Trong cuộc sống thường ngày, chắc hẳn có không ít lần bạn gặp người nước ngoài trên phố và hỏi đường, nhưng bạn lại lúng túng. Hoặc khi đi du lịch nước ngoài, bạn cần hỏi đường đi nhưng lại không biết hỏi sao.
Hãy bỏ túi ngay bộ từ vựng và mẫu câu để việc hỏi và chỉ đường không còn là nỗi sợ.
1) Từ, cụm từ dùng để chỉ đường:
Walk along/ walk straight down: đi dọc theo
EX: Walk along 6th Avenue until you find the Rockefeller Center Station.
Go around/ over/ under: đi vòng quanh/ đi qua/ đi xuống dưới
Go over the bridge and turn left at the next stoplight.
Take the first/second left/right turn: rẽ vào ngã rẽ trái/ phải thứ nhất/ hai
EX: Take the second right turn and the museum will be on the left.
Turn left/ right – Make a left/ right turn: Rẽ trái/ phải
EX1: Turn left at the intersection and the building is on the right.
EX2:Make a left turn when you see the Hard Rock Cafe.
Head to: đi thẳng đến
Head to Hudson Theatre and you’ll see the restaurant on the right.
Continue down/ Follow: Tiếp tục đi theo đường
EX: Continue down West 45th Street until you get to the bus stop.
Follow this street for 10 minutes before turning left at West 41st Street.
2) Giới từ dùng để chỉ đường
Beside: bên cạnh
EX: The Imperial Theatre is beside the New York Marriott Marquis hotel.
Near: gần
EX: The Rockefeller Center Station is near West street
Between: ở giữa
EX: The Broadhurst Theatre is between the PlayStation Theater and the Majestic Theatre.
Opposite : đối diện
EX: It’s opposite the bank
At the crossroads/intersection: tại nút giao
VD: You’ll see a big mall at the intersection of 6th Avenue and West 51st Street.
In front of: ở phía trước VD: When you turn a corner, you’ll find yourself in front of the church.
Next to: ngay bên cạnh
EX: The New York Marriott Marquis hotel is next to the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
To the left/right of: về phía bên trái/ phải của
EX: The post office is to the right of the corner store.
On the…street/ avenue: ở trên đường/ đại lộ
VD: The Disney Store and the New York Marriott Marquis are both on 7th Avenue.
Behind: đằng sau
EX: The restaurant is just behind the metro station.
Around the corner: ở góc phố đó (nơi 2 con đường giao nhau)
VD: If you’re in front of the Disney Store on 7th Avenue, then the Saint Mary The Virgin Church is around the corner.
3) Cách hỏi đường:
- Excuse me. Can you please tell me how I can get to Oxford Street?
- Excuse me. Where is the nearest supermarket?
- Excuse me. How can I get to the local market?
- Excuse me. I’m trying to get to Downing Street. Can you show me the way?
- Excuse me. How do I get to the office?
- Excuse me. What’s the best way to get to your house?
- Excuse me. Where is Mc Donalds can you tell me please?
- Sorry to bother you, but would you mind showing me the way to post office?
- May I ask where the Marriott hotel is?
- Excuse me? I’m lost. Could you please help me find 5th Avenue?
- Excuse me? Can you help me find Hotel Pennsylvania? This is my first time in the city.
4) Cách đáp lại:
“I’m sorry, I don’t know” hoặc “I’m sorry, I’m not from this areas/here”
1. Nếu không biết đường, bạn có thể sử dụng các mẫu câu sau để đáp lại:
2. Bạn có thể kết hợp các cụm từ ở trên để chỉ đường, dưới đây là một số mẫu câu cơ bản:
- It’s about five minutes from here.
- It’s about a ten-minute walk.
- It’s easier if I can show you on the map…
- Go straight on till you see the hospital then turn left.
- Turn back, you have gone past the turning.
- Turn left when you see a roundabout.
- Turn right at the end of the road and my house is number 67.
- Cross the junction and keep going for about 1 mile.
- Take the third road on the right and you will see the office on the right.
- Take the second road on the left and you will see the hospital straight ahead.
- The hospital is opposite the railway station.
- The shop is near the hospital.
- The house is next to the local cricket ground.
- The shop is in between the chemist and KFC.
- At the end of the road you will see a roundabout.
- At the corner of the road you will see red building.
- Just around the corner is my house you will need to stop quickly or you will miss it.
- Go straight on at the traffic lights.
- Turn right at the crossroads.
- Follow the signposts for Manchester.
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