美國(guó)之音口語(yǔ)經(jīng)典教程Asking for Directions 問(wèn)路

Lesson 6   Asking for Directions

問(wèn)  路

 

Cultural Notes 文化注釋

    常說(shuō)的一句道歉的話是 Excuse me. 即對(duì)不起。比如當(dāng)你要從別人面前走過(guò)的時(shí)候，你要說(shuō)聲 Excuse me. 當(dāng)你就餐中要離席而去時(shí)，你要說(shuō)聲 Excuse me. 但是，過(guò)多的道歉則是美國(guó)人難以接受的。在美國(guó)，一個(gè)外國(guó)人更不必為自己講不好英語(yǔ)而向別人道歉。

 

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(shí)，或者不知道要去的地方

在哪里，通常要打聽(tīng)：Where is ...? 即……在哪兒。如果有人問(wèn)

我們這樣的問(wèn)題我們通?？捎眠@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.

模仿上面句型回答下列問(wèn)題：

MARTIN: Where is the museum?

YOURSELF: __________________.

MARTIN: Where is the Art Museum?

YOURSELF: __________________.

MARTIN: Where is the river?

YOURSELF: __________________.

 

Practice 2：當(dāng)給別人指路時(shí)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.

模仿上面句型回答下列問(wèn)題：

MARTIN: Where is the museum?

YOURSELF: ______________________.

MARTIN: Where is the post office?YOURSELF: _______________________________.MARTIN: Where is the river?

YOURSELF: ______________________.

 

會(huì)話A: 在一個(gè)城市里

馬  ?。簩?duì)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  ?。亨]局?

女  一：是的，正前方那座白色大樓。

馬  ?。褐懒?。謝謝你。

馬  ?。赫?qǐng)問(wèn)，藝術(shù)博物館在哪兒?

男  一：藝術(shù)博物館?對(duì)不起，我不知道。

馬  ?。簩?duì)不起，藝術(shù)博物館在哪兒?

女  二：嗯，在河邊。

馬  ?。汉釉谀膬?/font>?

女  二：在那邊。博物館在亞當(dāng)斯街，不，不。可能在杰斐遜街。對(duì)不起，我不

認(rèn)識(shí)那條街。去那個(gè)辦公室問(wèn)問(wèn)吧。

馬  ?。褐x謝。

馬  ?。涸缟虾?/font>!

男  二：早上好!

馬  ?。核囆g(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  ?。航莒尺d街在哪兒?

女  三：你真是迷路了，來(lái)，我指給你看。

馬  ?。褐x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(gè)……兩個(gè)……三個(gè)，走三個(gè)街區(qū)。然后向

左轉(zhuǎn)。那就是杰斐遜大街，然后朝河邊走。

馬  ?。悍浅８兄x。

男  二：別客氣。

 

Conversation B：In Art Museum

MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is Jefferson Street?

FEMALE 2: This is Jefferson Street.

MARTIN: Wonderful! Where is the river?

FEMALE 2: Turn right. Then go straight ahead. You can't miss it.

MARTIN: Thanks.

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.

DIRECTOR: Good morning.

MARTIN: I'm a reporter for the Voice of America.

DIRECTOR: I'm Elizabeth Gonzalez.

MARTIN: I'm writing a story about museums in the United States.

DIRECTOR: How may I help you?

MARTIN: First, I want to see the museum. Then I want to ask some questions. What do you do?

DIRECTOR: I'm the director of the museum.

MARTIN: Good.

DIRECTOR: I direct all of the work in the museum. What do you want to see

 first?

MARTIN: I like to write about people.

DIRECTOR: Then you must see the American rooms. Come. I'll show you the

 way.

MARTIN: Thank you. Where are the American rooms?

DIRECTOR: First, go upstairs. Go straight ahead. Turn left in the second room.

MARTIN: Upstairs, straight ahead, turn left.

DIRECTOR: Yes. The American rooms are upstairs.

MARTIN: Excuse me. Are these the American rooms?

MALE 1: No. They are on the left. Look there. Do you see that door?

