Why don't you walk?
你为何不步行呢？
A Let's meet tonight at the Thai restaurant. about 7.
A 让大家今晚泰国参观见。大概7点。
B Fine. I'll take a taxi.
B 好。我会打出租车去。
A Why don't you walk? It's only about 20 minutes walking and it's a nice
evening.
A 你为何不步行呢？步行只须大约20分钟，何况今晚这样怡人。
B Never thought2 about it. I suppose3 you are right. It's quite a short walk.
B 从没想过步行。我想你是对的。步行也不远。
A And it's good exercise! You'll enjoy your dinner more.
A 而且步行是非常不错的训练！你晚饭会吃得更香。
B That's true4. Maybe I'll do more walking in Beijing. Get less5 taxis a to keep fit6.
B 那肯定。或许我在北京将多走一走。少坐出租车，身领会非常棒。
Notes 注解
1 Remember another way to make a suggestion7: Why don't you . . . ? / Why don't you . . .? e1.g. Why don't you walk? / Why don't you walk?; Why don't we meet at 8? / Why don't we meet at 8?
记住提出建议的另一种办法：Why don't you . . . ? / 你为何不 . . .? 比如: Why don't you walk? / 你为何不步行呢?; Why don't we meet at 8? /大家为何不在8点见面呢?
2 To describe8 how long a journey9 might10 take, you can say: It's about 20 minutes walking. / It's about 20 minutes walking; It's about 10 minutes by taxi. / It's about 10 minutes by taxi; It's two hours by plane. / It's two hours by plane.
要描述旅程大约需要的时间，你可以说：It's about 20 minutes walking. / 步行大约需要20分钟； It's about 10 minutes by taxi / 坐出租车大约需要10分钟; It's two hours by plane. / 乘飞机需要2小时。
Key phrases11 and sentences12
要紧的短语和句子
Let's meet tonight at the Thai restaurant. about 7.
咱们今晚在泰国饭店见。大约7点。
Fine. I'll take a taxi.
好。我会打出租车去。
Why don't you walk?
你为何不步行呢？
It's only about 20 minutes walking and it's a nice evening.
步行只须大约20分钟，何况今晚这样怡人。
Never thought about it.
从没想过步行。
I suppose you are right.
我想你是对的。
It's quite a short walk.
步行也不远。
And it's good exercise!
而且步行是非常不错的训练！
You'll enjoy your dinner more.
你晚饭会吃得更香。
That's true.
那肯定。
Maybe I'll do more walking in Beijing.
或许我在北京将多走一走。
Get less taxis to keep fit.
少坐出租车，身领会非常棒。
