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1、ThereissonginEnglishwithachorusthatgoeslikethis:有首英文歌是這么唱的:Sign,sign,everywhereasign,Blockin’outthescenery,breakin’mymind,Dothis,don’tdothat,can’tyoureadthesign?標(biāo)語(yǔ)!標(biāo)語(yǔ)!到處都是標(biāo)語(yǔ)!大煞風(fēng)景,頭昏腦脹。干這個(gè)!別干那個(gè)!你難道看不懂標(biāo)語(yǔ)嗎?Thissongisveryfittingbecausetoday’spostisaboutsignsinEnglish,signsthatyouwillseeonther
2、oadwhiledrivingorwhenwalkingdownastreet.Manyofthesesignsareselfexplanatory,becausethesymbolsorpicturesusedareobvious,togetamessageacrosstoeveryone,eveniftheycan’tread.However,let’stakeacloserlookatthesignsinthepicturebelow,soyoucanfullyunderstandwhattheymeanincaseyoucomeacrossoneoftheminA
3、merica.這首歌非常適合這篇文章的主題——英文中的標(biāo)志。你可以在開(kāi)車(chē)、散步的時(shí)候看到這些標(biāo)志。大部分標(biāo)志一目了然,因?yàn)樗褂玫臉?biāo)記或是圖片非常明顯,就算不識(shí)字,每個(gè)人都能看懂它傳達(dá)的信息。不過(guò),讓我們仔細(xì)看看下列標(biāo)志,這樣當(dāng)你碰上它們就可以完全理解了。Startingwiththetoprow,ontheleftside,wehavea:從第一排左邊開(kāi)始:stopsign–Whenyouseethissignyouwillhavetocometoacompletestopinyourcarorbikebeforeyoucontinuemovingforward.停車(chē)標(biāo)
4、志——看到這個(gè)標(biāo)志,開(kāi)車(chē)或是騎車(chē)都要停下來(lái),不能再往前走。yieldsign–Thissignindicatesthatyouneedtoslowdown,butyoumaynothavetocometoafullstop.讓行標(biāo)志——這個(gè)標(biāo)志提醒你要減速,但不用停下來(lái)。crosswalk–Thisisasignthatindicatespeoplehavetherightofwaytocrossthestreet,socarshavetostopwhentheyseeapersonwaitingnexttooneofthesesigns.人行道——這個(gè)標(biāo)志提示行人可以穿
5、過(guò)街道,看到行人在一旁等待,車(chē)輛需要停下。turning–Thissignindicatesthattheroadisturningahead,sobecareful.轉(zhuǎn)彎——這個(gè)標(biāo)志提示前方道路有彎道,小心駕駛。hill–Thissignindicatesyouareabouttoapproachahill.下坡——這個(gè)標(biāo)志提示前方下坡。Pitchit!–Ifyouarelookingforthenearestgarbageortrashcan,keepaneyeoutforthissign,itwilloftenindicateapublicgarbagecanisn
6、earby.垃圾桶——如果你在找最近的垃圾桶,留意這個(gè)標(biāo)志,這表示附近有垃圾桶。Secondrow:第二行:speedlimit–WhendrivingintheUnitedStatesyouwillhavetowatchoutforspeedlimitsignsasthespeedlimitchangesfrequentlydependingonwhereyouaredriving;thenumberonthissignindicatesthemaximummilesperhouryoucandriveinthatarea.限速——在美國(guó)開(kāi)車(chē),你要當(dāng)心限速標(biāo)志。因?yàn)殚_(kāi)車(chē)
7、地點(diǎn)不同,速度限制經(jīng)常會(huì)變化。標(biāo)志上的數(shù)字表示你在這一區(qū)域的最大時(shí)速。donotenter–Thissignindicatesyouarenotallowedtoenteraroadatthatpoint.禁止通行——這一標(biāo)志標(biāo)明你不能進(jìn)入這條路。deadend–Thismeansthataroadisendingandtherewillbenootherroadsaheadtoturnon.此路不通——這表示路已經(jīng)到盡頭了,前方?jīng)]有別的路了。Buckleup!–ThereareoftensignsonroadsintheUn