英语口语大赢家Topic160:买地图 Buying a Map

迷路了怎么办？问路。不想问路怎么办？看地图。到哪里买地图？报亭。瞧，古奇还卖起了英文版本的地图，看来她会是一名很出色的奥运志愿者了。

 

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Foreigner: Excuse me? Can you do me a favor, please?

Gucci: It's my pleasure, what can I do for you?

Foreigner: I'm from England and I'm trying to make a travel plan for today.

Gucci: What brings you here?

Foreigner: I'm a flight attendant¹ and I'm here on vacation.

Gucci: Where are you staying?

Foreigner: I live in the Holiday Inn Lido Hotel.

Gucci: Oh, it's not very far. And as far as I know it is a fancy place.

Foreigner: Yes, it is. Do you know where I can get a town map?

Gucci: We sell them, right here.

Foreigner: Great, do you have any for foreigners? I mean English version?

Gucci: Yes, we have. As many as you want. What about this one?

Foreigner: That's exactly what I'm looking for. I'll take it.

 

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外国人：打扰了。你能帮我一个忙吗？

古奇：很荣幸。我能帮什么忙？

外国人：我是英国来的，我要为今天制定一个旅行计划。

古奇：那你来这里做什么呢？

外国人：我是机组乘务员。我是来这里度假的。

古奇：你住哪里呢？

外国人：我住在假日丽都饭店。

古奇：哦，那不远啊。据我所知，那是个很不错的地方。

外国人：是的。你知道我在哪里可以买一份城市地图吗？

古奇：我们这里就卖啊。

外国人：太好了，你们有给外国人看的地图吗？我是指英语版本（的地图）？

古奇：当然了，我们有。要多少都有。这份怎样？

外国人：这正是我在寻找的。我就买这个。

 

经典背诵 Recitation

Foreigner: I am a flight attendant. I always come to China for vacations. I would stay at the Holiday Inn Lidu Hotel, which is really a fancy place. Chinese people are friendly and they are always willing to help when I'm in trouble. I always enjoy the time in China.

 

生词小结

favor n. 支持

flight n. 航班

attendant n. 服务员

Holiday Inn 假日酒店

fancy adj. 精美的

town map 城市地图

 

语法小结 Grammar

as…as 的用法

 

1.as…as…表示“和……一样……”，在as…as之间加入形容词、副词原形

My sister is as proud as a peacock². 我姐姐非常高傲。

She was as busy as before. 她和从前一样忙。

2．as…as的用法很多，并不是只能加形容词和副词的比较级

There are as many books in our library as in your library.

我们图书馆的书和你们图书馆的书一样多。（比较的事books）

3．在比较级的句型中，可以省略与前面重复的部分或者任何可以省略的部分

(1)否定句或疑问句中可用so…as, 中间是形容词或副词的原级

He cannot do it so/as well as you. 他不能和你做的一样好。

(2)as…as中间有名词，“as +形容词+a/ an+ 单数名词”，或“as +many/ much +名词复数”

This is as good an example as the other is. 这是一个和其他一样好的例子。

I can carry as many books as you can. 我能和你搬一样多的书。

(3)用表示倍数的做修饰语时，放在as 的前面，结构是“倍数 + as +adj.+as”

My room is twice as big as this one. 我的房间是这个房间的两倍大。

This bridge is three times as long as that one. 这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。

 

家庭总动员 Do it together

as…as 的用法

两人一组，一方朗诵下面的中文句子，另一方挑选出合适的翻译。

1．你能和我卖一样的报纸。

2．据我所知，你是空中服务员。

3．我跟你一样快完成我的工作。

4．这份地图跟你想象的一样有用。

5．这位英雄的妻子跟他一样勇敢。

1.This map is as useful as you imagine.

2.I can finish my work as quickly as you can.

3.The hero's wife is as brave as him.

4.You can sell as many newspapers as I can.

5.As far as I know, you are a flight attendant.

 

1 attendant   

n.随从，跟班，出席者，服务员；adj.伴随的，出席的，注意的，在场的

参考例句：

• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.服务员进来，打断了她的话。
• We met the officer attendant on the general.我们见到了随从将军的副官。

2 peacock   

n.（雄）孔雀，爱炫耀的人；v.炫耀

参考例句：

• The peacock spreads his splendid tail.孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。
• She is as proud as a peacock.她十分骄傲。