交际英语热门话题108

Unit 8

Asking and Directing¹ the Road

Conversation 1

A : Excuse me , sir . Is there a barber² near here ?

B : Yes , the nearest one is at the third cross of this road.

A : I'm a stranger here . How can I get there , please ?

B : Just walk down the road for a few minutes , and you'll find it on your right .

A : Thank you very much .

Conversation 2

A : Excuse me , please . Could you tell me how to get to the No.10 Middle School?

B : Walk down this road , take the fourth turn to the right . Then you'll see it .

A : Is it far from here to there ?

B : No. It's only about five minutes' walk .

A : Many thanks !

B : Not at all.

Conversation 3

A : Excuse me , sir , could you please tell me the way to Xidan Bookstore ?

B : Yes , of course . Would you like to walk there or take a bus ?

A : Er...Is it far from here ?

B : It's just about ten minutes' walk . Go along this street , on the third cross you'll find it on your left .

A : Then I'll walk . Many thanks .

B : Not at all .

Conversation 4

A : Excuse me , sir , Is this the road to the peace Store?

B : You could get there this way , but it'd be faster to go along the Wort Street .

A : Where's Wort Street , please?

B : Turn right at the third intersection³, you'll see the street and then walk along the street to the south.

A : How far is it from the Wort Street ?

B : Just walk for a few minutes , you'll find it .

A : Thank you very much .

Conversation 5

A : Where on earth are we ?

B : Judging by all the traffic , I'd say we're near the outskirts⁴ of the city .

A : What did I do wrong? Did I take a wrong turn ?

B : I'm not sure, but I think you turned right when you should have turned left on the flyover⁵ bridge .

A : Well , now we should turn back a few kilometres .

B : It seems that the traffic sign is much more important than the map .

Conversation 6

A : Excuse me . I wonder if you can help me .

B : I'll try my best .

A : I'm completely⁶ lost . I'm trying to find the way to my daughter's home.

B : Please tell me where your daughter's home is .

A : Her home is between the China hotel and Li Sheng Theater .

B : Turn right at the second traffic light and you will see it on your left .

A : I'm grateful⁷ to you .

B : It's a pleasure.

Conversation 7

A : Excuse me , could you tell me the way to the Summer Palace ?

B : Sure . You can take No .9 bus .

A : Where should I get off ?

B : At the fifth stop .

A : Just on the other side of the street .

Conversation 8

A : Excuse me . Can you tell me where South Street is , please?

B : Take the second turn on the left and then ask again .

A : Is it far?

B : No , it's only about five minutes' walk .

A : Many thanks .

B : Not at all .

Conversation 9

A : Excuse me , Sir . Could you tell me how to get to the Empire State Building ?

B : Yes . You must be a stranger . Where do you come from ?I can't recognize Your accent .

A : I'm from Sydney , Australia . This is my first visit to the States and I want to see as many sights as I can .

B : Well , turn to the right at the traffic lights .

A : Will it take me long to get there ?

B : No, it's not far at all . In fact I'm going in the same direction . Come and I'll show you the way when we get to the crossroads .

A : That's very kind of you .

B : Not at all .

Conversation 10

A : Excuse me . Could you tell me how to get to the Science Museum?

B : Let me see ...Go down two blocks , and turn left . Then go down that street , cross the bridge . It's on the left .

A : OK! So ...I go down two blocks , turn left , cross the bridge , and then take the first left.

B : Have you got the whole direction?

A : Yes , thank you very much .

1 directing   

v.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导( direct的现在分词 )；导演（戏剧或电影）；指示方向；把…对准（某方向或某人）

参考例句：

• Who was the man directing it? 谁其尸之？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Apparently she was directing traffic. 看样子，她是指挥交通的。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

2 barber   

n.理发员，美容师

参考例句：

• She asked the barber to crop her hair short.她叫理发师把她的头发剪短了。
• My Mum took me to the barber's.我妈带我理发去了。

3 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

4 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

5 flyover   

n.立交桥，天桥

参考例句：

• It took workers more than one year to build this flyover.建造这座立交桥破费工人一年多时间。
• All that came to his bakery should go over a flyover first.所有来他店的人都必须先经过一座立交桥。

6 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

7 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。