8 Which Way Next

Which Way Next? written by John Lockyer

下一步走哪条路?约翰·洛克耶写的

Wherever you are in the world, a compass will show you which way you are going. Whichever way you turn, you will face one direction. It will be somewhere between north, south, east and west. North is the direction that faces the North Pole. South, which is the opposite of north, is the direction to the South Pole. The direction to the right is called east and the direction to the left is called west.

无论你在世界上的哪个地方，指南针都会告诉你要走哪条路。 无论你朝哪个方向走，你都会面对一个方向。 它将在北、南、东、西之间的某个地方。 北是面向北极的方向。 南，与北相反，是指向南极的方向。 向右的方向叫东，向左的方向叫西。

When you don't have a map, you can use a compass to help you find your way. A compass has a magnetic needle that always points north. It points north because it is pulled by strong magnetic forces at the North Pole. When the needle points to N for north, it is easy to see which way is south and east and west.

当你没有地图时，你可以用指南针来帮助你找到路。 指南针上的磁针总是指向北方。 它指向北方是因为它受到北极强磁力的牵引。 当指针指向北方时，很容易看出哪边是南，哪边是东，哪边是西。

The four main directions are often used to name the parts of a country. The four parts of Africa are North Africa, South Africa, East Africa and West Africa. compass can help you to find cities in a country. In Australia, Darwin is north, Melbourne is south, Sydney is east, and Perth is west.

这四个主要方向通常用来命名一个国家的部分。 非洲的四个部分是北非、南非、东非和西非。 指南针可以帮助你找到一个国家的城市。 在澳大利亚，达尔文在北，墨尔本在南，悉尼在东，珀斯在西。

You can carry a compass and a map to help you find your way in a city. The map shows that this park is on the south side of the city, so which direction would you follow to reach the skyscrapers? What can you see on the east side of the city?

你可以随身携带指南针和地图来帮助你在城市里找到路。 地图上显示这个公园在城市的南边，那么你走哪个方向去摩天大楼呢? 在城市的东边你能看到什么?

school In this school, the sports track is on the east side. The soccer field is north, the classrooms are south, but what is west? Where is the road? Which way are the cars facing? Which way would you go to play on the tennis courts?

在这所学校，运动场在东边。 足球场在北面，教室在南面，但是什么在西面? 路在哪里?汽车朝哪个方向? 在网球场上你会走哪条路?