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来自世界不同地方的六位学生在美国相遇。他们都是到美国一所大学就读一学期的交换生。在这一学期中，他们学习英语，了解美国文化，并修自身专业课程。英语“日常对话” (Everyday
Conversations)系列围绕这六位学生在美国大学中的经历展开。适于中级或中级以上水平的英语学生使用。
https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/W1-D1.mp3
在这段会话中，刚到校的新生亚娜（Jana）、露西娅（Lucia）和阿金伊（Akinyi）相互帮助寻找校园中的一个地点。
Jana: Excuse me. Do you know how
to get to the Campus Center?
Lucía: Yes, I do. Go
straight on this path. At the big brick
building, take a left. Walk on that path for about
a minute. The Campus Center is on the right. It’s
a big white building.
Jana: Great! Thank you so much. Do you also know
where the Burton Conference Hall is? It’s located somewhere inside
the Campus Center.
Lucía: I’m not exactly sure. But
my roommate and I are heading
there now. Do you want to come with us?
Jana: That would be great!
Lucía:By the way, I’m
Lucía, and this is my roommate Akinyi.
We’re exchange students for the
fall semester.
Jana: I
am too! My name is Jana. It’s nice to meet you both.
Lucía and
Akinyi: It’s nice to meet you too.
让我们来学习一些词语。（程度较高的读者也可以选择阅读英文解释）
问路的方法之一是：“Do you know how
to get to _____?”[你知道怎样去_____吗？] 例如：“Do you know
how to get to Main Street?” （你知道怎么去主街吗？） “Do you know how to get to
the post office?”（你知道怎么去邮局吗？）
在指路的时候, go straight的意思是直走，不要转弯。
Take a left的意思是向左转。
在指路的时候也会用到On the
right[在右边]。 它用来告诉问路人其要找的地方的位置，例如是在马路的右边。
Not exactly
sure: 不十分确定，不完全有把握。
To head somewhere的意思是前往某个地方。
短语by the
way用于说话中要临时插入或者改变话题的时候，意思是“顺便提一下”。例如：“I went to the movies last
night and saw the movie you recommended. By the way, I saw your
sister there.” (我昨天晚上去看了你推荐的那部电影。顺便说一句，我在那儿看见你妹妹了。)
交换生是来自其他国家的外国学生类型之一。
如果你想进一步学习英语，请浏览“英语学习”专题网页。
American
English 网站提供可供英语学生和教师免费使用的多种英语资源。American English Facebook网页提供每天更新的英语学习资料。
“日常对话”由美国国务院教育与文化事务局英语语言项目处（Office of English Language Programs,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs）资深项目官员海蒂·豪兰（Heidi
Howland）编写。
Six students from around the world meet. What do they have in
common? They are all exchange students studying at a U.S.
university for a semester. Throughout the semester, they learn more
English, learn about U.S. culture, and learn more about their
fields of study. This series of Everyday Conversations is about these
six students and their experiences during a semester at a
university in the U.S. These conversations are for
intermediate-level English-language learners or higher.
https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/W1-D1.mp3
In this conversation,
new students (Jana, Lucía and Akinyi) at a university help one
another to locate a building on campus.
Jana: Excuse
me. Do you know how to get
to the Campus Center?
Lucía: Yes,
I do. Go
straight on this path. At the big brick
building, take a left. Walk on
that path for about a minute. The Campus Center
is on the right. It’s a big white
building.
Jana: Great!
Thank you so much. Do you also know where the Burton Conference
Hall is? It’s located somewhere inside the Campus Center.
Lucía: I’m not
exactly sure. But my roommate and I
are heading
there now. Do you want to come with
us?
Jana: That
would be great!
Lucía: By
the way, I’m Lucía, and this is my roommate Akinyi.
We’re exchange
students for the fall semester.
Jana: I
am too! My name is Jana. It’s nice to meet you both.
Lucía and
Akinyi: It’s nice to meet you
too.
Now let’s review the vocabulary.
One way to ask for directions is to use the question form:
“Do you know how to get to _____?” For example:
“Do you know how to get to Main Street?” “Do you know how to get to
the post office?”
When giving directions, go
straight means to move in the same
direction without turning.
Take a left means to turn
left.
On the right is used when giving
directions. It means that a location (such as a building) is on the
right side of the path or street.
Not exactly sure: The person is
not 100 percent certain about something.
To head somewhere
means to go somewhere.
The phrase by the
way is used to introduce a statement that
changes the subject being discussed. For example: “I went to the
movies last night and saw the movie you recommended. By the way, I
saw your sister there.”
An exchange
student is a student from one country
who attends a school in another country.
Ready to learn more English? Our materials can help.
The American
English website offers a variety of free
resources for learners and teachers of English.
The American English Facebook page posts
learning materials for English-language learners daily.
Everyday
Conversations are developed by the State Department’s Heidi
Howland, a senior program officer in the Office of English Language
Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
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