Daniel: Dad, where is the Book Building?

Dad: I'm looking. Can you still remember what the conductor said?

Daniel: She said that when we get off the bus, the Book Building is right by the bus s.

Dad: But I don't see it.

Daniel: Oh, Dad, look at the sign, please!

Dad: Oh, my god! We get off at the wrong s. I'm so sorry, honey.

Daniel: OK, Dad, it happens.

Dad: It's my fault. So what can we do now? Walk?

Daniel: Come on, I'm too tired!

Dad: OK, you promise don't tell your mother about it, we'll take a taxi.

Daniel: Sure, I promise.

Dad: If you keep your promise, I will also let you watch Ultraman this evening.

丹尼尔：爸爸，图书大厦在哪里呢？

爸爸：我在找啊。你还记得售票员是怎么说的吗？

丹尼尔：她说我们下车之后，图书大厦就在车站旁边啊。

爸爸：但是我没有看见啊。

丹尼尔：噢，爸爸，看那个标志。

爸爸：噢，天哪,我们下错站了。对不起，宝贝。

丹尼尔：算了，爸爸，常有的事。

爸爸：都是我的错。那我们现在怎么办呢？走过去吗？

丹尼尔：啊，我好累啊！

爸爸：好，如果你答应我不将这件事告诉你妈妈，我们就坐的士过去。

丹尼尔：当然，我向你保证。

爸爸：你要是遵守你的诺言，今天晚上我就让你看《奥特曼》。

Daniel: My father is really careless. Sometimes he can't even get off the bus at the right s. But when that happens, he would always ask me to keep a secret from Mom then take a taxi, instead. So I don't think my Mom knows what kind of person she is married to.

conductor n. 售票员

get off 下车

sign n. 记号，标志

wrong adj. 错误的

happen vi. 发生

fault n. 错误，过失

promise vi. 承诺，许诺

指示代词

指示代词包括this 这个，that 那个，these 这些，those 那些。其中this, these 分别表示这个，这些，指近处的人或物。that 和 those 分别表示那个、那些，指离说话人较远处的人或物。

1.指示代词在句子中的成分

（1）作主语

Tommy, this is my sister May. 汤姆，这是我的姐姐阿美。

That is my little dog, Barbie. 那是我的小狗，芭比。

Those are my parents. 那是我的父母。

What are these? 这些是什么？

Who is this? （电话用语）你是哪位？

This is May. 我是阿美。

（2）作宾语

Could you give me that? 能给我那个吗？

Do not you know this? 你不知道这个吗？

（3）作定语

This house is very beautiful. 这个房子非常漂亮。

That dog is mine. 那只狗是我的。

Are you going out this evening? 你今天晚上出去吗？

2.指示代词that在口语中常用短语

（1）that is(to say) 这/那就是说

That's to say, you love me? 那就是说，你爱我？

（2）that's all 只是，就这样

Please don't do it again, that's all. 以后别再这么做了，就这些。

That's all. 就这么多。/就这样。

两人一组，一方朗诵下面的中文句子，另一方挑选出合适的翻译。

1.那是52路车。

2.那不是西单图书大厦。

3.那是的士。

4.那是IC卡。

5.那是公交公司的问题。

1.That is the taxi.

2.That is IC card.

3.That is the problem of the Bus Company.

4.That is not Xidan Book Building.

5.That is Bus 52.