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Visiting People ? 1.??????? What is the value (or importance) of visiting others? Well I think most importantly, it shows the person you’re visiting that they mean something to you. And in today’s day and age, you know, it’s all too easy to just send someone a message or call them up, so if you go to the trouble of actually visiting someone, then I think it means a lot to them. ? Today’s day and age = 今天的时代 Call someone up = call someone – for spoken English, we often add “up” go to the trouble of doing sth = 不辞劳苦地做某事 it means a lot to them = 对他很有意义 ? 2.??????? Do you ever feel that its inconvenient when someone visits you? Yeah, I’d say occasionally I do. You know, I think we’ve all experienced times when having a guest over to our home hasn’t been the most convenient thing, especially if they overstay their welcome! But more often than not, I find it very enjoyable having people over, and don’t see it as being inconvenient at all. ? Overstay their welcome = 逗留过久而惹人生厌 More often than not = 多半 Having people over = inviting people to my home ? 3.??????? Are there any differences between the way children visit their friends and the way adults visit their friends? Yeah, I suppose there are. I mean, when children visit their friends, they tend to play games together rather than talk about stuff, which is what adults normally do. For example, when I think back to when I was a child, I would always be playing a game of some sort whenever I visited a friend, but now when I’m visiting friends, we normally just have a few drinks together and chat about stuff. So yeah, I’d say this is probably the main difference. ? when I think back to…… = 当我回想起 So yeah = 所以嗯 （often used in spoken English at the beginning of the end sentence） I’d say = I think = I would say ? 4.??????? In China, when people visit each other, what questions do they ask each other? Well I guess the usual questions are things like, “how’s it going”, “what are you up to these days?” um, “How’s everything going