it’s on the south side of changan avenue.

　　在长安大街的南侧。

　　a tonight we’re going to eat peking duck.

　　a 今晚我们要去吃北京烤鸭。

　　b good. i’m looking forward to it. i’ve heard so much about it.

　　b 好的。我很期待吃北京烤鸭。关于北京烤鸭我听得太多了。

　　a i think you’ll enjoy it. it’s a good restaurant too.

　　a 我想你会喜欢的。而且那是一家很好的餐馆。

　　b where is it? is it nearby?

　　b 餐馆在哪里？在这附近吗？

　　a it’s not far. it’s on the south side of changan avenue. it’s only ten minutes from your hotel by taxi.

　　a 不太远。在长安街的南面。从你住的旅馆乘出租车到那里只要10分钟。

　　b good. shall we meet in the lobby at 6 and then take a taxi?

　　b 好。咱们今晚6点在旅馆大堂见面然后一起打车走好吗？

　　notes 注释

　　1 there are many ways to specify a location or position, eg: it’s on the south side of changan avenue / it’s on the south side of changan avenue : it’s at the north gate of behai park / it’s at the north gate of behai park.

　　确定某个方位或者位置有很多方式，例如：it’s on the south side of changan avenue /在长安大街的南面。it’s at the north gate of behai park /在北海公园的北门。

　　2 you can ask whether a place is near or far, eg: is it nearby? / is it nearby?

　　你可以问某处是近还是远，例如：is it nearby? /就在附近吗？