用短语all over . . /到处 . .例如You can find Chinese people all over the world /你在世界各地都可以看到华人; There was bad weather all over the Beijingregion / 北京地区的天气都不好; People eat rice all over India /印度各地的人都吃大米。
Key phrases and sentences
I’ve also got a cousin in Manchester, England.
Ah, Manchester – home of Manchester United!
What does he do?
He’s studying at the university there.
He really likes there.
I’ve heard that Manchester has a really
good Chinatown, like the one in San Francisco.
I think you can find Chinese people all
over the world.
Well, you should visit your relatives in Canada and England.
我在英国的曼彻斯特还有一个表弟。
啊,曼彻斯特-曼联队的故乡!
他是做什么的?
他在那里上大学。
他非常喜欢那个城市。
我听说曼彻斯特有一条非常好的唐人街,就像旧金山的那样。
我想你在世界各地都能看到中国人。
哦,你应该去看望加拿大和英国的亲戚。