Straight as the Crow Flies非常筆直

對話
Jim：I have to go get my bike fixed, but I haven't found a bike shop yet.
吉姆：我得把這輛腳踏車送修，但是我還沒找到腳踏車店。
Larry：I know a good shop.
賴瑞：我知道有家店很不錯。
Jim：Oh, great. Where is it？
吉姆：噢，太好了。在哪裡？
Larry：You have to walk down this street, take a left, and walk across the bridge.
賴瑞：沿著這條街走下去，左轉，然後過一座橋。
Jim：OK...
吉姆：好……
Larry：Then follow the river for twenty minutes, turn right at the statue, and then it's straight as the crow flies for about 15 blocks.
賴瑞：接著沿著河走20分鐘，在雕像那邊右轉，然後一路直行，走大概15個街區。
Jim：It's a considerable distance！How am I supposed to get there if my bike is broken？
吉姆：還蠻遠的！如果我的腳踏車壞了，我要怎麼去？
Larry：Yeah. You should probably fix your bike first if you're planning to go all that way.
賴瑞：嗯。如果你想要一路這樣走過去，最好先把你的腳踏車修好。
Jim：Oh, yeah, of course. Thanks so much for the advice. You're a big help.
吉姆：噢，那當然。真多謝你的建議喔。對我真有幫助。
Larry：No problem！
賴瑞：別客氣！

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俚語精解
◎Straight as the Crow Flies
因烏鴉知道兩點間最短距離是直線，故英文就用「像烏鴉一樣直飛」來表示「非常筆直」。
例：The distance between our home and our destination is less than 200 km as the crow flies, but it will take us nearly three days to get there by car.（我們家到目的地的直線距離不到200公里，但是開車到那裡要花上約3天的時間。）

關鍵字詞
◎take a left 向左轉（= turn left）
例：Walk down the street until you see a coffee shop, take a left, and go straight for 3 blocks.（沿著這條街走，看到咖啡店時左轉，然後直走3個街區。）
◎statue n.雕像
例：We took the ferry to Ellis Island to see the Statue of Liberty.（我們搭乘渡輪到愛麗絲島看自由女神像。）
◎considerable a.相當多的
例：After 40 years of hard work, Mr. Jackson saved a considerable amount of money and decided to retire.（經40年辛勤工作，傑克遜先生攢了相當金額儲蓄，因此他決定要退休。）

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