英语中指路的表达方法
如果你在像纽约这样的旅游胜地,很有可能会有人来找你求助。指出正确的路是很重要的,因为你不想让别人迷路,对吧?
这就意味着你需要使用方位介词(用来描述东西在哪),同时你要有清楚的方向感。当为别人指路时要使用祈使句,这样听起来比较自信。
你的回答以一个简单的动词开始,给出清晰的说明并添加空间介词。使用类似于教堂或者是公园的地标,这样人们就会知道他们是朝着正确的方向前进的。(换句话说,就是要学习名词)
Verbs
动词
1.Walk along/walk straight down
沿着…走/沿着…直走
Walk along 6th Avenue until you find the Rockefeller Center Station.
沿着第六大街直走,直到你找到洛克菲勒中心车站。
2.Turn left/right
向左/右转
Turn left at the intersection and the building is on the right.
在十字路口左转,大楼就在右边。
3.Go around/over/under
绕着…走/走过/从…下面走
Go over the bridge and turn left at the next stoplight.
过桥,在下一个红绿灯左转。
4.Make a left/right turn
左转/右转
Make a left turn when you see the Hard Rock Cafe.
当你看到Hard Rock咖啡厅的时候左转。
5.Head to
朝…方向走去
Head to Hudson Theatre and you’ll see the restaurant on the right.
朝哈德逊剧院的方向走,你会看到右边的餐厅。
6.Take the first/second left/right turn
在第一个/第二个路口左转/右转
Take the second right turn and the museum will be on the left.
在第二个路口右转,博物馆就在左边。
7.Continue down/Follow
继续沿着…走
Continue down West 45th Street until you get to the bus stop.
沿着西45街继续走,直到到公交站为止。
Follow this street for 10 minutes before turning left at West 41st Street.
沿着这条街走10分钟然后再西41街左转。
Spatial Prepositions
方位介词
Spatial prepositions tell where a thing is located in relation to something else.
方位介词是指就某一个参照物而言,某个东西放置在哪个位置。
1.Beside
在…的旁边
Meaning: on the side of something else
意义:在某物的旁边
The Imperial Theatre is beside the New York Marriott Marquis hotel.
皇家剧院在纽约万豪酒店的旁边。
2.Next to
紧挨着
Meaning: to the side of, similar to “beside” but can be used if there’s nothing in between
意义:在…一侧,和“beside”意义很像,但是用来表示两者之间无间隙。
The New York Marriott Marquis hotel is next to the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
纽约万豪马奎斯酒店紧邻理查德·罗杰斯剧院。
3.Near
靠近,在…旁边
Meaning: close, not far
意义:近的,不远
The Rockefeller Center Station is near West 46th Street.
洛克菲勒中心站在西46街附近。
4.To the left/right of
在...左边/右边
Meaning: as long as you don’t get confused between left or right (or get political) this one is straightforward. If you stand in the middle of an avenue facing north, buildings to the east are on the right and the buildings to the west are on the left.
意义:只要你能分得清左右,这种表达就很清楚。如果你面朝北站在大街中间,东边的建筑就在你的右边,西边的建筑就在你的左边。
The post office is to the right of the corner store.