Asking the wayAsking the way 问路：问路：

Excuse me . Is there a …near here?Excuse me . Is there a …near here? Excuse me. Can /Could you tell me the Excuse me. Can /Could you tell me the

way to …please?way to …please? Excuse me. Is this the right way to…pleExcuse me. Is this the right way to…ple

ase?ase?

Excuse me. Which is the way to …pleasExcuse me. Which is the way to …please?e?

Excuse me. Where is …please?Excuse me. Where is …please? Excuse me . How can I get to …please?Excuse me . How can I get to …please? Do you know the way to …please?Do you know the way to …please? I want to go to …, do you know the waI want to go to …, do you know the wa

y?y?

指点方向指点方向 较近较近 : : That buiding is !That buiding is ! It’s over there.It’s over there. It’s next to the …It’s next to the … It’s near/ in front of /behind…It’s near/ in front of /behind… It’s on the left of this road.It’s on the left of this road.

较远：较远： Walk along/ down the road/street.Walk along/ down the road/street. Turn Turn leftleft at the at the firstfirst turning. turning. Turn Turn rightright at the traffic lights, you’ll fi at the traffic lights, you’ll fi

nd it on your right.nd it on your right. Take the Take the secondsecond turning on the turning on the rightright.. It’s far from here. You need a number It’s far from here. You need a number

2222 bus. bus. It’s about five kilometers from here.It’s about five kilometers from here.

如果被问者自己也不知道路如果被问者自己也不知道路 表达法：表达法： I’m sorry, I don’t know. You’d betI’m sorry, I don’t know. You’d bet

ter ask that policeman.ter ask that policeman. I’m sorry, I’m a stranger here myselI’m sorry, I’m a stranger here mysel

f.f. I’m very sorry, I’m new here.I’m very sorry, I’m new here. I’m sorry, I’m not sure. You’d beteI’m sorry, I’m not sure. You’d bete

r ask someone else.r ask someone else.

当别人也不知道你要打听的地方而向当别人也不知道你要打听的地方而向你表示歉意时，常用表达法是：你表示歉意时，常用表达法是：

Thank you all the same.Thank you all the same.