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　　A What hotel are you staying at?

　　A 你住在哪家酒店？

　　B The Beijing Hotel.

　　B 北京饭店。

　　A Ah, it's very good. Do you like it?

　　A 啊，北京饭店很好。你喜欢那里吗？

　　B Yes, it's excellent. It's very central. And it's convenient¹ for the shops on Wangfujing Street.

　　B 是的，北京饭店好极了。它在市中心，从那里到王府井大街上的商店非常方便。

　　A And it's easy for all the tourist sights. The Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square are very near.

　　A 从那里去所有的旅游景点都很容易。那里离故宫和天安门广场很近。

　　B Yes, just a short walk.

　　B 是的，只需走不远的一段路。

　　A I'm glad you like it.

　　A 我很高兴你喜欢那里。

　　Notes　注释

　　1 You can ask someone where they are staying by saying: What hotel are you staying at? / What hotel are you staying at?

　　你可以这样问某人住在哪里：What hotel are you staying at? /你住在哪家酒店？

　　2 If you are describing somewhere like a hotel, you can say: It's excellent / It's excellent; It's very central / It's very central; It's convenient for the shops / It's convenient for the shops.

　　如果你要描述某处，比如说一家酒店， 你可以说：It's excellent. /那里好极了。It's very central. /它就在市中心。It's convenient for the shops. /从那里去商店很方便。

　　3 You can describe a short distance by saying: It's just a short walk / It's just a short walk.

　　你可以这样描述一个短距离：It's just a short walk. /只需走很短的一段路。

　　4 If you are pleased about something you can say various things, e.g.: I'm glad . . . / I'm glad. . : I'm happy . . . / I'm happy; I'm pleased. . / I'm pleased . . .

　　如果你对某事感到满意，你可以用几种不同的方式来表达，例如：I'm glad . . . / 我很高兴… ； I'm happy . . . /我很高兴…; I'm pleased. . /我很高兴. . .

　　Key phrases² & sentences 重要的短语和句子

　　What hotel are you staying at? 你住在哪家酒店？

　　At the Beijing Hotel.北京饭店。

　　It's very good.Do you like it?那里很好。你喜欢那里吗？

　　It's excellent.那里好极了。

　　It's very central.它在市中心。

　　It's convenient for the shops.购物很方便。

　　It's easy for all the tourist sights.去旅游景点也很方便。

　　The Forbidden City is very near.离故宫很近。

　　Just a short walk.只需走很短的一段路。

　　I'm glad you like it.我很高兴你喜欢那里。