Unit 24 How can we get there?

第二十四课 我们怎么去哪里？

本课重点：进一步学习问路、说某地的远近以及去某地的走法。

A. Texts & Notes

1. We can get there by train.

又是一个周末，Francis 和朋友们商量去什么地方。
Mary: What shell we do this weekend?
Francis: Let's go to the seaside.
All together: Yes, let's!
Bill: I want to go to the seaside, too.
Diana: All right, we want to go to the seaside.
Raymond: It's a long way from here.
Jane: It isn't. The sedside isn't far from London. It's about 80 kilometres away.
Francis: Wait a moment. Brighton is the nearest seaside town.
Bill: How far is Brghton?
Francis: It's 85 kilometres away.
Diana: That isn't far.
Raymond: Yes, it is. It's a long way from here. And how can we get there?
Diana: By train. We can get there by train.
Raymond: It's too expensive.
Mary: It's cheaper by bus.
Bill: You mean by coach.
Jane: By coach. The coach is very slow.
Diana: It's faster by trian. We can take a train.
Raymond: But it's cheaper by coach.
Francis: We can go by car. We can goin my car.
Diana: It's faster by trian. Let's take the train.

玛丽：这个周末我们干什么？
弗朗西斯：我们去海滨吧。
大家：好，咱们去吧？
比尔：我也要去海滨。
黛安娜：好，我们也想去海滨。
雷蒙德：那里离这儿很远啊。
珍妮：不远，海滨离伦敦不远。大约离这儿八十公里。
弗朗西斯：等待。布赖顿是最近的海淀城市。
比尔：布莱顿有多远？
弗朗西斯：离这里八十五公里。
黛安娜：那不远。
雷蒙德：那可不近啊。离这里有很远的路呢，我们怎么去呢？
黛安娜：乘火车。我们可以乘火车去。
雷蒙德：那太贵了。
玛丽：乘公共汽车便宜一些。
比尔：你是说长途汽车。
珍妮：乘长途汽车！长途汽车可慢啦。
黛安娜：火车快些。我们可以乘火车。
雷蒙德：不过长途汽车便宜些。
弗朗西斯：咱们可以乘小汽车去。咱们乘我的车去。
黛安娜：乘火车快些。咱们乘火车去吧。

注1. 说某地相距远近，有下列用语：
问有多远，用 How far … ？（参阅第七课注8）：
How far is Brighton? （布赖顿有多远？）
How far is from here?（它离此地有多远？）
具体说有多远：
It's eight-five kilometres. （有八十五公里。）
It's about a mile and a half.（大约有一英里半。）
It's three kilometers from here.（离此地三公里。）
It's three kilometres away.（离此三公里远。）
It's three kilometres away from here.（离此地三公里远。）
说”不远“，用 not far … :
It's not far.（它不远。）
It's not far awry.（它离此不远。）
It's not far from here.（它离此地不远。）
说”很远“用 a long way … ：
It's a long way form here.（它离此地很远。）
It's a long way.（它很远。）
注2. How can I get there? 这句问的是到那里去的走法，是乘车还是走路等。如把 there 换成地名或具体地点，应说 How can I get to … ?
How can I get to Piccadilly Circus?（我怎么去皮卡迪利广场？）
How can I get to the beach?（我怎么能去海滨？）
注3. 乘什么交通工具，用 by … ，如：
by train （乘火车）；by coach（乘长途汽车）
by bus（乘公共汽车）；by bike（骑自行车）
by sea（乘轮船）；by air（乘飞机）
例：
You can get to Tokyo by air or by sea。（你可以乘轮船或飞机去东京。）
You can go to the Summer Palace by bus.（你可乘公共汽车去颐和园。）
I usually go to work by bike.（我通常是骑自行车上班。）
但当要说明某一具体的车辆时，就不用 by ，如：
We can go in my car.（我们可以乘我的车去。）
注4. to take 用于交通工具时是“乘”的意思：
I'd like to take the train to Tianjin. （我愿意乘火车去天津。= I'd like to go to Tianjin by train.）
I took a morning flight to Shanghai.（我乘了早班飞机去上海。）
注5. to mean 意思是意味着……，意思是……。例：
You mean by coach.（你的意思是乘长途汽车。）
I mean I don't like it.（我是说我不喜欢它。）（参阅第十六课注4）

2. Take the first turning on the left.

Francis 和 Jane 开着小汽车在去 Brighton 途中迷路了，……

Francis: Where are we?
Jane: I don't know. Excuse me … can you tell me the way to Brighton?
Cyclist: Er … drive down this road. Take the first turning on the left.
Jane: First turning on the left. Is it very far?
Cyclist: No, it's not very far. It's about four hundred meters. Then drive for about three kilometres.
Jane: About three kilometres.
Cyclist: Then you come to the motorway.
Jane: Then you to the motorway.
Francis: The motorway? Then how far is it?
Cyclist: Oh, about fifty kilometres.
Jane: Thank you. Thank you very much.

弗朗西斯：我们到哪儿啦？
珍妮：不知道。劳驾……请问去布赖顿怎么走？
骑车人：嗯……沿着这条路往前开，到左边第一个路口转弯。
珍妮：左边第一个路口转弯，还很远吗？
骑车人：不远，不太远啦。大概有四百米。然后再开三公里。
珍妮：大约三公里。
骑车人：然后你就上了高速公路。
珍妮：然后就到了高速公路。
弗朗西斯：高速公路？那么到布赖顿还有多远？
骑车人：喔，大约五十公里。
珍妮：谢谢，非常感谢。

注6. 问路和指路用语，请请复习第四课和第十四课。这里的 Drive donw the raod. 是对开汽车的人说的。意思是，沿着此路开下去。
注7. motorway 在英国指高速公路。main road 指城市间的公路干线。
注8. Drive for about three kilometres.
Take the first turning on the left.
这样的句子叫祈使句，用来表示请求、命令等，它的主语是 you（听话人），通常不说出。又如：
Let's have some coffee.

