情景会话口袋书人际篇 第459期:迷路(3)

 　　9. Do you think which is better to go there, by bus or by bike?

　　你认为去那里是乘公交车好还是骑自行车好？

　　还能这样说：

　　Do you think I should take bus or ride bike?

　　Which is better for me, by bus or by bike?

　　谚语：

　　Better a glorious death than a shameful¹ life.

　　宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

　　10. Head straight up the street about two blocks and turn left.

　　顺着这条街一直走过两个街区，然后向左转。

　　还能这样说：

　　Go along the street until two blocks and then turn left.

　　Along this street and cross two blocks and then turn left.

　　应用解析：

　　keep to the straight and narrow

　　安分守己，循规蹈矩（来自《圣经》）

　　11. I appreciate your help.

　　谢谢你的帮忙。

　　还能这样说：

　　I thank you for your help.

　　I feel gratitude² to you.

　　应用解析：

　　appreciate our difficult position 体谅我们的苦衷；

　　appreciate sth. by 以……鉴赏某物

　　12. I lost my way.

　　我迷路了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I was a little lost.

　　I got lost.

1 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

2 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。