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AEE 2543: Go Out of Your Way for these English Direction Phrases
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A: I'm so sorry. Michelle ! I know I'm super out of the way .
B:OK. it's totally fine. Lindsay it's actually on the way to my physical therapist. so not too bad .
A:OK! most people say it's a bit remote.
B: and not too bad. it's not really nearby. but it's not too far.
A: so at the corner turn left? not right?
B: oh. OK I'm en route .在途中
B:OK. it's totally fine. Lindsay it's actually on the way to my physical therapist. so not too bad .
A:OK! most people say it's a bit remote.
B: and not too bad. it's not really nearby. but it's not too far.
A: so at the corner turn left? not right?
B: oh. OK I'm en route .在途中
: you're trying to get from A to C, but then if sth. point B is in the middle or you know just in the same direction. then that's on the way.
ex:
.I'm going to run into the coffee shop as I go to the airport. one is in the same direction as the other way. it's just in the same direction.
.I can grab a soda before I get to you — the store is on the way to your house.
.Hey, I'm in Las Vegas trying to get to LA, but I want to stop for a turkey sandwich on the way.
.of course I can drop you off. it's no problem it's on the way .
(emphasizing that this would not be inconvenient to me to give you a ride )
2.the opposite:out of the way
(🈲🙅♂️off the way)
:it's inconvenient to go to because the direction that you're headed in it's not in a straight line. you would have to go somewhere else and then head back to where you were going.
ex:
.I desperately need a coffee but the shop is completely out of the way and I'd be too late .
.I don't want you to go out of the way. Only pick me up if I'm on the way.
3.in the way
: if someone is in the way , they are blocking.
⭐️on the way +to somewhere≠convenient
🙅♂️I have a coffee shop near my house that's on the way .🈲
✓there's a supermarket nearby .( it means it's close to me)
⭐️out of the way （inconvenient)
these directions show this place is too inconvenient to get to.＝this place is out of the way.
⭐️remote远离中心/设施
it's not near any trains.