也許你會(huì)說,我才不會(huì)這么回答,我會(huì)解釋一下我的家鄉(xiāng),比如“I'm from Ningbo. Ningbo is a coastal city. It is located in the east of Zhejiang Province. And it's famous for its seafood.” 這個(gè)回答很不錯(cuò),可以打70分了。但不夠漂亮和地道,因?yàn)槿呛?jiǎn)單句組成。雖然在生活口語中,這樣的回答對(duì)于理解和溝通已經(jīng)不存在問題了,但是如果你是參加某個(gè)英語口語考試或者你在一些比較正式的場(chǎng)合,簡(jiǎn)單句組成的回答會(huì)讓你看上去就像“uneducated”一樣。
那么,你要問我該怎么回答“Where are you from?”這個(gè)問題呢?下面推薦一種比較得體的回答“I'm from Ningbo, a coastal city located in the east of Zhejiang Province, which is famous for its seafood.”同位語+從句,看上去不太難吧?但要真正掌握到日常的生活口語中,還要好好修煉才行呢。
最后,給大家提個(gè)醒,如果你是上海人,你在外灘上回答老外的“Where are you from?”這個(gè)問題時(shí),就不要回答“I'm from Shanghai”了。因?yàn)閒rom表示“來自”,有一種“離開感”,所以你還在上海呢,怎么能說from Shanghai呢?比較恰當(dāng)?shù)幕卮鹗?ldquo;I'm a Shanghai man/boy/girl/local.”