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课件网) Culture Understanding How do I get to… 去某处该怎么走…… direction go along... walk along... turn left (at...) turn right (at...) crossing turning on your right on your left Culture Understanding Left or West, Miles or Minutes When you ask for directions, answers may vary (变化) in different places. In northern China, people usually give directions with “go east” or “go west”, because most northern cities were built on plains (平原), which makes it easy to tell the directions. But Tianjin is one exception (例外). People there normally (通常) use “turn left” or “turn right”, just like the southerners do. It is because many main roads in Tianjin run along the Haihe River, which makes directions hard to tell. When it comes to (当谈到) distance, people from the Midwest of the US always use miles, while in the southwest of the States you would probably (很可能) hear “it’s just about 10 minutes’ walk”. Nowadays, more and more people are getting used to using map apps for directions. It is much more convenient with timely updates and en-route directions (在途导航). However, sometimes you still need to ask a real person for directions. Left or West, Miles or Minutes When you ask for directions, answers may vary (变化) in different places. In northern China, people usually give directions with “go east” or “go west”, because most northern cities were built on plains (平原), which makes it easy to tell the directions. 【向左或向西，英里或分钟】 Mile ：n.英里 Minutes：n.分( minute的名词复数 ) ask for：找…; 请求…; 要求…; directions：n.方向; 方面( direction的名词复数 ); answers ：v.答复( answer的第三人称单数 ); places：n.地方;位( place的名词复数 ); northern：adj.北方的，北部的 cities：n.城市( city的名词复数 ) were built on:被建立在...... built：v.（build的过去式和过去分词）建造; 创立; 【当你问方向时，答案可能会在不同的地方有所不同（变化）。在中国北方，人们通常会用“向东走”或“向西走”的方向指路，因为大多数北方城市都建在平原上（平原）上，这使得人们很容易知道方向。】 But Tianjin is one exception (例外). People there normally (通常) use “turn left” or “turn right”, just like the southerners do. It is because many main roads in Tianjin run along the Haihe River, which makes directions hard to tell. southerners：n.南方人，居住在南方的人( southerner的名词复数 ) main：adj.主要的 roads ：n. 路( road的名词复数 ); run along：延伸， 贯穿 run：跑; 移动; （使）流动 along：prep.沿着，顺着；adv.向前; 进展 the Haihe River： 海河 hard ：adj.困难的; 硬的; 努力的 【但是天津是一个例外。那里的人通常使用“左转”或“右转”，就像南方人一样。这是因为天津的许多主要道路都沿着海河行驶，这使得方向难以确定。】 海河，是中国华北地区的最大水系，中国七大河流之一。 海河水系古时统称“九河”，宋朝时，海河干流为界河下游段，金、元时改称直沽河、大沽河。海河这个名字始见于明末。直到清代，直沽河等名称才逐渐被海河这个名字所取代。 When it comes to (当谈到) distance, people from the Midwest of the US always use mil ... ...
