At a corner :

A: Excuse me !
B: Yes ?
A: Could you tell me how to get to Diamond Plaza ?
B:  Let me see. Walk along this street until u get to the third crossroads. There will be Dong Khoi Street, and from there, turn right.Then continue to walk along that street and go through two crossroads and you will see Notre Dame cathedral. Diamond Plaza is behind Notre Dame cathedral.
A: Thank you very much.
A: Oh, and one more thing, please. Is there any post office near here ?
B: Yes, there is one.You could try the City post office. It’s across from  the church.
A: Got it. Thanks a lot.
B: You're welcome.

At the shopping center/ trade center:

A: Excuse me !
D: May I help you ?
A: I’m looking for an outdoor coffee shop but I don’t know where it is.
D: Do you mean Two Brothers Restaurant?
A: Yeah, I think that’s the one.
D: There's one upstairs, on the thirteenth floor.
A: Oh, thanks.
D: Why don’t we go together ? I will suggest some other nice coffee shops you should try to visit.
A: and more nice places ?
D: Sure.
A: Ok. Let’s go.

VOCABULARY :
- roundabout (n) ['raundəbaut]        : bùng binh, vòng xoay
- traffic-circle (n) :
- to go pass : đi qua
- to go along : đi dọc theo
- T-junction (n) ['ti:'dʒʌηk∫n] : ngã ba
- intersection (n) [intə'sek∫n] : giao lộ
- crossroads (n) ['krɔsroudz] : ngã tư
- corner (n) ['kɔ:nə] : góc đường
- upstairs (adv) [ʌp'steəz] : trên lầu, tầng trên
- downstairs (adv) ['daunsteəz] : dưới lầu, tầng dưới
- across from : đối diện
- next to : kế bên
- in front of : trước
- behind : đằng sau
- on the left : bên tay trái
- on the right : bên tay phải
- cathedral (n) [kə'θi:drəl] : nhà thờ lớn
- Independence Palace (n) [indi'pendəns]: dinh Độc Lập
- police station : đồn công an
- Embassy (n) ['embəsi]        : đại sứ quán
- Consulate (n) ['kɔnsjulit] : lãnh sự quán  

--Last edited by bobia200 on 2006-10-22 10:28:37 --