情景会话口袋书人际篇02:初次见面(2)
时间:2019-02-27 作者:英语课 分类:情景会话口袋书人际篇
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6.where do you come from?
你从哪里来?
还可说成:
where are you from?
May I ask where do you come from?
应用解析
come from: 出生于,来自; come in 进来,进入;
come across 偶然碰到,出现于,想到;come back 回来,忆起
7.I come from Beijing.
我来自北京。
还可说成:
I hail from Beijing.
I am from Beijing.
谚语:
Easy come easy go.
来得容易去的快,悖入悖出
8. How old are you?
你多大了?
还可说成:
Can you tell me your age?
May I have your age, please.
谚语:
Never too old to learn.
学无止境。
另注意:西方文化中,问对方的年纪是个忌讳,因为这属于 personal privacy 个人隐私,特别是对于女性,更不能随便问对方的年龄。当然如果只是青少年朋友间询问,没有太大问题。
9. I'm thriteen.
我十三岁了。
还可说成:
I am getting on for thirteen.
My age is tirteen
应用解析:
above (or even) thirty 三十多岁;below(or under) thirty 不到30岁;nearly thrity 将近三十岁; in one's thirties 三十多岁(30-39岁之间);about thirty 三十岁左右。