I visited Hong Kong in 2003.
我2003年去过香港。
A: I'd like to go to Hong Kong for my next break. Have you been?
A: 我下次放假的时候想去香港。你去过香港吗?
B: Yes, I visited Hong Kong in 2003. I went there for a short holiday.
B: 是的,我2003年去过香港。我在那里度过了一个短暂的假期。
A: And did2 you like it?
A: 你喜欢那里吗?
B: Yes, it was3 good. I thought4 it was a great place. Lots to see and do, plus5 – I like Cantonese food.
B: 是的,香港非常好。我想那是一个非常好的地方。很多可看的东西,很多可做的事情,再加上我喜欢广东菜。
A: Well, Hong Kong is certainly6 the place for Cantonese food. What did you do there – apart7 from eating?
A: 哦,香港当然是吃广东菜的地方。你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外?
B: I went shopping, I went sight-seeing, and I did some short trips to the nearby8 islands.
B: 我购物了,观光了,我还去了附近的岛屿。
Notes注释
1. Notice9 the past forms10 of the verbs11 when you talk about the past, e1.g. I visited Hong Kong in 2003 / I visited Hong Kong in 2003; I went shopping / I went shopping.
当你谈论过去时,注意动词的过去式。例如I visited Hong Kong in 2003 /2003年我去了香港: I went shopping /我去购物了。
2. Remember also the use of did / did when asking questions about the past, e.g.: Did you like it? / Did you like it? ; What did you do there? / What did you do there?
当你询问关于过去的事情时也用did。例如:Did you like it? /你喜欢那里吗?;What did you do there? /你在那里做了什么?
3. Remember also apart from . . . / apart from . . . e.g.: What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating? / What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating?
也请记住apart from . . . / 除了 . . . 例如What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating? /你在香港做了什么——除了吃以外?
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