Two Englishmen were in Boston for a visit. One morning they went out to look for a famous church, but they didn’t know how to get there. They stopped a man and asked.
"Excuse me, can you tell us the way to the North Church?"
"Go three blocks ( 街区 ) and turn to your left." He said, " you can’t miss it."
So the Englishmen walked three blocks and turned to their left, but they didn’t see the church. They then asked a second man.
"Excuse me, but we’re trying to find the North Church."
This one said, "Go three blocks and turned to your left." But again they couldn’t find the church. In the end they asked a third man, "Excuse me, please could you tell us how to get to the North Church?"
"Go three blocks and turn to your left. You can’t miss it."
They walked three blocks and turned to their left for a third time. This time they found the church.
"Is everything in Boston three blocks and a left turn?" they asked themselves.
Just then a man walked over to them. "Excuse me," the man said, "where is the East Park? Can you tell me?"
"Go three blocks and turn to your left," one of the Englishman said, "You can’t miss it."
1. Where were the two Englishmen going? _______________________________
2. Did they know the way?_________________________________
3. What did the first man tell them?__________________________________
4. How many people did they ask the way?______________
5. Do you think the two Englishmen know the way to the East Park?____