17.How Do I Get to the Bank
去銀行怎么走
A: Pardon me, Ma’am. Can you tell me how to get to the Business Bank?
對(duì)不起,太太,您能不能告訴我到商業(yè)銀行怎么走?
B: Sure. Turn right at the next corner, and keep on going for two blocks.
當(dāng)然可以。下個(gè)拐角右轉(zhuǎn),再走兩個(gè)街區(qū)就到了。
A: Which side of the street is it on?
銀行在街的哪一邊?
B: The left-hand side. It’s on a corner. Are you a stranger in town?
在左手邊的拐角上。你對(duì)本地不熟嗎?
A: I’m a stranger in this country. I just arrived from China.
我對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家很陌生,我剛從中國(guó)來。
B: My God! You are far from home!
天哪!你真是遠(yuǎn)道而來。
額外成就感
keep on 繼續(xù);堅(jiān)持
* In spite of the noise outdoors, she kept on reading.
她無視外面的嘈雜聲,繼續(xù)讀書。
* He kept on asking silly questions.
他反復(fù)問些愚蠢的問題。
far from 遠(yuǎn)非;完全不
* I am far from pleased with your behavior.
對(duì)你的行為我很不滿意。
* She realized this was far from the truth.
她意識(shí)到這決非事實(shí)。