本句為常聽到的初次見面用語,試圖了解對方的背景,例如籍貫、家鄉(xiāng)或出生地點,以逐漸建立起良好的友誼。
A: Where are you from?
甲:您府上哪兒?
B: I'm from Pingtung.
乙:我是屏東人。
A: Where in Taiwan is Pingtung?
甲:屏東位于臺灣哪里?
B: It's at the southern end of the island, near Kaohsiung.
乙:它位于臺灣的最南端,靠近高雄。
類似用語
Where do do you come from? 你來自哪里/你府上哪兒?
What's your hometown? 你老家在哪兒?
Where were you born? 你在哪兒出生?
百寶箱
"Where did you come from?" 與"Where do you come from?" 意思并不相同。"where did you come from?" 問的是“你剛從哪兒過來?”,回答可說"I just came from the department store." 我剛從百貨公司來。)。