学习目标

• ✅ 掌握询问居住时长的3种姿势

• ✅ 学会用不同时态聊出生地

• ✅ 避免中国人最常犯的时态错误

• ✅ 解锁隐藏文化知识点

情景剧场升级版

场景1：咖啡馆偶遇

Alex: "Your accent is interesting! How long have you been in Beijing?"
Yan: "All my life. Actually I was born here."
Alex: "No way! Where were you born, exactly?"
Yan: "In the hutongs near the Drum Tower!"

场景2：跨国会议破冰

Sarah: "Before we start, how long have you worked remotely?"
Li: "Since 2020. But I was born in Chengdu."
Sarah: "Oh! Pandas and hotpot! Have you always lived there?"
Li: "Actually, I've lived in Shenzhen for 5 years now."

⏳ 时态大师班

现在完成时 vs 一般过去时

现在完成时

✔️ 强调持续状态
✔️ 使用时间状语：
since 2010, for 5 years

I've lived here since childhood.

一般过去时

✔️ 强调过去事件
✔️ 使用时间状语：
in 1995, when I was 10

I was born in the 90s.

记忆妙招

把时间看作电影胶片️：
现在完成时 = 正在播放的连续镜头
一般过去时 = 已经存档的单独片段

中国人常见错误

• "I live here since 2010"→ "I've lived here since 2010"

• "Where are you born?"→ "Where were you born?"

• "I am here for 3 years"→ "I've been here for 3 years"

紧急纠错包：
听到老外说"I born in..."时，
请优雅回应："Oh you mean you were born in...?"

文化补给站

️ 各国问出生地潜规则

• 美国人：精确到州
  "I'm from California originally"

• 英国人：强调出生医院
  "St. Mary's Hospital, actually"

• 日本人：模糊地区
  "Kansai area"

高阶话术

"Funny story—I was born in Shanghai but I've lived in 5 different cities.
Sometimes I feel like a human GPS!" ️

实战演练

试着用今天学的句型填空：

A: "______ you always worked in tech?"
B: "No, actually ______ a teacher before 2020."