聽力每日練習 listen 964 As?the?Crow?Flies

 
2--What do these people mean when they say, "as the crow flies"? Let's listen:
 
1--I am going to check my GPS, but first, can you tell me how far the airport is from here?
 
2--I think it's about 20 miles.
 
1--The airport isn't very far, "as the crow flies," but you can't get there directly.
 
2--You have to drive around the mountains. It's about 40 minute by car.
 
1--A crow is a big, black bird.
 
2--"As the crow flies", describes the distance between two places as a bird, or an airplane, might fly.
 
1--It does not include the turns in a road going around mountains or bodies of water.
 
2--Now you can use "as the crow flies," in a conversation.
 
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注解：
 
1.directly直接地
2.distance距離
3.conversation會話

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譯文：

1--你在美語中聽過這個短語嗎？直線距離
2--當有人說"as the crow flies"，他們要表達的意思是什么？讓我們聽一下:
1--我要查看我的GPS，但是首先，你能告訴我這兒離機場多遠嗎?
2--我想大約20英里。
1--以直線距離來說，機場離這兒不是很遠，但你不能直接到那里。
2--你必須繞著山走。開車大約要40分鐘。
1--烏鴉是一種大的、黑色的鳥。
2--"As the crow flies"描述的是兩個地方的距離，鳥或飛機可以飛過去。
1--這不包括路上繞著山或水的拐彎處。
2--現(xiàn)在你可以在對話中使用"as the crow flies"了。