我在找药店。
A Hi. Can you help me, please? I’m looking for a pharmacy.
A 你好!请问你能帮忙吗?我在找药店。
B There’s one along there, on the right.
B 在那边有一家药店,在右侧。
A How far? Is it a long way?
A 离这里多远?要走很远吗?
B No, it’s quite near. It’s only a short distance, maybe 200 metres. See that big building on the right – that’s the Novotel Hotel. It’s directly opposite the Novotel Hotel, on the other side.
B 不,很近。只是很短的距离,可能200米左右。看右侧的那幢大楼——那是诺富特大酒店。药店就在诺富特大酒店的对面,在马路的另一侧。
A Oh good. That’s very near. Thanks for your help.
A 哦,好的。那很近。谢谢你的帮助。
Notes注释
1.Very often, when you are giving or asking directions, the other person will say See . . . / See . . and indicate some landmark, eg See that big building over there / See that big building over there : See those traffic lights / See those traffic lights.
在指路或者问路的时候,你或者别人经常会说See . . . / 看 . . 并同时指出路标,
例如See that big building over there /看那边的那幢大楼:See those traffic lights /看那些交通灯。
2.Remember the phrases to describe location: on your left / on your left: on the right / on the right: directly opposite / directly opposite ; on the other side / on the other side.
记住描述位置的短语:on your left /在你的左侧:on the right /在右侧:directly opposite /在正对面;on the other side /在另一侧。
Key phrases and sentences
Hi. Can you help me, please?
I’m looking for a pharmacy.
There’s one along there, on the right.
How far? Is it a long way?
No, it’s quite near. It’s only a short
distance, maybe 200 metres.
See that big building on the right –
that’s the Novotel Hotel.
It’s directly opposite the Novotel Hotel,
on the other side.
Oh good. That’s very near.
Thanks for your help. 你好!请问你能帮忙吗?
我在找药店。
在那边有一家药店,在右侧。
离这里多远?要走很远吗?
不,很近。只是很短的距离,可能200米左右。
看右侧的那幢大楼——那是诺富特大酒店。
药店就在诺富特大酒店的对面,在马路的另一侧。
哦,好的。那很近。谢谢你的帮助。