Lesson Eight
Basic Words and Patterns 基本词汇和句型：
where 哪里，在哪儿
Where is your father？
——He is in the factory.He is a computer engineer.
Where is your mother？
——She is in the hospital.She is a head nurse.
Where is your sister？
——She is in a company.She is a secretary.
Where is your son？
——He is at school.He is a student.
Hello？Where are you？I can barely hear you.
——I think my battery must be low.I'll call you back later.
Oh，before I forget，where shall we meet？
——We shall meet at the coffee bar of this hotel.
Where can we park the car？
——There's a parking lot over there.
Where can I exchange my money for US dollars？
——The money exchange counter is over there.
Where is the washroom？
——The washroom is at the end of the corridor.Go straight ahead and turn left.
Where is your seat？ Please show me your boarding card.
——My seat is 47A.Will you show me to my seat，please？
Where can I find the shuttle bus or a limousine？
——You can find it at Gate Number 15 of the airport.
Do you know where I can find a supermarket？
——Take Bus number 8 to the bus terminal，you can find one there.
Do you know where the post office is？
——Go straight for one block，and it's on your right-hand side.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
factory（plant）工厂；computer engineer电脑工程师；head nurse护士长；secretary秘书；barely（hardly）勉强，几乎不；to hear听到；the battery must be low（high）电池电量很低（高）；coffee bar咖啡店；hotel（guest house）酒店（宾馆）；to park the car去泊车；parking lot停车场；money exchange counter换汇柜台；over there在那儿；washroom（rest room.Lavatory）洗手间；end of the corridor走廊的尽头；to go straight ahead一直往前走；to turn left（right）转左（右）；seat座位；to show one one's boarding card出示登机卡；shuttle bus机场班车，摆渡车；limousine往返机场的小客车；Gate Number 15 15号门；airport机场；bus（subway）terminal巴士（地铁）终点站；post office邮局；right（left）hand side右（左）手边
Grammar Points 语法提要：
1.Where也是疑问词的一种，它构成的特殊疑问句由“疑问词Where+一般疑问句”构成。
2.Do you know…本来就是疑问句，后面要跟带有疑问词where的从句作宾语从句。因此，带where的从句应该是陈述句，而不是疑问句。
不能说：Do you know where is the post office？
应该说：Do you know where the post office is？
你明白了吗？
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
在中华路（road）和华海路的转角（corner）有一个小书店（bookstore）.书店不大，但你可以买到报纸（newspaper）和杂志（magazine），你也可以买到一些畅销书（best-sellers）.如果你想找（look for）些文具（some stationery），你也可以在这里买到。小书店离我们公司不远（not far from），步行约十分钟就可到达（it takes ten minutes to reach）。
北京是我国的首都（capital）。每天有来自世界各地的（all over the world）朋友访问北京。如果你在北京街上散步，你会遇到许多外国人（foreigner）。上星期我跟几个朋友去北京，我们就住在离天安门广场不远的（not far from）一个酒店里。那天我出了房间搭电梯到了大堂，就碰到（to come across）一个外国人问我，“对不起，洗手间在哪里？”。我告诉他，洗手间就在走廊的尽头，他高高兴兴地去找（to find）洗手间了。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
Nearly there is an airport in every city in China，if the city is not too small.Airport is an important gate for people coming and leaving the city.There are also three ways（方法）for you going from the airport to the downtown area（市区）.First is the public bus or subway，the second is the taxi，and the third is the shuttle bus（穿梭班车）or limousine（机场小型客车）.But normally，shuttle bus or limousine only carries you to different hotels in the city.
Mary is my secretary in the office.She is a clever and hard-working girl.Every morning she is always the first coming to the office.She will do her best to put our office tidy（干净的）and in order（整洁）.Every time when I am writing a report（报告）or making a plan，she will collect（收集）all the information for me.When there is a visitor coming，she will come to treat（款待，对待）him kindly.She also cares for（照看好）everything in the office.If some one is in need of help（要人帮忙），she is ready to help him.I don't think our office can work well without her.