I live here but I’m not from Beijing.
我住在这里，但是我不是北京人。
A Hi Feng. Pleased to meet you. Are you from Beijing?
A 你好，冯！ 很高兴见到你。你是北京人吗？
B No, I’m not. I live here and work here but I’m not from Beijing.
B 不，我不是 。我住在这里，并且在这里工作，但是我不是北京人。
A So, where are you from originally.
A 那么，你原来是哪里人？
B From Harbin. Do you know Harbin? I was born there but I came to Beijing to go to university.
B 我是哈尔滨人。你知道哈尔滨吗？ 我出生在那里，但是我到北京上的大学。
A No, I haven’t been to Harbin. I hear it’s very cold!
A 不，我没有去过哈尔滨。我听说那里非常冷。
B Yes, it can be cold. I hope you visit it one day. It’s a good city too.
B 是的，那里会很冷。我希望有一天你去那里看看。那也是个好城市。

Notes 注释
1.People often ask if you have been to – or know – their city or place of birth, eg Do you know Harbin? / Do you know Harbin?: Have you been to New York? / Have you been to New York?
人们经常会问你是否去过或者知道他所在的城市或者他的出生地，例如：Do you know Harbin? / 你知道哈尔滨吗？Have you been to New York? / 你去过纽约吗？
2.There are various ways to answer these questions, eg: No, I haven’t been there / No, I haven’t been there: I haven’t visited Harbin / I haven’t visited Harbin.
有不同的方法回答这个问题。例如：No, I haven’t been there / 不，我没有去过那里。 I haven’t visited Harbin / 我没有去过哈尔滨。

Key phrases and sentences
Hi Feng. Pleased to meet you. 
Are you from Beijing? 
No, I’m not. I live here and work here
but I’m not from Beijing.
So, where are you from originally.
From Harbin. Do you know Harbin? 
I was born there but I came to Beijing to
go to university.
No, I haven’t been to Harbin.
I hear it’s very cold! Yes, it can be cold.
I hope you visit it one day.

你好，冯！ 很高兴见到你。
你是北京人吗？
不，我不是 。我住在这里，并且在这里工作，但是我不是北京人。
那么，你原来是哪里人？
我是哈尔滨人。你知道哈尔滨吗？ 我出生在那里，但是我到北京上的大学。
不，我没有去过哈尔滨。
我听说那里非常冷。
是的，那里会很冷。我希望有一天你去那里看看。那也是个好城市。