a 那么，你是洛杉矶人了？

　　b no, that’s where my older brother lives now. he’s in los angeles. but i’m from san francisco.

　　b 不，那是我的哥哥住的地方。他在洛杉矶。但是我是旧金山人。

　　a and that’s where your parents and younger brother live

　　a 你的父母和弟弟住在旧金山？

　　b yes, my parents live in san francisco. it’s our hometown.

　　b 是的， 我的父母住在旧金山。那里是我们的家乡。

　　a los angeles isn’t too far from there. your older brother is quite near.

　　a 洛杉矶离旧金山不远。你的哥哥离那里很近。

　　b yes, la and san francisco are pretty close. it’s not a big trip.

　　b 是的， 洛杉矶和旧金山相当近。一小段路程而已。

　　notes 注释

　　1 you can often use the word pretty / pretty with another adjective to mean quite / quite, e.g. they are pretty close / they are pretty close; it’s pretty hot today / it’s pretty hot today. if you use it by itself, the meaning is different, e.g. beautiful or good to look at: behai park is very pretty / behai park is very pretty; she is really pretty / she is really pretty.

　　pretty /相当地和其他的形容词连用可以表示quite / 非常,例如they are pretty close /它们离得相当近； it’s pretty hot today / 今天天气相当热。如果你单独使用这个词的话，它的意义就不同了。例如表示漂亮或者好看: behai park is very pretty /北海公园非常漂亮； she is really pretty /她长得非常好看。

　　2 you can describe the place you were born, even if it is a big city, as your hometown / hometown.

　　你可以把你出生地称为你的hometown /家乡，即使它是一个很大的城市。