20． Asking for Directions

Beginner

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.

Words ＆ Expressions

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.

Intermediate

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.

Words ＆ Expressions

route [ruːt] 路;路线;路程;航线

A route is a way from one place to another.

exit [ˈeksit]

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

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] 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

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。

up-to-date map 最新版地图

traffic lights 红绿灯

railway station 火车站

total distance 总距离

roundabout 绕道;绕行路线; 环形交通枢纽,环形交叉 n.

one-way street 单行道

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.

go straight on 直行

ask the way 问路

take the wrong turn 转错路