想聊就聊-4.04.1问路

Hi, excuse me, I'm sorry to bug¹ you, but do you know where The Royal Hotel is?

Just a minute. I'm as busy as a bee right now. Ok, I'm done. What can I do for you?

Well, I seem to be a little bit lost here. I'm worried that I'll never find my way. What's worse, I forgot my glasses and I'm as blind as a bat now.

Well, keep your chin² up. I'll try to help you. Where are you going?

I'm try to get to The Royal Hotel. Do you know where that is?

Yes, uh, no problem. You walk down this street. You turn left at the first intersection³. Walk along that road. Turn right at the corner. After that you make a left-hand turn at the first traffic light. The Royal Hotel is on the right side.

Great! Are there any landmarks⁴ near by?

Yeah, I think so. I think the hotel is right across the street from the post office. It's as plain as the hump on a camel. You can't miss it.

Oh, that's good. I should be able to find it pretty easily then. Is it far from here?

Yeah, it's gonna take you a while if you go by foot. I'd say it's about a 30 minutes uphill walk. You have to be as strong as a lion to make it.

Oh, that would take too long and I'm kind of in a hurry. Can I take a bus there?

Well, you could take a bus there, but you would have to transfer⁵ buses twice. A taxi would probably be a lot quicker.

Alright, I guess I'll take a taxi then. How long will it take by taxi?

Not too long. It should take about ten minutes by taxi.

Cool, thanks.

1 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

2 chin   

n.下巴，下颚，不气馁，不灰心

参考例句：

• You've got some egg on your chin.你的下巴上沾着一点鸡蛋。
• He hurried on with his shaving,cutting his chin twice.他急急忙忙地剃胡子，把下巴割破了两次。

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 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

5 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。