MARTIN: Yes.

MALE 1: Go there. Turn left. Then go straight ahead.

FEMALE 1: Excuse me, please. Where are the Native American rooms?

MARTIN: I'm sorry. I don't know. Ask that man over there.

MALE 2: Hello. Where is the office?

MARTIN: Go downstairs. Then turn right.

MALE 2: Thanks.

Practice 3：我們常用“go”這個(gè)詞來(lái)為別人指路，例如：

        go upstairs  去樓上           

go downstairs 去樓下

Examples:

MARTIN: Where are the American rooms?

DIRECTOR: Go upstairs. Then turn left.

MALE 2: Where is the office?

MARTIN: Go downstairs. Then turn right.

模仿上面句型完成下列對(duì)話：

YOURSELF: ______________________.

DIRECTOR: Go upstairs. Then turn right.

MALE 2: Where is the office?

YOURSELF: ______________________.



會(huì)話B  在藝術(shù)博物館

馬  ?。簩?duì)不起，杰斐遜街在哪兒?

女  二：這就是杰斐街。

馬  ?。禾昧?，河在哪兒?

女  二：向右拐。然后一直向前走，你一定能找到。

馬  丁：謝謝。

馬  ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁·勒納。

館  長(zhǎng)：早上好!

馬  ?。何沂?ldquo;美國(guó)之音”的記者。

館  長(zhǎng)：我叫伊麗莎白·岡薩雷斯。

馬  ?。何以趯懸黄嘘P(guān)美國(guó)的報(bào)道。

館  長(zhǎng)：我能幫什么忙嗎?

馬  ?。菏紫?，我想看看博物館。然后我想提些問(wèn)題。你做什么工作?

館  長(zhǎng)：我是博物館的館長(zhǎng)。

馬  ?。汉芎?。

館  長(zhǎng)：我主管博物館的各項(xiàng)工作。你想先看什么?

馬  ?。何蚁雽懭恕?/font>

館  長(zhǎng)：那你必須去看看美國(guó)人展室。來(lái)，我給你指路。

馬  ?。褐x謝，美國(guó)人展室在哪兒?

館  長(zhǎng)：首先上樓，向前走到第二個(gè)房間向左轉(zhuǎn)。

馬  ?。荷蠘?，向前，向左拐。

館  長(zhǎng)：是的，美國(guó)人展室在樓上。

馬  丁：對(duì)不起，這些是美國(guó)人展室嗎?

男  一：不，在左邊。看那兒，看見(jiàn)那個(gè)門了嗎?

馬  ?。菏堑摹?/font>

男  一：往那邊走，向左轉(zhuǎn)，然后向前走。

女  一：對(duì)不起，請(qǐng)問(wèn)美國(guó)土著人展室在哪?

馬  ?。簩?duì)不起，我不知道。問(wèn)問(wèn)那邊那個(gè)男人。

男  二：你好，辦公室在哪兒?

馬  ?。旱綐窍拢缓笙蛴夜?。

男  二：謝謝。



Conversation C  Where Is the Coffee Shop?

MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is a coffee shop?

FEMALE 2: Sorry. I don't know.

MARTIN: Please, excuse me. Where is a coffee shop?

MALE 1: Coffee shop? Go to the Post Office. Then turn right. It's on Adams

 Street.

MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is Adams street?

FEMALE 1: Straight ahead.

MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is a coffee shop?

MALE 2: Go one block. Do you see that hotel? Turn right.

MARTIN: Thanks.

MARTIN: Excuse me, please. Where is the coffee shop?

FEMALE 2: Uhh. Coffee shop. Go over there.

MARTIN: Oh, I see. Thanks.

WAITRESS: Hello.

MARTIN: Hello. Coffee, please. Ahhh. wonderful.

 

會(huì)話C：哪兒有咖啡館?

馬  丁：對(duì)不起。哪兒有咖啡館。

女  二：對(duì)不起，不知道。

馬  ?。簩?duì)不起，請(qǐng)問(wèn)哪有咖啡館。