每天说半小时英语口语059

A:Excuse me.Could you tell me how to get to the library?
打扰了。你可以告诉我如何去图书馆吗？

B:Of course.It's on Memorial Avenue.
当然可以。它在纪念大街。

A:On Memorial Avenue?
在纪念大街？

B:Right.YOu know where that is?
没错。你知道在哪里吗？

A:I'm afraid I don't.I'm quite new in town.
恐怕我不知道。我刚来镇上。

B:Well,do you know where the post office is?
额，你知道邮局在哪里吗？

A:No,I don't .But I do know where the shopping mall is.
不，我不知道。但是我知道购物中心在哪里？

B:That won't help us.Let me see now....Why don't you follow this street ,Elm,until, you get to the second stoplight.
这没有帮助。现在让我想想…你为什么不沿着这条街走，知道你到达第二个红绿灯。

A:Well,thank you very much,I hope I can find it.
好的，非常谢谢你。希望我能找到。

入乡随俗

When you arrive in a new place,almost every day you will be confronted with situations that require you to obtain information from another person-usually a stranger.For example,you may need to know who is going to pick you up at the airport,or which bus to take. In most cases,if you need information, you can ask somebody directly.However,there are some topics considered personal and private that Americans are hesitant to discuss.These include salary,age,weight,and political or religious beliefs.
当你到达一个新地方，你几乎每天都会遇到需要你从其他陌生人那里获得信息的情景。例如，你可能需要知道谁要去机场接你，或者要搭哪路公车。在大多情况下，如果你需要信息，你可以直接问人。然而，对于一些私人的、隐私的话题，美国人会犹豫去讨论。这些话题包括薪水、年龄、体重和政治或宗教信仰。