1. "Excuse me, do you knowswheresthe Shuang'An Market is?"
Answer: "Yes, as a matter of fact I do.Do you need directions? "
Alternative sentence: "Excuse me, do you know how to get to the Shuang'An Market?"Use this when asking for directions.
"勞駕，您能告訴我雙安商場(chǎng)怎么走嗎?""是的，我知道。你需要指引嗎?"
問路的另一說法為: "Excuse me, do you know how to get to the ShuangAn Market?" (打擾一下，雙安商場(chǎng)該怎么走?)這句話也可以用來問路。
2."Is it far from here?"Answer: "Yeah, it's pretty far actually if you're going by foot."
Alternative sentences: "How far is it from here?" and "Is it nearby?"Ask this to find out the distance toswheresyou want to go.
"離這遠(yuǎn)不遠(yuǎn)?""是的，如果你步行是相當(dāng)遠(yuǎn)的。"
它離這兒遠(yuǎn)嗎?還可以說"How far is it from here?"(離這兒有多遠(yuǎn)?)或"Is it nearby?" (在附近嗎?)通過問這句話，你可以知道你的目的地具體有多遠(yuǎn)。
3."Can I take a bus there?"Answer: "You could take a bus, but a taxi would bemuch more convenient."
Alternative sentence: "Can I go by bus?"When using the "go by" structure, bus can be substituted with other modes of transportation; i.e., "Can I go by taxi?" or "Can I go by foot?"
"我能坐公共汽車去嗎?""你可以乘公共汽車，但打的會(huì)更方便些。"
我可以乘公車去那兒?jiǎn)?還可以說"Can I go by bus?" (我可以乘公共汽車嗎?)當(dāng)用"go by..."這一結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，可以用其他交通方式來替換bus。比如"Can I go by taxi?" (我可以打的嗎?)或"Can I go by foot?" (我可以嗎?)。
4."Are there any landmarks nearby?" Answer: "Yeah, it's right across the street from a post office."
Asking this can help you to clarify the directions. You can also ask "What's the closest major intersection?"
"有什么標(biāo)志嗎?""有，從郵局穿過馬路就到。"
那兒附近有什么標(biāo)志性建筑物嗎?這個(gè)句子使指引的方向更清晰一些。當(dāng)然也可以問一下"What's the closestmajorintersection?" (最近的重要的十字路口是哪個(gè)?)。
5."How long will it take by taxi?" Answer:"It should take about 20 minutes by taxi."
To go someplace "by taxi" means to take a taxi there.You can also say that you want to "cab it"; i.e., "The club is too far to walk to, let's cab it!"
"要是打的去得多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間呢?""打的大約需要20分鐘。"
打車去需要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間?打車去某地，是"go there by taxi"或"take a taxi there"，也可以說"cab it"。例如："The club is too far to walk to, let's cab it!" (那個(gè)俱樂部走著去太遠(yuǎn)了，咱們打的去吧!)。