Everything was different.
一切都不同。
A I used to work in Guangzhou, you know. I worked there a few years ago, for about six months.
A 我过去在广州工作，你知道。几年前我在那里工作了大约6个月。
B Really? I didn’t know that. Did you like it?
B 真的吗？我不知道。你喜欢那里吗？
A Yes, I really enjoyed it. It was such a change from Beijing.
A 是的，我非常喜欢那里。那里跟北京如此不同。
B I know what you mean. I used to live and work in Harbin and that was very different from Beijing too.
B 我明白你的意思。我过去住在哈尔滨，并在那里工作。那里和北京也很不同。
A Yes, everything was different – the food, the traffic, the weather, the pace of life.
A 是的，一切都不同——食物、交通、天气，还有生活的节奏。

Notes注释
1.We use the verb phrase used to . . . / used to . . . when we talk about something we did for a time in the past, usually a period of time, eg: I used to work in Harbin / I used to work in Harbin.
当我们谈论我们过去曾经做过(通常做过一段时间)的某事时用动词短语used to . . . / 过去常常 . . .， 例如：I used to work in Harbin /我过去在哈尔滨工作。
2.Remember the various phrases you can use when you talk about the past, eg a few years ago / a few years ago : for six months / for six months
记住当你谈论过去的事情时用不同的短语，例如a few years ago /几年以前；for six months /持续6个月。

Key phrases and sentences
I used to work in Guangzhou, you know.
I worked there a few years ago, for about six months.
Really? I didn’t know that.
Did you like it?
Yes, I really enjoyed it.
It was such a change from Beijing.
I know what you mean. I used to live
and work in Harbin and that was very
different from Beijing too.
Yes, everything was different – the
food, the traffic, the weather, the pace of life.

我过去在广州工作，你知道。
几年前我在那里工作了大约6个月。
真的吗？我不知道。你喜欢那里吗？
是的，我非常喜欢那里。
那里跟北京如此不同。
我明白你的意思。我过去住在哈尔滨，并在那里工作。
那里和北京也很不同。
是的，一切都不同——食物、交通、天气，还有生活的节奏