Have you visited other places in China？

　　你去过中国的其他地方吗？

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　　A     Have you visited other places in China？

　　A     你去过中国的其他地方吗？

　　B    Yes， I've been to Shanghai and to Xi'an.

　　B     是的，我还去过上海和西安。

　　A     So you know Shanghai and Xi'an quite well？

　　A     这么说你也很了解上海和西安了？

　　B         No， not really.  I've only been to those cities once.

　　B     不，不太了解。我只到过那里一次。

　　A     They're different from Beijing.

　　A     它们和北京不一样。

　　B    Yes， I agree.  But I prefer Beijing.  It's my favourite place in China.

　　B     是的，我同意。但是我更喜欢北京。它是我最喜欢的中国城市。

　　Notes                                       注释

　　1                    If you want to talk about places you have been， you can say： I've been to . . . / I've been to . . . e.g.： I've been to Shanghai and Xi'an / I've been to Shanghai and Xi'an； I've been to London / I've been to London.

　　如果你想谈论你去过的地方，你可以说：I've been to . . . / 我去过 . . . 例如： I've been to Shanghai and Xi'an / 我去过上海和西安； I've been to London / 我去过伦敦。

　　2                    If you have been somewhere only one time， you say once /once： e.g.；I've been to Shanghai once / I've been to  Shanghai once.

　　如果你只去过某地一次，你可以说once /一次：例如：I've been to Shanghai once / 我只去过上海一次。

　　3                    Remember how to say you prefer one thing to another， e.g.：  I prefer Beijing to Shanghai / I prefer Beijing to Shanghai： I prefer London to Manchester / I prefer London to Manchester.

　　记住怎样说你更喜欢两者中的一个。例如：  I prefer Beijing to Shanghai / 跟上海比起来我更喜欢北京： I prefer London to Manchester / 跟曼彻斯特比起来我更喜欢伦敦。

Key phrases and sentencesHave you visited other places in China?I’ve been to Shanghai and Xi’an.So you know Shanghai and Xi’an quite well?No, not really.I ‘ve only been to those cities once.They’re different from Beijing.I prefer Beijing.It’s my favourite place in China.

重要的短语和句子你去过中国的其他地方吗？我去过上海和西安。这么说你也很了解上海和西安了？不，不太了解。我只到过那里一次。它们和北京不一样。我更喜欢北京。它是我最喜欢的中国城市。