a 是的，我非常喜欢来北京。

　　b so do i. i rent an apartment here. prices are very reasonable.

　　b 我也是。我在这里租了一间公寓。价格非常合理。

　　a yes, i lived and worked in tokyo before. tokyo is much more expensive than beijing.

　　a 是的，我以前在东经住，并在那里工作。东经的物价比北京高得多。

　　b people say rents in tokyo are higher than london, new york and paris.

　　b 人们说在东经租房子比在伦敦、纽约和巴黎贵得多。

　　a i'm sure that's true.

　　a 我肯定这是真的。

　　b but beijing is more expensive than a few years ago.

　　b 但是北京的物价也比几年前高了。

　　notes 注释

　　1 to talk about prices, for example, rents / rents, you can say: prices are very reasonable. / prices are very reasonable or: rents in tokyo are higher than london, new york and paris. / rents in tokyo are higher than london, new york and paris.

　　要谈论物价，例如，rents /房租的价格，你可以说：prices are very reasonable. /价格非常合理。或者：rents in tokyo are higher than london, new york and paris. /在东经租房子比在伦敦、纽约和巴黎贵得多。

　　2 to compare prices now with the past, for example, a few years ago, you can say: beijing is more expensive than a few years ago. / beijing is more expensive than a few years ago.

　　要比较现在和过去的物价，例如，现在和几年前的差别，你可以说：beijing is more expensive than a few years ago. /北京的物价比几年前高了。