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<p> 你知道怎样用地道的美式口语翻译这段话吗? 走这条单行道，在第一个红绿灯时左转， 那里就是 <span word="Hemphill">Hemphill</span> <span word="Ave">Ave</span>。是一条双线道。往下走， 你会在你的左边看到一个加油站， 继续走50 码， 直到看到一个三叉路口， 右转， 经过二个 <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>。你就会碰到 <span word="Wal">Wal</span> <span word="Mart">Mart</span>， 邮局就在 <span word="Wal">Wal</span> <span word="Mart">Mart</span> 的对面。而杨先生的家呢? 邮局后面就是啦。 本文为你作出解答。</p><p> 1. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="street">street</span>. 走这条单行道。</p><p> <span word="One">One</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="street">street</span>就是单行道. 尤其在 <span word="Downtown">Downtown</span> 地区， 以亚特兰大和纽奥良为例， 其复杂的程度可以用进的去，出不来来形容， 实在不是个愉快的开车经验。</p><p> 2. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="light">light</span>。</p><p> 你会走一会儿， 直到你遇到第一个红绿灯。</p><p> <span word="Stay">Stay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> 通常指五到十分钟的时间， 不会太久. 遇见某样东西， 可以用 <span word="hit">hit</span> 这个字， 如 <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> 等等. 而 <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="light">light</span> 也有人说成 <span word="light">light</span>, 或 <span word="stoplight">stoplight</span>。</p><p> 3. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span>. 向左转。</p><p> 向左转可以说成 <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span> 或是 <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span>. 有时光讲 <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span> 不明确， 你可以加上路名， 明确地告诉人家要转哪一条路， 例如 <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Hemphill">Hemphill</span> <span word="Ave">Ave</span>. 或是 <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="Hemphill">Hemphill</span> <span word="Ave">Ave</span>。</p>
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