情景英语口语100主题 093directions方向

093　directions

Words
Traffic lights (on the) corner statues first(left/right) roundabout¹ junction² memorial³ signpost cave

Phrases⁴
Turn left
Turn right
Go straight on
Turn around
Go the other way
Ask for directions
Ask the way
Take the first
On the left/right

Beginner
A: excuse me? How can I get to the nearest branch of the national bank?
B: there’s branch on new street. Walk up this street until you get to the first set of traffic lights. Then turn right at the traffic lights.
A; how far up the street are the traffic lights?
B: now far. About 150 meters perhaps.
A; ok. So I turn right at the traffic lights. Then?
B: then keep walking until you reach the war memorial. It’s a big statue of a soldier. You can’t miss it.
A: ok. Where do I go then?
B; you’ll see the national bank near the war memorial. It’s a big building and you’ll see a big sign on the front of the building.
A: god it. Thank you very much.

Intermediate⁵
A: this is the route⁶ I thought we could take on our hike⁷ on Saturday afternoon.
B: how long is it altogether?
A: it’s about six or seven miles. That’s about the kilometers.
B; that sounds OK. So, we start here at the car park and walk along the path to the waterfall.
A: right. Then we turn left and walk up this small hill. The view from the top of the hill is worth the climb. We can eat a snack there.
B: then we will follow this path down the hill to the old church.
A: we can spend a few minutes looking around the church. Then, we turn right and walk along this path.
B; this path leads to the cave. Can we look inside the cave?
A: yes, we can, but it isn’t very interesting.
B: then we turn south and come back to the car park along this path.
A: that’s right.
B: how long do you think it will take us to complete the walk?
A; I think it will take about four hours, including breaks.
B; that’s fine. Are there signposts along the way, in case we get lost?
A; yes, there are. They tell use which way to go and how far we have to walk.

1 roundabout   

adj.绕道的，转弯抹角的，间接的

参考例句：

• Last night I got lost,and took a very roundabout way.昨天夜里走错了路，绕了一个大圈子。
• What a roundabout way of doing things!这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法！

2 junction   

n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站

参考例句：

• There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
• You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。

3 memorial   

adj.记忆的；纪念的；n.纪念碑，纪念堂

参考例句：

• We visited the Lincoln Memorial.我们参观了林肯纪念堂。
• He wrote a memorial of the late author.他写了一篇纪念这位已故作家的文章。

4 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

6 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。

7 hike   

n.徒步旅行，远足，涨价；v.健行，徒步旅行，使...高涨

参考例句：

• I don't care to go on a hike.我不喜欢徒步旅行。
• The children are choosing a hike in the country park.孩子们在选郊外公园的远足路线。