Showing Positions and Directions

趙文彬

在日常生活中，我們經常會遇到別人問路或向別人問路。問路時要用客氣的語言，在得到幫助時要表示感謝。同樣，遇到別人問路，要耐心熱情地給予幫助。那么，如何用英語準確地問路和指路呢？下面我們就來看本期的口語話題：如何恰當地為別人指出方位和方向。

熱身練習

根據情景補全對話，其中有兩個多余選項。

A. I mean， how long does it take to walk there？

B. Take the first turning on the left.

C. How much is the ticket？

D. Excuse me. Can you tell us the way to Bigger Station？

E. What would you like， madam？

F. You can't miss it.

G. I see. Thank you very much.

M： Where is the station？

W： It's just down the road， I think.

M： Look！ There's a policeman. Let's ask him the way.

W： All right. （To the policeman） __1__

P： Yes. Walk down this road. __2__ Then walk until you come to the river and...

W： The river？

P： Yes. When you get there， you can see a bridge. Just walk across it. Follow the sign that says “To Bigger Station”. __3__

W： And is it very far？ __4__

P： About fifteen minutes， if you walk quickly.

W： __5__

P： You're welcome.

（Key？誅p. 38）

常用表達

1. Am I on the right road to the City Park？ 我走這條路去城市公園，對嗎？

2. Can I go by bus？ 我可以乘公共汽車去嗎？

3. Can you direct me to Shanghai Museum？ 請問去上海博物館怎么走？

4. Could you tell me the way to St. Paul's Cathedral？ 請問去圣保羅大教堂怎么走？

5. Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest men's room is？ 打擾了，請問最近的男廁所在哪兒？

6. Excuse me. How can I get to the nearest chemist's， please？ 對不起，請問去最近的藥房怎么走？

7. Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me. I'm looking for the Museum. 對不起，不知您能否幫助我。我想去博物館。

8. Excuse me. Is this the right way to the City Hall？ 對不起，去市政廳是不是走這條路？

9. Excuse me， but I'm trying to find a post office. 打擾一下，我在設法找一個郵局。

10. How far is this address from here， please？ 請問這個地址離這兒有多遠？

11. I'm a stranger here. 我對這兒不熟。

12. Is this right for the railway station？ 去火車站這么走對嗎？

13. Sorry to trouble you， but could you please tell me how to get to the White House？ 對不起，打擾您一下，請問去白宮怎么走？

14. Where does this street lead to？ 這條街通往哪兒？

15. Will it take me long to get there？ 到那兒去要花很長時間嗎？

16. Would you mind telling me if this is the right way to the station？ 請問去車站走這條路對嗎？

17. Carry straight on. 一直朝前走。

18. Follow this path back for about a mile. 沿這條小路往回走大約1英里。

19. Follow this road until you come to the post office. 沿著這條路一直走到郵局。

20. Go down the first turning on the left until you come to a tall building. 在第一條馬路口左轉，然后一直走到一座高樓處。

21. Go down this passage and you'll come to a hairdresser's on your left. 沿著這條道走，然后在你的左邊會有一家理發店。

22. Go straight along this street to the traffic lights. 沿著這條街一直走到紅綠燈處。

23. Go straight on， and then take the first turning on the left. 一直走，到第一條馬路口往左轉。

24. Head straight up the street about two blocks， and then turn left. 沿著這條街一直走約兩個街區，然后左轉。

25. Hold down this road until you come to a hotel. 沿著這條路一直走到一家旅館為止。

26. I think it's opposite the post office. 我想它就在郵局對面。

27. I'm afraid you're going in the opposite direction. 你恐怕是走反了。

28. I'm not sure. I'm just passing through. 我不清楚。我只是路過。

29. It'll take you about ten minutes to get there. 到那兒要10分鐘左右。

30. It's about five minutes' walk. 步行約5分鐘。

31. It's right near here. 就在這附近。

32. It's within walking distance. 很近，走過去就行。

口語演練

A

W： Excuse me. Is there a supermarket around here？

M： Yes. There's one not too far from here.

W： Would you please tell me where it is？

M： Certainly. Walk two blocks south and then turn left.

W： And then？

M： Then look to the right. When you see a big ad， you'll see the entrance to the supermarket.

W： Now I have a map in my mind. I think I can find it.

M： Sure. You'll have no trouble finding it.

W： Great！ Thank you.

B

M： Is this the shopping district？

W： Yes， it is. There're a lot of stores， office buildings and theatres near here.

M： What's the largest building on the left？

W： That's a department store. It sells almost everything.

M： I want to buy some clothes.

W： There's a men's clothing store next to the bank building on the right.

M： Oh， there's a beautiful theatre on the corner.

W： Yes， and there's a new play there tonight. The building next to the theatre is a hotel.

M： Is that the post office across the street？

W： No， that's the City Hall.

C

W： Why do we have to walk to the station？ And where is it？

M： It's just down that road， I think.

W： Look！ There's a policeman. Ask him the way.

M： All right. I'll go and ask.

（After asking the policeman， the man came back.）

W： So， what did he say？

M： We have to walk down this road， take the first turning on the left， and then walk until we come to the river and cross the river. We'll be able to see some road signs which will tell us the way.

W： But how far is it？ How long does it take us to walk there？

M： About fifteen minutes， if we walk quickly.

W： Fifteen minutes！ We may be late for the train. And with these heavy bags， too！ I think we ought to take a taxi.

M： Not at this hour. Look at the traffic！It's moving very slowly. We can get there just as quickly on foot.

W： Well， I can't possibly carry this bag any further.

M： All right. Let me take it， then. Hmm， the two bags are heavier than I thought. Perhaps it's not such a bad idea after all. Taxi！ Taxi！