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北京很老

Beijing Is Very Old

生词 · New in this passage

old (of a place, long-standing)
city
住过have lived (somewhere) before
thousand
学生

老师,北京是不是很老?

Teacher, isn't Beijing very old?

老师

对,北京很老。北京有三千年了。

Right, Beijing is very old. Beijing is three thousand years old.

学生

三千年?那很老很老了!

Three thousand years? That's really, really old!

老师

是。三千年里,很多很多人住过这个城。

Yes. Over three thousand years, very many people have lived in this city.

学生

住过这个城?现在也有人住吗?

Lived in this city? Do people live here now too?

老师

现在也有很多人住。这个老城很大,人也很多。

People live here now too. This old city is big, and there are many people.

学生

老师,你家是北京的吗?

Teacher, is your family from Beijing?

老师

不是,我家不是北京的。但是我在这个老城住过十年。

No, my family isn't from Beijing. But I've lived in this old city for ten years.

学生

十年!你喜欢北京吗?

Ten years! Do you like Beijing?

老师

我很喜欢。这个老城很好,我也喜欢这里的人。

I like it a lot. This old city is great, and I like the people here too.

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

About how many years old is Beijing?

三千年

Is the teacher's family from Beijing?

不是

How many years has the teacher lived in this old city?

十年

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