社会发达了,尤其是城市的孩子想必有这个体会,那就是城市的道路错综复杂,自己出行现在大多数人只能依赖导航,认路的能力也在直线下降。那么,如果真的迷路了,应该怎么说呢?
最常见的是to get lost
例句:
I wouldn't have gotten lost, if I had asked for directions.
我要是问一下方向,就不至于迷路了。
这里要注意的是,get lost在口语中常表示“走开,别捣乱”,与get out的感情色彩有点像,所以要尽量不要用,显得很没礼貌。
而我们从小接触的get lost,哪怕甚至在课本上我们接触过的也不外乎于此。相比之下,下面的这些说法更地道,尤其是第一个lose one's way,更常用来表示“迷路”。
to lose one's way(正式)
例句:
The child had lost his way.
那个小孩迷路了。
to take the wrong road(不常用)
例句:
Finally we found ourselves having taken the wrong road.
最后,我们发觉我们迷路了。
to go the wrong way(常用)
例句:
I am afraid we are going the wrong way.
恐怕我们走错路了。
so lose one's bearings(正式)
例句:
One might lose his bearings in an unfamiliar place.
一个人在不熟悉的地方最容易迷路。
can't find one's way(常用)
例句:
They went on in the desert until at last they couldn't find their way.
他们在沙漠里继续走,直到他们最后迷了路。
to stray(正式)
例句:
They strayed in the woods.
他们在森林中迷路了。
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