I visited Hong Kong in 2003.
我2003年去过香港。
A I’d like to go to Hong Kong for my next break. Have you been?
A 我下次放假的时候想去香港。你去过香港吗？
B Yes, I visited Hong Kong in 2003. I went there for a short holiday.
B 是的，我2003年去过香港。我在那里度过了一个短暂的假期。
A And did you like it?
A 你喜欢那里吗？
B Yes, it was good. I thought it was a great place. Lots to see and do, plus – I like Cantonese food.
B 是的，香港非常好。我想那是一个非常好的地方。很多可看的东西，很多可做的事情，再加上我喜欢广东菜。
A Well, Hong Kong is certainly the place for Cantonese food. What did you do there – apart from eating?
A 哦，香港当然是吃广东菜的地方。你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外？
B I went shopping, I went sight-seeing, and I did some short trips to the nearby islands.
B 我购物了，观光了，我还去了附近的岛屿。

Notes注释
1 Notice the past forms of the verbs when you talk about the past, e.g. I visited Hong Kong in 2003 / I visited Hong Kong in 2003; I went shopping / I went shopping.
当你谈论过去时，注意动词的过去式。例如I visited Hong Kong in 2003 /2003年我去了香港: I went shopping /我去购物了。
2 Remember also the use of did / did when asking questions about the past, e.g.: Did you like it? / Did you like it? ; What did you do there? / What did you do there?
当你询问关于过去的事情时也用did。例如：Did you like it? /你喜欢那里吗？;What did you do there? /你在那里做了什么？
3 Remember also apart from . . . / apart from . . . e.g.: What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating? / What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating?
也请记住apart from . . . / 除了 . . . 例如What did you do in Hong Kong, apart from eating? /你在香港做了什么——除了吃以外？

Key phrases and sentences
I’d like to go to Hong Kong for my
next break. 
Have you been?
Yes, I visited Hong Kong in 2003. 
I went there for a short holiday.
And did you like it? 
Yes, it was good. I thought it was
a great place. 
Lots to see and do, plus – I like
Cantonese food.
Well, Hong Kong is certainly the place for Cantonese food. 
What did you do there – apart from eating?
I went shopping, I went sight-
seeing, and I did some short trips
to the nearby islands.

我下次放假的时候想去香港。
你去过香港吗？
是的，我2003年去过香港。
我在那里度过了一个短暂的假期。
你喜欢那里吗？
是的，香港非常好。我想那是一个非常好的地方。
很多可看的东西，很多可做的事情，
再加上我喜欢广东菜。
哦，香港当然是吃广东菜的地方。
你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外？
我购物了，观光了，我还去了附近的岛屿。