Could you direct me to the Town Hall please?

对话
Driver: Could you direct me to the Town Hall please? I’m a stranger here.
Pedestrian: Yes, of course. Carry straight on to the next set of traffic lights and turn left.
Driver: How far is that?
Pedestrian: About a kilometer. Then keep going for about another kilometer until you come to a large traffic circle covered in flowers.
Driver: Is that what people call the floral traffic circle?
Pedestrian: Yes, go straight across and the Town Hall is 100 meters along on the left-hand side.
司机：可不可以告诉我去市政厅的路线？我是外地人。
行人：当然可以。向前直走，走到一组红绿灯号前，就向左转。
司机：那有多远？
行人：大约一公里。然后再向前直走一公里左右，走到一个花卉丛生的圆形交叉路口。
司机：是不是叫‘圆环’的那个圆形路口？
行人：不错。穿过这路口，走大约一百公尺，左边就是市政厅了。

向人问路，除了以前说过的Could you tell me the way to a certain place?（可以告诉我怎样去某处吗？）还有一个常用说法：Could you direct me to a certain place?

Direct作动词，有‘指路’的意思，Can you direct me to the nearest supermarket?即‘可以告诉我怎样去这里最近的超级市场吗？’留意direct someone和take/guide/lead someone不同。Direct someone只是告诉他怎样走，take/guide/lead someone则是亲自带人家走：take是最普通的用法，guide有‘道路多歧难认’含义，lead则是‘在某人前面或执着某人的手引路’，例如：(1) I took him to the Central Library（我带他去中央图书馆）。(2) He guided us out of the forest（他带领我们走出森林）。(3) Taking the blind man by the hand, she led him across the road（他握着那盲人的手，带他走过马路）。除非你希望人家带路，否则不要说Could you take/guide/lead me to a certain place?

假如你带着地图，要问人家‘我现在是在地图上哪个位置？’英文可以说Where am I (located) on the map?或Could you show me where I am on the map?请人家在地图上指路，则可说：Could you show me on the map?

最后说the floral traffic circle。Floral（花的）是flower的形容词，traffic circle则是圆形交叉路口，也叫rotary，英式英文叫roundabout，例如：When you get to a traffic circle, always turn right（遇到圆形交叉路口，就向右转）。