A 咱们这个周末去潘家园市场吧。

　　B That’d be interesting. Where is it?

　　B 那会很有趣。它在哪里？

　　A It’s south-east of the city centre.

　　A 在市中心的东南方。

　　B Is it far? Is it easy to get there?

　　B 远吗？到那里容易吗？

　　A No, it’s not far. It’s about 20 minutes in a taxi.

　　A 不，不远。坐出租车大约20分钟。

　　B That sounds ok. Maybe we can find some bargains.

　　B 听起来不错。也许我们能找到价廉物美的东西。

　　Notes 注释

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

　　要指出确切的地点或者位置有很多种方法，你也可以用方向来说明，例如：It’s south-east of the city centre. /在市中心的东南方。

　　2 You can ask about the distance to somewhere in various ways, e.g. Is it far? / Is it far?; Is it easy to get there? / Is it easy to get there?

　　你可以用多种方法问到某地的距离。例如Is it far? / 远吗? ； Is it easy to get there? / 到那里容易吗?

　　3 Remember how you can use time to describe how long a trip will take, e.g. 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旅程的长度，例如：It’s 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 to Panjiayuan market this weekend.

That’s be interesting.  Where is it?

It’s south-east of the city centre.

Is it far?  Is it easy to get there?

No, it’s not far.

It’s about 20 minutes in a taxi.

That sounds ok. 

Maybe we can find some bargains.

重要的短语和句子

咱们这个周末去潘家园市场吧。

那会很有趣。它在哪里？

在市中心的东南方。

远吗？到那里容易吗？

不，不远。

坐出租车大约20分钟。

听起来不错。

也许我们能找到价廉物美的东西。