“When I was a little girl, the first year we lived here, we used to have the most wonderful talks.”
我小時候,我們剛搬來這兒的第一年,我常跟他聊得特別開心。
用最平常的「剛搬來那一年」起頭,把一段私密往事輕輕放進時間裡。
When I was ..., we used to ...
跟人講自己小時候的習慣或舊事時用;寫正式履歷別用這麼隨意的口吻。
Back when I was little, we would ... / In those early years, we used to ...
中性
used to 弱讀成一詞,wonderful talks 稍慢,句尾輕收。
When I was a little girl, we used to swim in the river all summer. 我小時候,我們整個夏天都在河裡游泳。