【一起闲话英语】指明方向—Giving directions

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A.

Go straight¹ on. Then take the first left on to Green Street. Walk past the library and it’s the building next to the library on the left. 

 

B.

Go straight on. Go past the traffic² lights. You will see a shop on the right. Go past that and it’s on the right next to the shop. 

 

C.

Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and go straight on until³ you get to the roundabout⁴. At the roundabout turn left. Go past the theatre⁵. It’s the building next to the theatre, opposite⁶ the hospital. 

 

D.

Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and take the second right on to King’s Road. Go past the bookshop⁷. It’s the building next to the bookshop opposite the café.

1 straight   

adv.一直；直接；adj.直的，笔直的；正值的

参考例句：

• His hair is dark and straight.他是黑色直头发。
• Just go straight forward and you'll find the post office.邮局就在前边。

2 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

3 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

4 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！

5 theatre   

n.剧场，剧院

参考例句：

• Shall we go to the theatre this evening?我们今晚去看戏好吗？
• During our visit to London we often went to the theatre.我们在伦敦逗留时常去看戏。

6 opposite   

adj.相对的，相反的，对面的；prep.对面

参考例句：

• The post office is opposite (to) the station.邮局在车站的对面。
• Black and white are opposite.黑与白是截然相反的。

7 bookshop   

(=bookstore) n.书店

参考例句：

• I want to go to the bookshop. 我想去书店。
• You can get this book at any bookshop. 在任何书店都买得到这本书。