2、 asking for directions問路

(1)how to get there 到那該怎么走

a：do you sell maps?

你們賣地圖嗎?

b：no, i’m sorry, we don’t.

對不起，我們不賣地圖。

a：just my luck.

真倒霉。

b：maybe i can help you.

也許我可以幫助你。

a：well, can you tell me how to get to orlando? i want to take my family to disney world.

好的，你能告訴怎么去奧蘭多嗎?我想帶家人去迪斯尼樂園。

b：sure. follow the highway south for about ten miles and get off at exit 30. at the end of the ramp, make a left onto highway 4.

當(dāng)然可以。沿公路往南走，大約10英里，在30號出口下公路，再在坡道的盡頭向左轉(zhuǎn)走4號公路。

a：left at the end of the ramp? 在坡道盡頭向左轉(zhuǎn)?

b：yes, then, at the traffic light, turn right onto ocean road. at the next intersection, turn left and you’ll be at the entrance to disney world.

是的，然后在紅綠燈向右轉(zhuǎn)向海洋大道。在下一個(gè)路口再向左轉(zhuǎn)你就到了迪斯尼樂園的門口了。

a：thanks a lot.

太感謝您了。

b：you’re welcome.

別客氣。

(2)parking 停車

a：you can’t park here! you’ll get a ticket!

你不能把車停在這兒。會(huì)罰款的。

b：i’ve had it! parking in this city is a nightmare! let’s look for a parking lot.

真夠受。在這個(gè)城市里停車簡直是受罪!咱們還是找個(gè)停車場吧。

a：there’s one right over there, and it’s only two dollars an hour.

那邊有個(gè)停車場，而且一個(gè)小時(shí)只收2美元。

b：hi. here’s your ticket. back up in that space next to the blue honda. just leave the keys in the car, but remember that we’re not responsible for any valuables left in your car.

這是你的停車票。請倒車停在那輛蘭色本田車旁邊的位置。把鑰匙留在車?yán)铮俏覀儗α粼谲嚴(yán)锏馁F重物品是不負(fù)責(zé)任的。

a：in that case, i’ll take my bag with me. by the way, could you tell us how to get to the court house?

如果是這樣的話，我最好把我的皮包帶上。另外，你能告訴我們?nèi)シㄔ涸趺醋邌?

b：no problem. walk two blocks straight ahead, then make a right. you’ll see a gas station on your left. pass the gas station and make another left down thompson street. the court house will be right in front of you. it’s across the street from a mc donald’s.

沒問題。一直走兩個(gè)街區(qū)，然后往右拐，在你的左邊有一個(gè)加油站，過加油站在湯姆森街往左拐，法院就在你眼前了。它就在一個(gè)麥當(dāng)勞的對面。

a：so, i take a left after the gas station, onto what street?

那就是說，過了加油站往左拐，拐向什么街?

b：thompson street.

湯姆森街。

a：thompson. thanks.

湯姆森街，謝謝。

b：any time.

不用謝。

額外成就感

交通用語

traffic light 交通燈，紅綠燈

* when the traffic light turns green you can go.

綠燈行。

* it’s dangerous crossing the street here because there is no traffic light.

因?yàn)檫@沒有紅綠燈，所以過馬路很危險(xiǎn)。

intersection 十字路口

* you have to watch for traffic if you cross an intersection.

過馬路的時(shí)候一定要小心。

* this is the busiest intersection in the city.

這是這個(gè)城市中最繁忙的十字路口。