在哪里 – Where is it

zài nǎ lǐ

Xiǎo Zhāng dì-yī cì lái Shànghǎi lǚyóu, tā yào qù Wàitān kàn yèjǐng. Tā zhàn zài yī gè shízìlùkǒu, kàn dào hěnduō gāolóu dàshà, bù zhīdào yīnggāi wǎng nǎlǐ zǒu. Tā kànjiàn yī wèi lǎo yéye zài lù biān sànbù, jiù zǒu guòqù wèn: “Qǐngwèn, Wàitān zài nǎlǐ? Wǒ zhǎo bù dào fāngxiàng le. ” Lǎo yéye xiào zhe shuō: “Bié jí, Wàitān jiù zài zhè fùjìn. Nǐ cóng zhège lùkǒu yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu, zǒu dào dì-èr gè lùkǒu zài yòu zhuǎn, jiù néng kàn dào le. ”

Xiǎo Zhāng ànzhào lǎo yéye shuō de lùxiàn zǒu, dàn zǒu dào dì-èr gè lùkǒu shí, tā yòu hútu le. Tā kànjiàn yī gè niánqīng de gūniang zài děng gōngchē, jiù wèn: “Bù hǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn Wàitān zěnme zǒu? Wǒ gānggāng wènguò lù, dàn háishì bù tài míngbai. ” Gūniang hěn rèxīn de shuō: “Nǐ cóng zhège lùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎn, ránhòu zǒu dàyuē wǔ fēnzhōng, jiù néng kàn dào yī tiáo hěn kuān de mǎlù. Wàitān jiù zài nà tiáo mǎlù fùjìn, nǐ dào le jiù néng kànjiàn hěnduō rén. ”

Xiǎo Zhāng dào xiè hòu jìxù zǒu, zhōngyú zhǎo dào le Wàitān. Tā zhàn zài jiāng biān, kàn zhe měilì de yèjǐng, xīn lǐ hěn gāoxìng. Tā xiǎng, xià cì rúguǒ zài mílù, yīdìng yào wèn qīngchu “Qǐngwèn, nàgè dìfang zěnme zǒu”, bìngqiě jìzhù “zài nǎlǐ” hé “fùjìn” de biāozhì. Tā hái tíxǐng zìjǐ, yù dào fùzá lùkǒu shí, yào wèn qīngchu “lùkǒu” de fāngxiàng. Zhè cì jīnglì ràng tā xuéhuì le rúhé yòng Zhōngwén wèn lù, yě gǎnshòu dào le Shànghǎi rén de rèqíng.

Where is it

Xiao Zhang came to Shanghai for the first time. He wanted to go to the Bund to see the night view. He stood at a crossroads, saw many tall buildings, and didn’t know which way to go. He saw an old man walking by the roadside, so he went over and asked: ‘Excuse me, where is the Bund? I can’t find my direction. ‘ The old man smiled and said: ‘Don’t worry, the Bund is nearby. Go straight from this intersection, turn right at the second intersection, and you’ll see it. ‘

Xiao Zhang followed the old man’s directions, but when he reached the second intersection, he got confused again. He saw a young girl waiting for a bus and asked: ‘Excuse me, how do I get to the Bund? I just asked for directions, but I still don’t quite understand. ‘ The girl said warmly: ‘Turn left at this intersection, then walk about five minutes, and you’ll see a very wide road. The Bund is near that road. When you get there, you’ll see many people. ‘

Xiao Zhang thanked her and continued walking, finally finding the Bund. He stood by the river, looking at the beautiful night view, feeling very happy. He thought, next time if he gets lost again, he must ask clearly ‘Excuse me, how do I get to that place? ‘ and remember the signs for ‘where is it’ and ‘nearby’. He also reminded himself that when encountering a complex intersection, he should ask clearly about the direction of the ‘intersection’. This experience taught him how to ask for directions in Chinese and also made him feel the warmth of Shanghai people.

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