Lesson27

17．How Do I Get to the Bank　
去银行怎么走

A: Pardon me, Ma’am. Can you tell me how to get to the Business Bank?
　对不起，太太，您能不能告诉我到商业银行怎么走?

B: Sure. Turn right at the next corner, and keep on going for two blocks.
　当然可以。下个拐角右转，再走两个街区就到了。

A: Which side of the street is it on?
　银行在街的哪一边?

B: The left-hand side. It’s on a corner. Are you a stranger in town?
　在左手边的拐角上。你对本地不熟吗?

A: I’m a stranger in this country. I just arrived from China.
　我对这个国家很陌生，我刚从中国来。

B: My God! You are far from home!
　天哪！你真是远道而来。

额外成就感

keep on 继续；坚持
* In spite of the noise outdoors, she kept on reading.
她无视外面的嘈杂声，继续读书。
* He kept on asking silly questions.
他反复问些愚蠢的问题。

far from 　远非；完全不
* I am far from pleased with your behavior.
对你的行为我很不满意。
* She realized this was far from the truth.
她意识到这决非事实。