回答問路的英語說法 - No. 011

The place you're looking for is across the street.  

給予路線指引 (Giving Directions)

常見英文表達 (Common English expression)

最自然的表達方式 (Most natural expression): "The place you're looking for is across the street. Just walk straight ahead and when you see a red building on the opposite side, that's it." 「你要去的地方在對面。請往前走，看到對面有一棟紅色大樓時，就是了。」

中文學習者容易犯的錯誤 (Common mistakes by Chinese speakers)

❌ "Your place is at opposite, please go ahead and when see the red building opposite, it is."

• 錯誤：介詞使用不當，句子結構不完整
• 問題："at opposite" 應為 "across the street" 或 "on the opposite side"

❌ "The place you want go is opposite side, go forward, see red big building, that's it."

• 錯誤：缺少連接詞 "to"，句子太簡短且缺少必要的冠詞
• 問題：聽起來很生硬，不夠流暢

正確用法 (Correct usage)

✅ "The place you're heading to is across the street. Continue straight ahead, and you'll see a large red building on the opposite side. That's your destination." 「你要去的地方在馬路對面。一直往前走，你會看到對面有一棟大紅色建築。那就是你的目的地。」

✅ "Your destination is on the opposite side of the street. Walk straight ahead until you see a red building across from you. That's the place." 「你的目的地在街道的對面。一直往前走，直到你看到對面有一棟紅色建築。那就是那個地方。」

常用/日常表達 (Common/everyday expressions)

非正式用法 (Informal):

• "It's right across the way. Just keep going and look for the big red building. You can't miss it." 「就在對面。繼續走，尋找那棟大紅色建築。你不會錯過的。」
• "You wanna head straight and look for a red building across the street. That's the spot." 「你直走，找對面街上的紅色建築。就是那地方。」

正式用法 (Formal):

• "Your desired location is situated on the opposite side of the thoroughfare. Proceed forward, and upon seeing a crimson edifice across from your position, you will have arrived." 「您想去的地點位於大街的對面。請往前走，當您看到對面有一棟紅色建築時，您就到達了。」

給予方向的實用詞彙 (Useful vocabulary for giving directions)

• across the street = 在街對面
• straight ahead = 直走，往前
• opposite side = 對面
• building = 建築物
• that's it = 就是那個地方

練習用範例 (Example sentences for practice)

1. "The restaurant is across the street, next to the large red building. You'll see it once you cross at the traffic light." 「餐廳在街對面，就在大紅色建築旁邊。一旦你在紅綠燈處過馬路，你就會看到它。」
2. "The bookstore you're looking for is directly across from us. Just walk straight for about 50 meters and when you see the red office building, the bookstore is on the ground floor." 「你要找的書店就在我們正對面。只要直走約50公尺，當你看到紅色辦公大樓時，書店就在一樓。」
3. "If you're trying to find the museum, it's on the opposite side of this street. Continue walking in this direction, and you'll notice a distinctive red building. That's your destination." 「如果你想找博物館，它在這條街的對面。繼續朝這個方向走，你會注意到一棟獨特的紅色建築。那就是你的目的地。」