Why don't you walk?
　　你為什么不步行呢？

　　A Let's meet tonight at the Thai restaurant. About 7.

　　A 讓我們今晚泰國參觀見。大概7點。

　　B Fine. I'll take a taxi.

　　B 好。我會打出租車去。

　　A Why don't you walk? It's only about 20 minutes walking and it's a nice

evening.

　　A 你為什么不步行呢？步行只要大約20分鐘，何況今晚如此怡人。

　　B Never thought about it. I suppose you are right. It's quite a short walk.

　　B 從沒想過步行。我想你是對的。步行也不遠。

　　A And it's good exercise! You'll enjoy your dinner more.

　　A 而且步行是很好的鍛煉！你晚飯會吃得更香。

　　B That's true. Maybe I'll do more walking in Beijing. Get less taxis a to keep fit.

　　B 那一定。也許我在北京將多走一走。少坐出租車，身體會很棒。

　　Notes 注釋

　　1 Remember another way to make a suggestion: Why don't you . . . ? / Why don't you . . .? e.g. Why don't you walk? / Why don't you walk?; Why don't we meet at 8? / Why don't we meet at 8?

　　記住提出建議的另一種方法：Why don't you . . . ? / 你為什么不 . . .? 例如: Why don't you walk? / 你為什么不步行呢?; Why don't we meet at 8? /我們為什么不在8點見面呢?

　　2 To describe how long a journey might take, you can say: It's about 20 minutes walking. / It's about 20 minutes walking; It's about 10 minutes by taxi. / It's about 10 minutes by taxi; It's two hours by plane. / It's two hours by plane.

　　要描述旅程大約需要的時間，你可以說：It's about 20 minutes walking. / 步行大約需要20分鐘； It's about 10 minutes by taxi / 坐出租車大約需要10分鐘; It's two hours by plane. / 乘飛機需要2小時。

　　Key phrases and sentences
　　重要的短語和句子

　　Let's meet tonight at the Thai restaurant.  About 7.
　　咱們今晚在泰國餐館見。大約7點。

　　Fine.  I'll take a taxi.
　　好。我會打出租車去。

　　Why don't you walk? 
　　你為什么不步行呢？

　　It's only about 20 minutes walking and it's a nice evening.
　　步行只要大約20分鐘，何況今晚如此怡人。

　　Never thought about it. 
　　從沒想過步行。

　　I suppose you are right. 
　　我想你是對的。

　　It's quite a short walk.
　　步行也不遠。

　　And it's good exercise! 
　　而且步行是很好的鍛煉！

　　You'll enjoy your dinner more.
　　你晚飯會吃得更香。

　　That's true.
　　那一定。

　　Maybe I'll do more walking in Beijing. 
　　也許我在北京將多走一走。

　　Get less taxis to keep fit.
　　少坐出租車，身體會很棒。