社會發達了,尤其是城市的孩子想必有這個體會,那就是城市的道路錯綜復雜,自己出行現在大多數人只能依賴導航,認路的能力也在直線下降。那么,如果真的迷路了,應該怎么說呢?
最常見的是 to get lost:
I wouldn't have gotten lost, if I had asked for directions.
我要是問一下方向,就不至于迷路了。
這里要注意的是,get lost在口語中常表示“走開,別搗亂”,與get out的感情色彩有點像,所以要盡量不要用,顯得很沒禮貌。
而我們從小接觸的get lost,哪怕甚至在課本上我們接觸過的也不外乎于此。
相比之下,下面的這些說法更地道,尤其是第一個lose one's way,更常用來表示“迷路”。
to lose one's way(正式)
The child had lost his way.
那個小孩迷路了。
to take the wrong road(不常用)
Finally we found ourselves having taken the wrong road.
最后,我們發覺我們迷路了。
to go the wrong way(常用)
I am afraid we are going the wrong way.
恐怕我們走錯路了。
so lose one's bearings(正式)
One might lose his bearings in an unfamiliar place.
一個人在不熟悉的地方最容易迷路。
can't find one's way(常用)
They went on in the desert until at last they couldn't find their way.
他們在沙漠里繼續走,直到他們最后迷了路。
to stray(正式)
They strayed in the woods.
他們在森林中迷路了。
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