奥运英语1000句：我在学校学的英语

I studied English at school.
我在学校学的英语。
A When did you start learning English?
A 你什么时候开始学的英语？
B At school. I studied English at school.
B 上学的时候。我在学校学的英语。
A That’s a good foundation at least.
A 那至少是一个很好的基础。
B Yes, I suppose it was. But, you know, like most kids, I didn’t realise how important English was. I was too young.
B 是的，我想是这样。但是，你知道，像大多数孩子一样，我那时并没有意识到英语有多么重要。我那时太小了。
A It’s the same everywhere! I studied French at school, but for me it was just another subject. I wish I could do it again.
A 哪里都一样！ 我在学校学的法语，但是对我来说法语就是一个科目。我希望我还能再学一次。
B Well, now I do know how important it is – so I’m practising as much as I can.
B 哦，现在我的确知道它有多么重要了——所以我尽可能地多多练习。

Notes 注释
1 If you are talking about your time at school, you can say: I studied English at school / I studied English at school.
如果你在谈论你在学校的学习时光，你可以说：I studied English at school /我在学校学的英语。
2 You can use know how . . . / know how . . . in a sentence in various ways, e.g.: I know how important English is / I know how important English is; I know how to cook good rice dishes / I know how to cook good rice dishes; I know how to get to the Summer Palace / I know how to get to the Summer Palace.
你可以在很多情形下用know how . . . / 知道如何 . . 。例如：I know how important English is /我知道英语是多么重要； I know how to cook good rice dishes / 我知道怎么做米饭； I know how to get to the Summer Palace /我知道怎么去颐和园。

Key phrases and sentences
When did you start learning English?
At school. I studied English at school.
That’s a good foundation at least.
Yes, I suppose it was. 
But, you know, like most kids, I didn’t realise how important English was.
I was too young.
It’s the same everywhere! 
I studied French at school, but for me it was just another subject.
I wish I could do it again.
Well, now I do know how important it is – so I’m practising as much as I can. 

你什么时候开始学的英语？
上学的时候。我在学校学的英语。
那至少是一个很好的基础。
是的，我想是这样。
但是，你知道，像大多数孩子一样，
我那时并没有意识到英语有多么重要。
我那时太小了。哪里都一样！
我在学校学的法语，
但是对我来说法语就是一个科目。
我希望我还能再学一次。
哦，现在我的确知道它有多么重要了
所以我尽可能地多多练习。