在城市的西北部

　　It’s north-west of the city.

　　在城市的西北部。

　　A Let’s go and visit the Summer Palace this weekend.

　　A 咱们这周末去参观颐和园。

　　B That sounds a great idea. Especially if the weather is good.

　　B 听起来是个好主意。如果天气好的话就更好了。

　　A Yes, we can go for a walk around the lake, maybe even a boat trip.

　　A 是的，我们可以绕着湖边散步，也许还可以在湖上泛舟。

　　B Is it far? Is it easy to get to?

　　B 远吗？很容易到达那里吗？

　　A No, it’s not far. It’s about 20 minutes in a taxi. It’s north-west of the city.

　　A 不，不太远。乘

　　B I’ll look forward to that. Let’s go early on Saturday morning.

　　B 我期待着去那里。咱们周六上午早点去吧。

　　Notes注释

　　1.There are many ways to specify a location or position: you can also use directions, eg: It’s north-west of the city / It’s north-west of the city: It’s south-east of the city centre / It’s south-east of the city centre.

　　要确定某个方位或者位置有很多方式：你也可以使用表示方向的词，例如：It’s north-west of the city /它在城市的西北部。It’s south-east of the city centre /它在市中心的西南部。

　　2.You can ask about the distance to somewhere in various ways, eg Is it far? / Is it far? : Is it easy to get to? / Is it easy to get to?

　　你可以用不同的方式来询问到某地的距离，例如Is it far? /远吗？Is it easy to get to? /很容易找到吗？

　　3.Remember how you can use time to describe how long a trip will take, eg: It’s about 20 minutes in a taxi / It’s about 20 minutes in a taxi: It’s about 5 minutes walking / It’s about 5 minutes walking.

　　记住你怎样用时间来描述某个行程的长短，例如：about 20 minutes in a taxi /乘出租车大约20分钟。It’s about 5 minutes walking /步行大约5分钟。

Key phrases and sentences   Let’s go and visit the Summer Palace this weekend. That sounds a great idea. Especially if the weather is good. Yes, we can go for a walk around the lake, maybe even a boat trip. Is it far?  Is it easy to get to? No, it’s not far. It’s about 20 minutes in a taxi. It’s north-west of the city. I’ll look forward to that. Let’s go early on Saturday morning.

重要的短语和句子   咱们这周末去参观颐和园。 听起来是个好主意。 如果天气好的话就更好了。 是的，我们可以绕着湖边散步，也许还可以在湖上泛舟。 远吗？很容易到达那里吗？ 不，不太远。 乘出租车去大约需要20分钟。 颐和园在北京的西北部。 我期待着去那里。 咱们周六上午早点去吧。