第九课： 为客人指路
Lesson 9: Giving directions

在第九课里，您将学习如何为人指路，您也将学习如何提建议，以及当他人要求对问题加以澄清时，如何回应。另外您将练习估计时间。现在请听对话的第一部分与中文翻译。酒店客人蒙纳与她的父亲杰克打算去购物，他们向酒店前台接待员利奥问路查询方向。现在让我们开始这一课的学习。

Leo: Good morning, Ms White, Mr Webber.
利奥： 早上好，怀特女士和伟博先生
Jack: Good morning,Leo.
杰克： 早上好，利奥
Mona: Hi, Leo. Is there a major shopping centre nearby?
蒙纳： 你好，利奥。这附记有什么大的购物中心吗？
Leo: The Starlight Shopping Centre has over a hundred shops. l'm sure you’II find what you want there.
利奥： 星光购物中心里面有一百多家店铺，我相信您一定可以在那里找到您想要的东西
Mona: How do we get there?
蒙纳： 去那里的路怎么走？
Leo: Well, turn right outside the hotel and left at the traffic lights.Go straight up the street, cross at the next set of lights and turn right at the pink tower..
利奥： 出了酒店先向右拐，到了交通灯再向左拐，然后沿着路一直向前走，再到了一个 通灯后就过马路，看到一个粉色的塔再向右拐。
Mona: Oh dear, that's too hard to remember.
蒙纳： 天哪，这可真是难记住啊。
Leo: Well then, what about a taxi? You can get one just outside the hotel.
利奥： 那么就叫一辆记程车吧。您可以在酒店外面找到记程车。
现在请您注意听下列有关指路的短语并跟着重复
Leo: Turn right.
向右转
Leo: Turn right outside the hotel.
出酒店向右转
Leo: Turn left.
问左转
Leo: Turn left at the traffic lights.
到了交通灯向左转
Leo: Cross.
横过，穿过马路
Leo: Cross at the next set of lights.
到了下一个交通灯后就横过马路
Leo: Walk straight.
一直向前走
Leo: Walk straight up the street.
沿着路一直向前走

您注意到了吗？利奥在为客人指路时提到了很多地标，例如交通灯和粉色的塔等等，但是他没有使用街道的名称，这主要是因为对于讲英语的游客来说，让他们看懂以另外一种语言书写的街道名称是不可能的事情。好，现在让我们听听利奥是如何向客人提议叫一辆记程车的。在英语里，记程车有两个说法，一个是taxi，另外一种说法就是cab。

Leo:Well then, what about a taxi?
打车怎么样？

在这种情况下，您可以使用how about....这个短语句式，也可以用更加正规的说法，那就是May I suggest....请听老师的示范。
What about?
What about a taxi?
How about?
How about a taxi?
May I suggest?
May I suggest a cab?

现在请听这段对话的前半部份，请在利奥的讲话之后跟着重复他的话。
Leo: Good morning, Ms White, Mr Webber.
Jack: Good morning,Leo.
Mona: Hi, Leo. Is there a shopping centre nearby?
Leo: The Starlight Shopping Centre has over a hundred shops.
Leo: l'm sure you7II find what you want there.
Mona: And how do we get there?.
Leo:Well, turn right outside the hotel,
Leo: and left at the traffic lights.
Leo: Go straight up the street,
Leo: cross at the next set of lights
Leo: and turn right at the pink tower_
Mona: Oh dear, that's too hard to remember.
Leo:Well then, what about a taxi?
Leo: You can get one just outside the hotel.

第九课： 为客人指路
Lesson 9: Giving directions

请再听一遍这段对话
Leo: Good morning, Ms White, Mr Webber.
Jack: Good morning, Leo.
Mona: Hi, Leo. Is there a shopping centre nearby?
Leo: The Starlight Shopping Centre has over a hundred shops.
Leo: l'm sure you'II find what you want there.
Mona: And how do we get there?
Leo:Well, turn right outside the hotel,
Leo: and left at the traffic lights.
Leo: Go straight up the street,
Leo: cross at the next set of lights
Leo: and turn right at the pink tower_
Mona: Oh dear, that's too hard to remember.
Leo:Well then, what about a taxi?
Leo: You can get one just outside the hotel.

诸注意听这段对话的后半部份及其中文翻译
Jack: I don't mind walking, Mona_ We turn right outside the hotel,Leo?
杰克： 我倒是不在意走路过去，蒙纳。。。出了酒店向右拐对吗，利奥？
Leo: Yes, that's right. Then left at the traffic lights.
利奥： 没错，到了交通灯再向左拐
Jack: Turn left?
杰克： 向左拐吗？
Leo: That's right. Then walk straight up the street (and…)
利奥： 对了，然后沿着路一直向前走
Mona: How long does it take to walk there?
蒙纳： 走到那里要多少时间
Leo: It takes about 10 minutes.
利奥： 大约需要十分钟

现在请您来试着说。老师会给您提出三个问题，首先您会听到问题的中文部份，然后是英语的提问，接下来老师会给您一个表示时间的短语，例如five minutes，五分钟。请您在听到铃声之后用老师提供的时间短语回答相应的问题。比如：it takes five minuteS。

需要五分钟。最后请听正确的答案并跟着重复。
How long is the drive to the city?
开车进城需要多少时间？
How long does the harbour cruise take?
坐船游览海港需要多少时间？ .
How long does it take to get to the mountains?
到山下需要多少时间？

现在让我们再一起来听一遍这段对话的后半部份，请在利奥的讲话之后重复他的句子。
Jack: I don't mind walking, Mona_
Jack: We turn right outside the hotel, Leo?
Leo: Yes, that's right.
Leo: Then left at the traffic lights.
Jack: Turn left?
Leo: That's right.
Leo: Then walk straight up the street
Mona: How long does it take to walk there?
Leo: It takes about 10 minutes.
Mona: Then let's get a cab, Dad. Thanks anyway, Leo.
Leo: My pleasure.

我现在让们再听一遍整完的对话
Leo: Good morning, Ms White, Mr Webber.
Jack: Good morning, Leo.
Mona: Hi, Leo. Is there a shopping centre nearby?
Leo: The Starlight Shopping Centre has over a hundred shops.
Leo: l'm sure you'II find what you want there.
Mona: And how do we get there?.
Leo: Well, turn right outside the hotel,
Leo: ..and left at the traffic lights.
Leo: Go straight up the street,
Leo: ..cross at the next set of lights
Leo: ..and turn right at the pink tower..
Mona: Oh dear, that's too hard to remember.
Leo: Well then, what about a taxi?
Leo: You can get one just outside the hotel.
Jack: I don't mind walking, Mona..
Jack: We turn right outside the hotel, Leo?
Leo: Yes, that's right.
Leo: Then left at the traffic lights.
Jack: Turn left?
Leo: That's right.
Leo: Then walk straight up the street
Mona : How long does it take to walk there?
Leo: It takes about 10 minutes.
Mona: Then let's get a cab, Dad. Thanks anyway, Leo.
Leo: My pleasure.
Turn right at the traffic lightsand left at the tower

That's right,
That's right,
It takes about an hour.
Turn right at the traffic lightsand left at the tower

That's right,
That's right,
It takes about an hour.