A Are you from Beijing?

　　A 你是北京人吗？

　　B Well, I've lived in Beijing for over ten years, but originally I'm from Harbin.

　　B 哦，我在北京已经住了10多年了，但是我来自哈尔滨。

　　A Harbin? Where's that?

　　A 哈尔滨？它在哪里？

　　B It's in the north-east of China.

　　B 在中国的东北部。

　　A What's it like?

　　A 它什么样？

　　B It's a good city. But it's much colder than Beijing. Every year there is a famous ice-festival in Harbin in winter.

　　B 它是个好城市。但是它比北京冷得多。哈尔滨每年冬天都举行著名的冰雪节。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 There are many ways to specify a location or position: you can also use directions, e.g. north-east / north-east; It's in the north-east of China. / It's in the north-east of China; The airport is in the north-east of Beijing. / The airport is in the north-east of Beijing.

　　要指出确切的地点或者位置有很多种方法，你也可以用方向来说明，例如：north-east / 东北(方向)； It's in the north-east of China. / 在中国的东北部； The airport is in the north-east of Beijing. / 机场在北京的东北部。

　　2 Remember how to ask someone where they come from: Where are you from? / Where are you from? ; Are you from Beijing? / Are you from Beijing?

　　记住怎样问某人来自哪里：Where are you from? /你是哪里人? ； Are you from Beijing? / 你是北京人吗？

　　3 You can ask someone a general question about anything (e.g. place, etc) by saying: What's it like? / What's it like?

　　你可以这样问某人关于任何事情的一般情况(例如地方等)：What's it like? /它什么样？

　　Key phrases and sentences
　　重要的短语和句子

　　Are you from Beijing?
　　你是北京人吗？

　　Well, I've lived in Beijing for over ten years, but originally I'm from Harbin.
　　哦，我在北京已经住了10多年了，但是我来自哈尔滨。

　　Harbin?  Where's that?
　　哈尔滨？它在哪里？

　　It's in the north-east of China.
　　在中国的东北部。

　　What's it like?
　　它什么样？

　　It's a good city. 
　　它是个好城市。

　　But it's much colder than Beijing. 
　　但是它比北京冷得多。

　　Every year there is a famous ice-festival in Harbin in winter.
　　哈尔滨每年冬天都举行著名的冰雪节。