I went up to the policeman and asked directions.

我走到警察跟前向他问路。

youdao

It's not on any map and I got there by chance: I asked directions from a man who happened to be a private van Gogh tour guide in the area.

地图上没有这个地方，我能找到全凭运气：我向一名男子问路，而他刚好是该地区的一名私人梵高路线导游。

youdao

But the fact that this girl asked directions from me (clearly, in her mind, a civilian) suggests that I am not technically traveling in Rome, but living here.

但这名女孩向我问路(显然，在她心目中，我是罗马市民)的事实说明，实际上我并非在罗马旅行，而是在罗马定居。

youdao

So average Joe asked John Q.Public for directions to the nearest bank.

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Thinking he is about to be asked for directions, he walks over to the van.

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For two weeks, they spoke nearly every day, until he asked for directions to her house.

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When an official visitor asked for directions to the toilet at Kabila's residence, a guard nervously searched for the key to a locked en-suite bathroom.

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