【情景英语口语100主题】020 asking for direction 问路

Asking for Direction 问路

【Beginner】step1：初级入门

A: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Holton railway station?

B: Sure. It’s quite far from here. Don’t worry, though. It’s not difficult to get there.

A: I think I’m going in the wrong direction, aren’t I ?

B: Yes. First, you need to turn around. Do you remember passing some traffic lights further up this road?

A: Yes, I do. They are about two miles away, right?

B: That’s right. Drive back to the traffic lights and turn right. Follow the road for about a mile, until you see the plaza hotel. It’s a really big hotel. You can’t miss it. Turn left at the hotel.

A: So, right at the traffic lights two miles up the road, then left at the plaza hotel, a mile along that road. Got it.

B:Then you just go straight on until you see the station ahead of you.

A:Ok. Got it. Thanks for your help.

B: No problem.

【Intermediate】step2: 中级进阶

A: Ok, I’ve got an up-to-date map. Let’s check the route from here to the airport.

B: Where are we? Oh, here we are. So we drive to the A120 and turn left.

A: No, we turn right. Remember that we are coming from this direction.

B: Oh yes! Sorry! Then we drive to the M11 motorway.

A: How far is that?

B: It’s only seven miles. We turn left to join the motorway and drive south.

A: According to the map, we get off the M11 at the second junction and join the M25. That’s the motorway that goes around the edge of London.

B: That’s another 15 miles, so that’s 22 miles total so far.

A: Then we drive west on the M25. We must be careful to turn in the right direction!

B: Then we drive on the M25. It turns south. When we reach exit 15, we turn left and go west along the M4.

A: Then we take the first right to Heathrow Airport. What’s the total distance?

B: The journey around the M25 is 33 miles and then 3 extra miles to get to the airport. So how many miles is that together?

A: 22 miles to the M25, 33 miles on the M25, and 3 after that. That’s a total of 58 miles, isn’t it?

B: It shouldn’t take us very long to cover that distance. Remember that we can go quite fast on the motorways.

A: We can only go fast on the motorways if there isn’t much traffic. I think we should allow ourselves plenty of time to get there. Being early is much better than being late.

【Notes】学习笔记

Words.

Traffic sign/ Policeman/ Direction/ Route/ Junction/ Crossroads/ Up-to-date map/ Side road

Traffic lights/ Railway station/ Total distance/ Roundabout/ One-way street/ Motorway

plaza [ˈplɑːzə] 广场；市场;购物中心;步行街

①A plaza is an open square in a city.

②A plaza is a group of stores or buildings that are joined together or share common areas.

route [ru:t] n. 路径,途径,路线,航线v. 定路线

（A route is a way from one place to another.）

1. We took an indirect route to the town.我们循一条迂回曲折的通路去镇上

2. This is the shortest route from Boston to New York.这是从波士顿到纽约的最短路线。

3. Our travel agent routed us through Italy.我们的旅行社安排我们途经意大利。

exit [ˈeksit] n.出口，通道，安全门；退出v.离开，退出

（An exit on a motorway or highway is a place where traffic can leave it.）

1. There is only one exit from the theater.这家戏院只有一个出口处。

2. Please exit by the rear door.请从后门退场。

exit and entry procedure 出入境手续

exit interviews 离职面谈

exit visa 出国签证,离境签证

Traffic sign 交通标志

junction [dʒ'ʌŋkʃən] n.联结点，(道路等的)会合点，枢纽 （A junction is a place where roads or railway lines join.）

The gas station is at the junction of two highways.这个加油站位于两条公路的会合处。

crossroad 十字路口,交叉点;活动中心, 转折点;重大的抉择关头

①A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.

②If you say that something is at a crossroads, you mean that it has reached a very important stage in its development where it could go one way or another.

at the crossroads 处在抉择的紧要关头; 在十字路口

Alex stands at the crossroads at present. 爱历克斯现在正面临抉择。

motorway 【英】高速公路 A motorway is a major road that has been specially built for fast travel over long distances. Motorways have several lanes and special places where traffic gets on and leaves.

roundabout [ˈraundəbaut] n.绕道；绕行路线,环形交通枢纽,环形交叉 a.绕道的，绕圈子的.

1.As usual, he reached her house in a roundabout way.一如往常,他绕道来到她的家。

2.She suggested it in a very roundabout way.她很婉转地提出了这个建议。

up-to-date map 最新版地图

traffic lights 红绿灯

railway station 火车站

total distance 总距离

one-way street 单行道

Phrases.

Turn leftright/ Go straight on/ Turn around/ Lose yourthe way

Ask the way/ Take the wrong turn/ Keep going/ When you get to