情景會(huì)話口袋書人際篇第2期:初次見面(2)
6.where do you come from?
你從哪里來?
還可說成：
where are you from?
May I ask where do you come from?
應(yīng)用解析
come from: 出生于，來自; come in 進(jìn)來，進(jìn)入;
come across 偶然碰到，出現(xiàn)于，想到;come back 回來，憶起
7.I come from Beijing.
我來自北京。
還可說成：
I hail from Beijing.
I am from Beijing.
諺語：
Easy come easy go.
來得容易去的快，悖入悖出
8. How old are you?
你多大了?
還可說成：
Can you tell me your age?
May I have your age, please.
諺語：
Never too old to learn.
學(xué)無止境。
另注意：西方文化中，問對(duì)方的年紀(jì)是個(gè)忌諱，因?yàn)檫@屬于 personal privacy 個(gè)人隱私，特別是對(duì)于女性，更不能隨便問對(duì)方的年齡。當(dāng)然如果只是青少年朋友間詢問，沒有太大問題。
9. I'm thriteen.
我十三歲了。
還可說成：
I am getting on for thirteen.
My age is tirteen
應(yīng)用解析：
above (or even) thirty 三十多歲;below(or under) thirty 不到30歲;nearly thrity 將近三十歲; in one's thirties 三十多歲(30-39歲之間);about thirty 三十歲左右。
