Showing Positions and Directions

赵文彬

在日常生活中，我们经常会遇到别人问路或向别人问路。问路时要用客气的语言，在得到帮助时要表示感谢。同样，遇到别人问路，要耐心热情地给予帮助。那么，如何用英语准确地问路和指路呢？下面我们就来看本期的口语话题：如何恰当地为别人指出方位和方向。

热身练习

根据情景补全对话，其中有两个多余选项。

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）

常用表达

1. Am I on the right road to the City Park？ 我走这条路去城市公园，对吗？

2. Can I go by bus？ 我可以乘公共汽车去吗？

3. Can you direct me to Shanghai Museum？ 请问去上海博物馆怎么走？

4. Could you tell me the way to St. Paul's Cathedral？ 请问去圣保罗大教堂怎么走？

5. Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest men's room is？ 打扰了，请问最近的男厕所在哪儿？

6. Excuse me. How can I get to the nearest chemist's， please？ 对不起，请问去最近的药房怎么走？

7. Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me. I'm looking for the Museum. 对不起，不知您能否帮助我。我想去博物馆。

8. Excuse me. Is this the right way to the City Hall？ 对不起，去市政厅是不是走这条路？

9. Excuse me， but I'm trying to find a post office. 打扰一下，我在设法找一个邮局。

10. How far is this address from here， please？ 请问这个地址离这儿有多远？

11. I'm a stranger here. 我对这儿不熟。

12. Is this right for the railway station？ 去火车站这么走对吗？

13. Sorry to trouble you， but could you please tell me how to get to the White House？ 对不起，打扰您一下，请问去白宫怎么走？

14. Where does this street lead to？ 这条街通往哪儿？

15. Will it take me long to get there？ 到那儿去要花很长时间吗？

16. Would you mind telling me if this is the right way to the station？ 請问去车站走这条路对吗？

17. Carry straight on. 一直朝前走。

18. Follow this path back for about a mile. 沿这条小路往回走大约1英里。

19. Follow this road until you come to the post office. 沿着这条路一直走到邮局。

20. Go down the first turning on the left until you come to a tall building. 在第一条马路口左转，然后一直走到一座高楼处。

21. Go down this passage and you'll come to a hairdresser's on your left. 沿著这条道走，然后在你的左边会有一家理发店。

22. Go straight along this street to the traffic lights. 沿着这条街一直走到红绿灯处。

23. Go straight on， and then take the first turning on the left. 一直走，到第一条马路口往左转。

24. Head straight up the street about two blocks， and then turn left. 沿着这条街一直走约两个街区，然后左转。

25. Hold down this road until you come to a hotel. 沿着这条路一直走到一家旅馆为止。

26. I think it's opposite the post office. 我想它就在邮局对面。

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。我只是路过。

29. It'll take you about ten minutes to get there. 到那儿要10分钟左右。

30. It's about five minutes' walk. 步行约5分钟。

31. It's right near here. 就在这附近。

32. It's within walking distance. 很近，走过去就行。

口语演练

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！