where did you live before you came to beijing？

你在来北京之前住在哪里？

a:where did you live before you came to beijing？

a:你在来北京之前住在哪里？

b:in harbin.i was born and grew up in harbin.

b:住在哈尔滨。我在哈尔滨出生、长大。

a:ah,i know harbin.it’s cold there!

a:啊，我知道哈尔滨。那里很冷！

b:yes,it can be very cold,especially in winter.anyway,then i left harbin and moved to beijing.

b:是的，那里很冷，尤其是在冬天。无论如何，后来我离开了哈尔滨，搬到了北京。

a:was it a big change for you when you came to beijing？

a:来到北京对你是个大变化吗？

b:yes-apart from the weather,harbin was a smaller city.i still miss harbin,but beijing is more exciting.

b:是的――除了天气以外，哈尔滨比北京小。我仍然想念哈尔滨，但是北京更让人激动。

notes 注释

1.when you talk about where you were born,and where you spent your childhood,you can say i was born and grew up in……/i was born and grew up in……

当你谈论你在哪里出生和在哪里度过童年时，你可以说i was born and grew up in……/我在……出生、长大。

2.again,remember to use the past forms of verbs when you talk about the past,e.g.i left harbin and moved to beijing/i left harbin and moved to beijing.

再次提醒你，在谈论过去的事情时记得使用动词的过去式。例如i left harbin and moved to beijing/我离开了哈尔滨，搬到了北京。

3.remember still/still when you talk about something that is continuing,e.g.i live in beijing now but i still miss harbin/i live in beijing now but i still miss harbin.

记住当你谈论某件持续发生的事情时用still/仍然。例如i live in beijing now but i still miss harbin/我现在住在北京，但是我仍然想念哈尔滨。