常春藤生活英语：Sense of Direction 迷路记

Dialogue A

Marla and Hank are driving to Marla’s sister’s new house.

Marla: Are you sure this is the right street?

Hank>: No, I have absolutely> no idea where we are.

Marla: Well, you have a lousy1 sense of direction so I knew we'd get lost.

Hank>: It's not my fault this time. Your sister's directions don't make sense.

Marla: What? They seemed easy to understand to me.

Hank>: Well then, why don't you drive if you are so much better at it than I am?

Marla: Fine. Pull over2.

Dialogue B

Marla and Hank switch seats .

Hank>: No! Turn left!

Marla: OK! Don't yell at me!

Hank>: See! The directions are difficult to understand.

Marla: Yes, you're right.

Hank>: I'm glad you finally came to your senses and stopped blaming everything on me.

Marla: Actually, you didn't ask for help until it was too late. So, in a sense, it's still your fault.

Hank>: Whatever. Look, there's the street!

Marla: Great! At least we found it in the end.

Hank>: Yep. Thanks to you.

Dialogue A

玛拉跟汉克正开车前往玛拉姊姊的新家。

玛　拉：你确定是这条街没错?

汉　克：不确定，我完全不知道我们在哪里。

玛　拉：唉，你的方向感真是糟糕透顶，所以我早就知道我们会迷路。

汉　克：这次可不是我的错。妳姊姊的指示根本就没人看得懂。

玛　拉：什么?在我看来，它们还挺好懂的啊。

汉　克：那既然妳比我还行的话，为何不自己开?

玛　拉：好啊。靠边停。

Dialogue B

玛拉跟汉克交换座位。

汉　克：不!向左转!

玛　拉：好啦!别对我大吼大叫的!

汉　克：妳看!指示很难懂吧。

玛　拉：没错，你说的对。

汉　克：我很高兴妳终于开窍了，不再把所有事都怪到我头上来。

玛　拉：其实你一直等到为时已晚才求人帮你。所以从某种意义上来说，还是你的错。

汉　克：随便啦。妳看，那条街在那耶!

玛　拉：太好了!至少我们最后找到路了。

汉　克：对啊。真多亏了妳咧。

Building Your Vocabulary

absolutely　adv. 绝对地;完全地

You are absolutely the right person for the job.

你绝对是这份工作的不二人选。

Phrases for Learning

1. sense of direction　　　方向感

You need to have a good sense of direction to find a way out of this forest.

你得要有好的方向感，才能在这座森林里找到出路。

2. make sense　　　有意义;有道理

This sentence doesn't make any sense.

这个句子没有任何意义。

3. come to + 所有格 + senses　　某人恢复理智∕醒悟

Marvin came to his senses and realized he had done something wrong.

马文恢复了理智，了解到他做错事了。

4. blame...on + 人　　把……归咎于某人

Don't blame your mistakes on me.

不要把你自己的错推到我身上来。

5. in a/one sense　在某种意义上

You may not agree with me. But in one sense, I believe David is innocent.

你或许不会同意。但从某种意义上来说，我相信戴维是清白的。

参考字词

1. lousy　a. 糟糕的

2. pull over　　(使车辆)停靠在路边

Tips In Use

Well, you have a lousy sense of direction...

(唉，你的方向感真是糟糕透顶……)

Your sister's directions don't make sense.

(你姊姊的指示根本就没人看得懂。)

以上两句都有 direction，但其意思不同。第一句中的 direction 表『方向感』，为不可数名词;而第二句的 directions 则表『指示，(行路的)指引』，恒为复数形。

Follow the directions if you want to find the treasure.

(如果你想找到宝藏，就照着这些指示做。)