成人高等教育英语教材第二册14

UNIT 14

Asking the Way Outdoors

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Dialogues
A. How Can I Get to the Harbor²?

Mark, a foreign sailor, is going back to his ship after he did some shopping in the city. But he is lost and can't find the way back to the harbor.
Mark: Excuse me. How can I get to the harbor, please?
Man: Go straight on until you come to a stop sign. That's the second turning on your right. The stop sign is on the corner. Turn right at the stop sign and you'll be on Beijing Street. Go along it for a few minutes and then take the next left turning. The passenger terminal³ is straight ahead, right in front of you.
Mark: Let me repeat. That's the second right and next left turning. And how long is it going to take me to get there?
Man: About fifteen minutes.
Mark: Is there any bus going there?
Man: Yes, but you've got to change lines. First you take No.2 bus and it will take you to the railway station.
Mark: Where shall I change the bus?
Man: At the railway station, you change to No.15 bus, which will take you right to the harbor.
Mark: Thank you very much. That's very kind of you.
Man: Don't mention it.

B. How Can I Get to the International Hotel?

Mr. Green is a tourist from the USA. After he walked around, he was puzzled⁴ and couldn't find the way to his hotel.
Green: Excuse me, officer. Can you help me?
Policeman: Sure.
Green: Where's the International Hotel?
Policeman: Well, the International Hotel is that way. Look at this map. You are on Tianjin Street.
Green: Yes, how can I get to the hotel?
Policeman: You should keep along this street, walk two blocks and take the second turning on the right at the traffic lights, then you'll see a petrol station. The hotel is over there, on the right.
Green: Well, sorry, it's all too complicated⁵ for me.
Policeman: In that case, you can take a taxi from the opposite side of the street.
Green: That's a good idea. Thanks.
Policeman: You're welcome.

Passage You Can't Miss It

Last summer my brother and I stayed for a week with some friends in Boston. That was our first trip away from home and we wanted to see something of Boston's historic⁶ places. One morning we started out to look for a famous church. We stopped a stranger and asked, "How do we get to the Old North Church?" "Go three blocks and turn to your left," he said. "You can't miss it." So we walked three blocks and turned to our left, but the church wasn't there. We then asked a second stranger. He said, "Go three blocks and turn to your left. You can't miss it." But again we couldn't find the church. Finally we asked a third stranger. "Go three blocks and turn to your left. You can't miss it." This time we found the church, but we wondered if everything in Boston was three blocks and a left turn away. Just then somebody walked over to us and said, "Excuse me, where is the post office? Can you tell me?" "Go three blocks and turn to your left," my brother replied. "You can't miss it."

New Words and Expressions

church
n. 教堂

complicated
a. 复杂的，难懂的

finally
ad. 最后；最终

historic
a. 有历史意义的，历史上有名的

outdoors
ad. 在户外；在野外

passenger
n. 乘客；旅客

petrol
n. 汽油

puzzle
v. 使迷惑；使为难

repeat
v. 重说，重复

sailor
n. 水手，海员

stay
v. 保持下去

terminal
n. 终点（站）

traffic
n. 交通；通行

turning
n. 转弯处

on the corner
在拐角处

passenger terminal
客运码头

Merry Learning⁷

A Proverb⁸

All that glitters⁹ is not gold.
（闪光的不一定是金子。）

Phonetics

读/∫/和/ろ/音的字母和字母组合：
short should shout shopping shower
decision television garage pleasure usually

Pronunciation and Intonation¹⁰

A: Are you holding the ladder, Peter?
B: Yes, I am. Be careful, Laura.
A: Don't worry. I can hang the picture here.
B: Good.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 harbor   

n.海港，港口；vt.庇护，藏匿；心怀(怨恨等)

参考例句：

• The harbor lies to the south of the city.港口在城市的南边。
• At that time,our ship was tied up at this harbor.当时我们的船停靠在这个港口。

3 terminal   

n.终端机，终点，末端；adj.终点的，按期的，致死的

参考例句：

• The car has reached its terminal speed and can run faster no longer.这辆车的速度已达到了极限，不能再跑更快了。
• There's a taxi stand outside the terminal.在终点站的外面有出租车。

4 puzzled   

adj.迷惑的；困惑的

参考例句：

• The student was puzzled about what to do next.这个学生对下一步做什么伤透了脑筋。
• I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.他不愿意帮忙让我有点困惑。

5 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

6 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

7 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

8 proverb   

n.谚语，格言，箴言；vt.使成为谚语，用谚语表达

参考例句：

• As the proverb goes,time is money.俗语说，时间就是金钱。
• "Practice makes perfect." is a proverb.”熟能生巧 ” 是一句谚语.

9 glitters   

闪烁，闪耀，闪光( glitter的第三人称单数 )； 眼睛闪现（某种强烈情感）

参考例句：

• I mean that all glitters is not gold. 我是说，不是所有闪光的东西都是金子。
• All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西不一定都是金子。

10 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。