B. Exercise

1. 电视节目和录音带中有夫妇两人驾车去 Burton Road，途中他们问路。请你看下图以后，标出 Cedar Avenuc 和 Burton Road 的位置。假设他们要去 Green Street，你怎么给他们指路。

   

   Woman: Excuse me.
   Man: Yes.
   Woman: Can you help me? Can you tell me the way to Burton Road.
   Man: Drive along this street for about a kilometre. Then turn left into Cedar Avenue, and Burton Road is 200 metres on the right.
   Woman: Thank very much. John, we go along here for about a kilometre, then we turn left into Cedar Avenue, and after 200 metres we get to Burton Road on the right.
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   Drive along this street for about a kilomitre. Then turn right into Cedar Avenue. And Green Street is about 600 metres on the right.

2. 用 from 或 by 填空：
   (1) It's faster coach.
   (2) How far is it here?
   (3) They went to London car.
   (4) We're going here plane.
   (5) It's about 5 kilometres our house.
   (6) I awayse go to London train.

3. 用 How far 或 How 填空：
   (1) can we get to the station from here?
   (2) is the station from here?
   (3) did you get here? By plane?
   (4) is Paris from London?
   (5) do we get to your house?
   (6) is the nearest school from your house?

4. 参照图和例句，编两段对话。

   

   例：
   A: Excuse me. Where's the ( nearest garage ), please?
   B: The ( nearest garage )? There's one in ( West Street ).
   A: How do I get there?
   B: ( Turn left here ), then ( go straight on ) and come you to ( a cinema ). The ( garage ) is ( on the corner, opposite the cinema ).
   A: Thank you. And how far is it?
   B: About ( 50 metres ).
   (1) 要找银行：
   A: Excuse me. Where's the nearest bank, please?
   B: The neasest bank? There's one in Post Office Road.
   A: How do I get there?
   B: Go donw this street, and take the second turning on the right, and you come to the post office. The bank is next to the post office, opposite the theatre.
   A: Thank you.
   (2) 要找饭店：
   A: Excuse me. Where is the nearest restaurant?
   B: It's in Long Street.
   A: How do I get there?
   B: Turn left here, and you go into West Street. Then go straight on, and take the first turuing on the right. The restaurant is just opposite the cinema.
   A: Thank you. And how far is it?
   B: It's about 600 metres.

5. 回答下列城市距离伦敦有多远：
   (1) Brighton ( 53 miles )
   Brighton is fifty-three miles away from London.
   (2) Birmingham 伯明翰 ( 111 miles )
   Birmingham is a hundred and eleven miles away from London.
   (3) Cambridge 剑桥 ( 54 miles )
   Cambridge is fifty-four miles away from London.
   (4) York 约克 ( 195 miles )
   York is a hundred and ninety-five miles away.
   (5) Plymouth 普利茅斯 （ 210 miles )
   Plymouth is tow hunrded and ten miles away.
   (6) Dover 多佛 ( 72 miles )
   Dover is seventy-two miles away.

6. 翻译：
   A: What's the matter?
   B: No petrol（汽油）! We haven't got any petrol. It's empty （空的）. There isn't any petrol in it.
   A: Oh, dear. What can we do?
   B: Excuse me. Where's the nearest garage?
   C: There's a garage in West Street.
   A: How do I get there?
   C: Turn left here. Then go straight on and you come to a cinema. And the garage is on the corner, opposite the cinema.
   A：出什么事了？
   B：没汽油了。 我们没有汽油了。油箱是空的，里面没油了。
   A：哎哟！我们怎么办呢？
   B：劳驾，最近的加油站在什么地方？
   C：西街有一个加油站。
   A：怎么走法呢？
   C：向左拐，然后一直走，走到电影院。加油站就在拐角处，电影院对面。

7. 假如你和朋友商量星期日去本地某处玩，讨论怎么走法，乘什么车，有多远，哪种车便宜等。
   A: Where shell we go this Sunday?
   B: Les't go to the Great Wall.
   A: Yes, But how can we get there?
   B: We can go by train. Or by coach.
   A: The coach is very slow.
   B: Yes. And it's cheaper by train.
   A: How far is it from here?
   B: About 200 kilometres. It'll take about three hours to get there by train.
   A: Okay. Let's go and book the tickets.

C. Summary

1. 说法与用法

(1) 询问或回答有关距离：
How far is Brighton ( from here ).
It's a long way ( from here ).
It isn't ( very ) far ( from here ).
It's about 100 kilometres.
(2) 交通手段：
How can we get there?
You can get there by bus.
How can we get to Brighton?
You can get to Brighton by bus.
(3) 谈论交通手段的快慢和贵贱：
Which is faster ( cheaper)?
It's faster ( cheaper ) by bus.
(4) 指路：
Drive for about 3 kilometres.
Then you come to a motorway.

2. 语法

(1) 介词:
from => It's a long from here. / It's far from here.
by => by bus / by train / by coach / etc (= et cetera）
for+距离 => Drive for about 3 kilometres.
(2) 形容词的比较级：
faster / cheaper
(3) 祈使句：
Drive along this road.
Take the first turning on the left.
(4) 疑问句：
How far? => How far is Dover from London?
How? => How can we get there?

How far is Brighter?
It's 85 kilometres away.
It's a long way from here.
How can we get to Brighton?
By bus.
You are take a txsi.
You can walk.

D. Words & Expressions

附：Follow me （欧洲版教材）

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