Conversation A: In a City?
MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is the museum?
FEMALE 1: The Art Museum? Go straight ahead. Then turn right at the Post
Office.
MARTIN: The Post Office?
FEMALE 1: Yes. That big white building straight ahead.?
MARTIN: I see. Thank you.?
MARTIN: Excuse me, please. Where is the Art Museum?
MALE 1: The Art Museum? Sorry. I don't know.?
MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is the Art Museum?
FEMALE 2: Hmmm. It's on the river.?
MARTIN: Where is the river?
FEMALE 2: Over there. The museum is on Adams Street. No no. Maybe, it's
on Jefferson Street. I'm Sorry. I don't know the street. Ask in that
office.?
MARTIN: Thank you.?
MARTIN: Good morning.?
MALE 2: Good morning.?
MARTIN: Where is the Art Museum?
MALE 2: It's on the river.?
MARTIN: I know it's on the river.?
MALE 2: Barbara, where is the Art Museum?
FEMALE 3: It's on Jefferson Street.?
MARTIN: And where is Jefferson Street?
MALE 2: You really are lost! Come, I'll show you.?
MARTIN: Thanks. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter. I want to write about your
museum.
MALE 2: Oh, I see. Welcome.?
MALE 2: OK. Go straight ahead. Go...one...two...three. Go three blocks. Then turn left. That's Jefferson Street. Then go to the river.?
MARTIN: Thank you very much.?
MALE 2: No problem.
Practice 1:當(dāng)我們不知道怎樣才能到達(dá)要去的地方時,或者不知道要去的地方
在哪里,通常要打聽:Where is ...? 即……在哪兒。如果有人問
我們這樣的問題我們通常可用這樣的句子回答:?Go straight ahead. 一直往前走。?It's on/at/in... 它在……?Turn right/left. 向右(左)拐
Examples:
MARTIN: Where is the museum?
FEMALE: Go straight ahead.?
MARTIN: Where is the Art Museum?
FEMALE: It's on the river.?
MARTIN: Where is the river?
FEMALE: Turn right.?
Practice 2:當(dāng)給別人指路時我們要用到一些參照物,例如:樓房、山崗、河流
等。?
Examples:
MARTIN: Where is the museum?
FEMALE: Go straight ahead. Then turn right.?
MARTIN: Where is the Post Office?
MALE 1: Go three blocks. Then turn left.?
MARTIN: Where is the river?
MALE 2: Turn right. Then go two streets.?
會話A: 在一個城市里?
馬 丁:對不起。博物館在哪??
女 一:藝術(shù)博物館嗎?一直向前走,然后在郵局向右拐。?
馬 丁:郵局??
女 一:是的,正前方那座白色大樓。?
馬 丁:知道了。謝謝你。?
馬 丁:請問,藝術(shù)博物館在哪兒??
男 一:藝術(shù)博物館?對不起,我不知道。?
馬 丁:對不起,藝術(shù)博物館在哪兒??
女 二:嗯,在河邊。?
馬 丁:河在哪兒??
女 二:在那邊。博物館在亞當(dāng)斯街,不,不。可能在杰斐遜街。對不起,我不
認(rèn)識那條街。去那個辦公室問問吧。?
馬 丁:謝謝。?
馬 丁:早上好!?
男 二:早上好!?
馬 丁:藝術(shù)博物館在哪??
男 二:在河邊。?
馬 丁:我知道在河邊。?
男 二:芭芭拉,藝術(shù)博物館在哪兒??
女 三:在杰斐遜街。?
馬 丁:杰斐遜街在哪兒??
女 三:你真是迷路了,來,我指給你看。?
馬 丁:謝謝,我叫馬丁·勒納。我是記者。我想寫寫你們的博物館。?
男 二:噢,我知道了,歡迎。?
男 二:好。一直向前走,走……一個……兩個……三個,走三個街區(qū)。然后向
左轉(zhuǎn)。那就是杰斐遜大街,然后朝河邊走。?
馬 丁:非常感謝。?
男 二:別客氣。