Lesson37

7. How long have you been...? 你……多久了？
◆ 疯狂讲解
这是一个极其复杂和用途广泛的“超级句型”！其后面可以跟名词、介词短语、现在分词或过去分词。
◆ 最常用的三个句子
Top 1: How long have you been learning English?
（你学英语有多久了？）
Top 2: How long have you been in China?
（你到中国有多久了？）
Top 3: How long have you been feeling like this?
（你感觉这样有多久了？）

现在我们用这个句型来进行一次句型大操练：
◆ 疯狂大操练
1. How long have you been married?
（你们结婚多久了？）
2. How long have you been dating her?
（你跟她谈恋爱谈了多久了？）
3. How long have you been working here?
（你在这里工作多久了？）
4. How long have you been a teacher?
（你从教多长时间了？）
5. How long have you been collecting stamps?
（你集邮集了多久了？）
6. How long have you been doing this?
（你干这干了多久了？）
7. How long have you been working on this project?
（这个项目你们做了多久了？）
8. How long have you been attending night classes?
（你上夜校有多久了？）
9. How long have you been doing business with the Japanese?
（你跟日本人做生意多久了？）
10. How long have you been a football fan?
（你成为一个足球迷有多久了？）
11. How long have you been living in Shenzhen?
（你住在深圳有多久了？）
12. How long have you been seeing a psychologist?
（你看心理医生有多久了？）
Kim’s Note:
This sentence pattern is actually a favorite of psychologists. They like to use this pattern to get you to open up about your feelings.
事实上，这个句型是心理学家最喜欢用的。他们喜欢用这个句型来使你开口表达你的感情。

特别奉献：
心理医生常用问题PSYCHOLOGIST QUESTIONS
13. How long have you been having these feelings?
（你有这些感觉多久了？）
14. How long have you been having this dream?
（你做这个梦做了多久了？）
15. How long have you been having trouble sleeping?
（你睡不着觉有多长时间了？）
16. How long have you been feeling depressed?
（你感觉情绪低落有多久了？）
17. How long have you been keeping this to yourself?
（你有这个秘密多久了？）
18. How long have you been in love with your boss?
（你跟你上司恋爱多久了？）
19. How long have you been thinking about killing yourself?
（你有自杀的念头有多久了？）
20. How long have you been hearing voices?
（你听到这种怪声有多久了？）
21. How long have you been keeping this a secret?
（你保守这个秘密有多久了？）

◆ 疯狂实战
A: How long have you been waiting?
B: Not very long, just five minutes or so.
A: 你等了多久了？
B: 不是很久，只不过五分钟左右。

A: How long have you been staying in China?
B: I’ve been here for almost two months.
A: 你在中国呆了多久了？
B: 我到中国已经两个月了。

A: How long have you been on a diet?
B: It seems like I’ve been on a diet my whole life.
A: 你节食多长时间了？
B: 好像我一生都在节食。

A: How long have you been in business?
B: We’ve been in business a long time. We were the first chemical company in Western China.
A: 你们经营多久了？
B: 我们经营已经很长时间了。我们是中国西部第一家化工企业。
Kim’s Note:
This is a very useful question for business English. Most people like to tell you about their company and this is a good way to start the conversation.
这是一个很有用的商务英语问题，大多数人喜欢向你介绍他们的公司，而这是一个打开话题的很好的方式。

A: How long have you been thinking about going abroad?
B: All my life I have been dreaming of going abroad.
A: 出国的事儿你考虑多久了？
B: 我一生都在梦想着出国。