Name: 如何問路，如何給人指路 (How to ask for directions and how to give directions)
Uploaded: 2022-08-10T16:50:39.000Z
Duration: 6 min 16 s

Today's program is all about giving and understanding directions.

今天的節目是關於給出和理解方向。

Our reporter Helen is new to London and has been out asking people for directions to various different places.

我們的記者海倫剛到倫敦，一直在外面向人們詢問各種不同地方的方向。

We'll take a look at some of the key phrases that come up as she tries to find her way around.

我們將看一下她試圖找到自己的路時出現的一些關鍵短語。

Can you tell me how to get to the nearest toilet, toilet?

你能告訴我怎麼去最近的廁所嗎，廁所？

You just go down the stairs here, turn right and it's just on your right, nice and easy.

你只要從這裡下樓，向右轉，就在你的右邊，很好，很簡單。

A simple way of telling people in which direction they should go.

告訴人們應該往哪個方向走的一種簡單方法。

And if you want to describe the position of a particular place in relation to the person, you can say it's on your right or on your left.

而如果你想描述一個特定的地方與人的關係的位置，你可以說它在你的右邊或左邊。

Can you tell me how to get to the nearest toilet?

你能告訴我怎麼去最近的廁所嗎？

Just go down the stairs here, turn right and it's just on your right.

從這裡的樓梯下去，向右轉，就在你的右邊。

Listen out for a slightly different way of telling someone to turn left or right.

請注意，告訴別人向左或向右轉的方式略有不同。

That's another way of telling someone to go in a particular direction.

這也是告訴別人往某一方向走的另一種方式。

Earlier we heard the phrase turn right or turn left.

早些時候，我們聽到了向右轉或向左轉這句話。

You could also say take a left or take a left, turn a word that's already come up five times is just listen to how it's used toilet.

你也可以說向左轉或向左轉，轉一個已經出現了五次的詞，就是聽聽它是怎麼用的廁所。

You just go down the stairs here, turn right and it's just on your right, just as a sort of filler and a way of suggesting that what the person has to do isn't difficult.

你只要從這裡下樓，向右轉，它就在你的右邊，只是作為一種填充物，暗示這個人要做的事情並不困難。

Just go down the stairs somehow sounds easier than go down the stairs.

只要下樓，不知為何聽起來比下樓更容易。

Listen again, you just go down the stairs here, turn right and it's just on your right.

再聽一遍，你只要從這裡下樓，向右轉，它就在你的右邊。

One thing that can be confusing when it comes to directions is the use of the word right.

談到方向時，有一件事可能會讓人困惑，那就是對這個詞的使用。

Listen to this clip, the word right is used in three different ways.

聽聽這個片段，右邊這個詞有三種不同的用法。

Yeah, yeah, you just go to the left and right and take the second, right, around the left and right.

是的，是的，你只需向左和向右走，走第二條，向右走，繞過左和右。

Simple enough, go right means the same as turn right or take a right.

很簡單，向右走的意思和向右轉或向右走的意思一樣。

What about here, go right up there could be interpreted in two different ways and even a native english speaker could get confused here, the man could have meant turn right or he could have meant go all the way up there, go right up there, go all the way up there.

那這裡呢？"往上走 "可以有兩種不同的解釋，即使是以英語為母語的人在這裡也會感到困惑，那個人可能是指向右轉，也可能是指一路往上走，往右走，一路往上走。

We say things like go right to the end of the road to mean go all the way to the end of the road, very different from taking a right turn.

我們說向右走到路的盡頭這樣的話，是指一直走到路的盡頭，與右轉非常不同。

A clue is often in the prepositions if you're telling someone to turn, it often comes with a preposition at for example, go right at the main road, whereas the preposition up, go right up the main road tends to mean go all the way up the main road, but if you're not sure, just ask.

一個線索往往在介詞中，如果你告訴別人要轉彎，它往往伴隨著介詞at，例如，在大路右轉，而介詞up，在大路上右轉往往是指在大路上一直走下去，但如果你不確定，就問一下。

是以，這是權利的兩種不同用法。

What about the third garden will just be right in front of you.

第三個花園呢，就在你的面前。

He could also have said Covent garden will be directly in front of you or immediately in front of you.

他也可以說考文特花園將在你的正前方或緊鄰你的前方。

It's not far away right in front of you in this context means it's not far away.

不遠的地方就在你面前，在這種情況下意味著它並不遙遠。

Let's listen to the next set of directions.

Listen out for an expression in this clip, which means it's very easy to see.

在這個片段中聽出了一個表情，也就是非常容易看到。

I was wondering if I could ask you how to get to the nearest tube station you could use home and tube station which is straight down the street to turn right and keep going up King's way.

我想知道，如果我能問你如何去最近的地鐵站，你可以使用家和地鐵站，這是在街上直走，向右轉，一直走到國王大道。

And did you spot the expression you won't miss.

而你是否發現了你不會錯過的表達方式。

It is a nice way of saying, it's very easy to see.

這是一種很好的說法，很容易看到。

Now listen to the beginning of this sentence keep going is a good way of telling someone they'll have to walk or drive for a while before they get to a certain point.

現在聽一下這句話的開頭 Keep going是一個很好的方式，告訴別人在到達某一點之前，他們必須要步行或開車一段時間。

Let's end with a couple of questions to check.

最後，讓我們用幾個問題來檢查。

You've understood some of today's language which is correct.

你已經理解了今天的一些語言，這是正確的。

The building is at your right or the building is on your right.

大樓在你的右邊，或者大樓在你的右邊。

We use the preposition on the building is on your right, which of these would be a correct way of telling someone to turn left, take a left or have a left.

我們使用介詞on the building is on your right，其中哪個是告訴別人左轉、左轉或有左轉的正確方式。

The first one is correct, have a left, doesn't make sense.

第一個是正確的，有一個左邊，沒有意義。

Take a left is fine, which of these phrases means turn right, go right to the end of the road, or go right at the end of the road.

左轉就可以了，這些短語的意思是右轉，向右走到路的盡頭，或者在路的盡頭向右走。

The second one with the preposition at means turn right, go right up the road.

第二個是介詞at，意思是向右轉，向右走到路上。

Usually means go all the way up the road, that's all for now.

通常是指一路往上走，現在就這樣了。

 But keep practicing your english with our quizzes, games and programs on BBC learning english dot com. 

但要繼續通過我們在BBC學習英語網站上的測驗、遊戲和程序來練習你的英語。