donny: hey琼燕! you went hiking over the weekend, right? how was it?
　　qy: the view was breathtaking! 我跟朋友去了一个国家公园，可气的是，我们都是路痴，走错了好几回，1个小时的路足足走了3个小时！i'm such a road idiot...
　　donny: road idiot? (诡异的笑) that's not how we say it! you can say, i have no sense of direction.
　　qy: 哦，direction 是方向，所以no sense of direction 就是没有方向感 - 路痴啦！
　　donny: right! people with no sense of direction can easily get lost. 路痴经常迷路。
　　qy: 这说的不就是我么？下礼拜我们要开车去南京，一定又会迷路……哎，donny, 你原来是不是在南京住过？
　　donny: yep! i lived in nanjing for 3 years. i know that city like the back of my hand.
　　qy: like the back of your hand? 了如指掌？
　　donny: exactly! it basically means that i know nanjing really well. you can also say: i know every nook and cranny of nanjing.
　　qy: wait! every nook and cranny? nook 一定是 n-o-o-k, 那 cranny 要怎么拼呢？
　　donny: cranny is spelled c-r-a-n-n-y. when people say "every nook and cranny," they're talking about every tiny corner and out-of-the-way place.
　　qy: 我明白了， every nook and cranny 就是所有边边角角，犄角旮旯。对了，既然你对南京这么熟，你一定要跟我们去！这样我们就不会走丢了。
　　donny: sure! i'd love to go back! now let's see what you've learned today!
　　qy: 第一：形容路痴可以说：somebody has no sense of direction;
　　第二，对一个地方了如直掌，是 know somewhere like the back of one's hand; 也可以说 know every nook and cranny of a place.

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