[00:00.00] Unit 14 Asking the Way Outdoors
[00:31.69]Integrated Skills Development
[00:38.16]Dialogues
[00:41.93]A. How can I get to the Harbor?
[00:48.40]Mark,a foreign sailor,
[00:54.15]is going back to his ship after he did some shopping in the city.
[01:00.32]But he is lost and can't find the way back to the harbor.
[01:06.98]Mark: Excuse me. How can I get to the harbor,please?
[01:13.64]Man: Go straight on until you come to a stop sign.
[01:18.92]That's the second turning on your right.
[01:23.36]The stop sign is on the corner.
[01:27.41]Turn right at the stop sign and you'll be on Beijing Street.
[01:33.88]Go along it for a few minutes and then take the next left turning.
[01:40.34]The passenger terminal is straight ahead,right in front of you.
[01:46.37]Mark: Let me repeat. That's the second right and next left turning.
[01:53.32]And how long is it going to take me to get there?
[01:58.78]Man: About fifteen minutes?
[02:02.85]Mark: Is there any bus going there?
[02:06.98]Man: Yes,but you've got to change lines.
[02:11.63]First you take No.2 bus and it will take you to the railway station.
[02:18.48]Mark: Where shall I change the bus?
[02:22.92]Man: At the railway station,you change to No.15 bus,
[02:29.47]which will take you right to the harbor.
[02:33.73]Mark: Thank you very much.That's very kind of you.
[02:39.37]Man: Don't mention it.
[02:43.13]B.How can I get to the International Hotel?
[02:51.31]Mr.Green is a tourist from the USA. After he walked around,
[03:00.06]he was puzzled and couldn't find the way to his hotel.
[03:05.94]Green: Excuse me,officer. Can you help me?
[03:12.00]Policeman: Sure.
[03:15.16]Green: Where's the International Hotel?
[03:19.24]Policeman: Well,the International Hotel is that way.
[03:24.28]Look at this map. You are on Tianjin Street.
[03:29.45]Green: Yes,how can I get to the hotel?
[03:34.49]Policeman: You should keep along this street,
[03:38.75]walk two blocks and take the second turning on the right at the traffic lights,
[03:45.52]then you'll see a petrol station. The hotel is over there,on the right.
[03:52.39]Green: Well,sorry,it's all too complicated for me.
[03:58.13]Policeman: In that case,
[04:01.50]you can take a taxi from the opposite side of the street.
[04:06.54]Green: That's a good idea. Thanks.
[04:10.70]Policaman: You're welcome.
[04:14.25]Passage you can't Miss it
[04:22.71]Last summer my brother and I stayed for a week with some friends in Boston.
[04:30.76]That was our first trip away from home
[04:35.44]and we wanted to see something of Boston's historic places.
[04:41.60]One morning we started out to look for a famous church.
[04:48.76]We stopped a stranger and asked,
[04:53.72]"How do we get to the Old North Church?"
[04:58.68]"Go three blocks and turn to your left,"he said.
[05:05.16]"You can't miss it."
[05:09.21]So we walked three blocks and turned to our left,
[05:15.59]but the church wasn't there.
[05:19.66]We then asked a second stranger.He said,"Go three blocks and turn to your left.
[05:29.51]You can't miss it."
[05:33.06]But again we couldn't find the church. Finally we asked a third stranger.
[05:42.20]"Go three blocks and turn to your left.
[05:47.56]You can't miss it." This time we found the church,
[05:53.91]but we wondered if everything in Boston was three blocks and a left turn away.
[06:01.67]Just then somebody walked over to us and said,
[06:07.91]"Excuse me,where is the post office? Can you tell me?"
[06:14.26]"Go three blocks and turn to your left,"
[06:19.90]my brother replied."You can't miss it."
