Scene 295 路程

Scene 295　路程

❶ 到那儿要很久吗？Will it take me long to get there?

同类表达 How far from here is it? 离这里有多远？

How long will it take us to get there? 我们到那里要多久？

How long will it take to get there by bus? 乘公交车到那里要多长时间？

❷ 从这里可以步行到那里吗？Is it with in walking distance?

同类表达 Can I walk there from here?

Can I get there by walking?

❸ 那可不是走路可以到的。It's not within walking distance.

同类表达 It's too far to walk.

❹ 远着呢。You've got a long way to go.

同类表达 It's a good distance.

It's pretty far.

It's not close at all.

❺ 从这里开车需四十分钟。It's a forty-minute drive from here.

同类表达 By car it will take forty minutes.

❻ 差不多有十五英里路呢。It's about fifteen miles.

同类表达 It's a good fifteen miles.

I'd say it's fifteen miles.

❼ 你已经很近了，离这儿只有三英里左右。You're pretty close. It's only about three miles from here.

同类表达 You don't have much further to go—only about three miles.

It's not far, only about another three miles.

❽ 就在附近。It's within spitting¹ distance.

同类表达 It's just a stone's throw from here.

对话 A: Is it far from here? 离这儿远吗？

B: No. It's within spitting distance. 不远，就在附近。

❾ 已经进入视野了。It's just up on the horizon².

同类表达 You can see it on the horizon.

You can see it up ahead.

❿ 就在拐角处。It's just around the corner.

对话 A: Where is the diner? 餐厅在哪里？

B: It's just around the corner. 就在拐角处。

1 spitting   

n.分散v.吐痰( spit的现在分词 )；发出呼噜呼噜声；咝咝地冒油；下小雨

参考例句：

• These boys insulted a girl by spitting at her. 这几个男孩向一个女孩吐口水侮辱她。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was spitting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor. 他把瓜子皮吐在地板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 horizon   

n.地平线，地平；眼界，见识

参考例句：

• The sun rises above the horizon.太阳升起在地平线上。
• He descried an island far away on the horizon.他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。