[00:00.00] Unit 14 Asking the Way Outdoors

[00:04.68]Dialogues A.How Can I get to the Harbor?

[00:11.62]Mark,a foreign sailor,is going back to his ship after he did some shopping in the city.

[00:20.66]But he is lost and can't find the way back to the harbor.

[00:26.23]Mark:Excuse me.How can I get to the harbor,please?

[00:31.97]Man:Go straight on until you come to a stop sign.

[00:38.03]That's the second turning on your right.

[00:42.97]The stop sign is on the corner.

[00:47.44]Turn right at the stop sign and you'll be on Beijing Street.

[00:54.07]Go along it for a few minutes and then take the next left turning.

[01:00.53]The passenger terminal is straight ahead,right in front of you.

[01:06.80]Mark:Let me repeat. That's the second right and next left turning.

[01:14.03]And how long is it going to take me to get there?

[01:19.39]Man:'About fifteen minutes. Mark:Is there any bus going there?

[01:26.44]Man:Yes,but you've got to change lines.

[01:31.69]First you take No.2 bus and it will take you to the railway station.

[01:38.25]Mark:Where shall I change the bus?

[01:42.30]Man:At the railway station,you change to No.15 bus,

[01:49.35]which will take you right to the harbor.

[01:53.29]Mark:Thank you very much.That's very kind of you.

[01:58.62]Man:Don't mention it.

[02:01.89]B.How Can I get to the international Hotel?

[02:07.84]Mr.Green is a tourist from the USA.

[02:13.88]After he walked around,he was puzzled and couldn't find the way to his hotel.

[02:20.83]Green:Excuse me, officer.Can you help me?

[02:26.36]Policeman:Sure. Green:Where's the International Hotel?

[02:32.42]Policeman:Well,the International Hotel is that way.

[02:38.28]Look at this map.You are on Tianjin Street.

[02:44.34]Green:Yes,how can I get to the hotel?

[02:48.88]Policeman:You should keep along this street,

[02:53.14]walk two blocks and take the second turning on the right at the traffic lights,

[02:59.98]then you'll see a petrol station.

[03:04.35]The hotel is over there,on the right.

[03:09.07]Green:Well,sorry,it's all too complicated for me.

[03:14.72]In that case,you can take a taxi from the opposite side of the street.

[03:22.27]Green:That's a good idea.Thanks. Policeman;You're welcome.

[03:27.41]Passage You can't miss it

[03:32.77]Last summer my brother and I stayed for a week with some friends in Boston.

[03:39.72]That was our first trip away from home

[03:44.18]and we wanted to see something of Boston's historic places.

[03:50.03]One morning-we started out to look for a famous church.

[03:55.99]We stopped a stranger and asked,"How do we get to the Old North Church?"

[04:03.83]"Go three blocks and turn to your left," he said."You can't miss it."

[04:11.19]So we walked three blocks and turned to our left,but the church wasn't there.

[04:18.25]We then asked a second stranger.He said,

[04:23.60]"Go three blocks and turn to your left.You can't miss it."

[04:30.05]But again we couldn't find the church.Finally we asked a third stranger.

[04:37.29]"Go three blocks and turn to your left.You can't miss it."

[04:44.84]This time we found the church,

[04:49.31]but we wondered if everything in Bostonwas three blocks and a left turn away.

[04:56.44]Just then somebody walked over to us and said,

[05:01.77]"Excuse me,where is the post office?Can you tell me?"

[05:08.79]"Go three blocks and turn to your left,"my brother replied.

[05:15.32]"You can't miss it."