On Sunday（星期日）/ˈsʌndeɪ/ afternoon, Jin was leaving the city（城市）/ˈsɪti/ library（图书馆）/ˈlaɪbrəri/ near the town square（广场）/skweə/ when an elderly（年长的）/ˈeldəli/ gentleman（先生；绅士）/ˈdʒentlmən/ stopped him and asked for（询问；请求）/ɑːskt fɔː/ directions（路线说明）/dəˈrekʃnz/. The man（男人；男士）/mæn/ carried a tourist（游客）/ˈtʊərɪst/ map（地图）/mæp/ and a card（卡片）/kɑːd/ with an address（地址）/əˈdres/. This（这；这个）/ðɪs/ was his first visit（参观；访问）/ˈvɪzɪt/ to the capital（首都）/ˈkæpɪtl/ of the country（国家）/ˈkʌntri/. He had travelled alone（独自地）/əˈləʊn/ by（通过；借助）/baɪ/ railway（铁路）/ˈreɪlweɪ/ from the countryside（乡村）/ˈkʌntrisaɪd/ to meet（会面）/miːt/ his son（儿子）/sʌn/ for an art（艺术）/ɑːt/ tour（参观；游览）/tʊə/. His son was a university（大学）/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ student（学生）/ˈstjuːdnt/. The visitor（访客）/ˈvɪzɪtə/ had never（从不；从未）/ˈnevə/ seen（见过）/siːn/ the city before and was not familiar（熟悉的）/fəˈmɪliə/ with its roads（道路）/rəʊd/.
The visitor had reached Lake（湖；用于街道名）/leɪk/ Street, but the card said 18 Lake Road. Jin checked the complete address and the museum（博物馆；美术馆）/mjuˈziːəm/ name（名称）/neɪm/. The two road names looked similar（相似的）/ˈsɪmələ/, so the visitor had turned into the wrong（错误的）/rɒŋ/ place. The symbols（符号）/ˈsɪmblz/ on a public（公共的）/ˈpʌblɪk/ map showed Lake Road one block（街区）/blɒk/ east（东方；向东）/iːst/ of the square. The museum stood（站立）/stʊd/ on the west（西方；西边的）/west/ side（一侧；边）/saɪd/ of the road, across from（在……对面）/əˈkrɒs frɒm/ the Grand Theatre（剧院）/ˈθɪətə/, and was close（近的）/kləʊs/ enough to reach on foot（步行）/ɒn fʊt/.
Jin gave directions（指路）/ɡeɪv dəˈrekʃnz/ slowly. 男“Walk（步行）/wɔːkt/ forward（向前）/ˈfɔːwəd/ past the hotel（旅馆）/həʊˈtel/ and cinema（电影院）/ˈsɪnəmə/. Turn left at the clock（钟；钟楼中的钟）/klɒk/ tower（塔）/ˈtaʊə/, then continue east. The museum is opposite（在……对面）/ˈɒpəzɪt/ the theatre.” The visitor repeated each step, but several tall（高的）/tɔːl/ buildings hid（遮挡）/hɪd/ the tower from where they stood. He was still unsure（不确定的）/ˌʌnˈʃʊə/ about the final turn.
Jin decided that showing the way would be clearer than adding more words. He walked with the visitor. At each crossing（路口）/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/, they checked the street sign（标志）/saɪn/. After the cinema, the clock tower came（进入；来到）/keɪm/ into view（视野；景象）/vjuː/. They turned left, passed（经过）/pɑːst/ a restaurant（餐馆）/ˈrestrɒnt/, and saw the theatre ahead.
The museum entrance（入口）/ˈentrəns/ had the number（号码）/ˈnʌmbə/ 18 above it. Inside the main hall（大厅）/hɔːl/, the visitor's son was waiting for（等待）/ˈweɪtɪŋ fɔː/ him next to（紧挨着）/nekst tuː/ the information（信息）/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/ desk（服务台）/desk/. He thanked Jin for being helpful（乐于助人的）/ˈhelpfl/. Jin then returned to the library. By checking the whole address before giving directions, he had found（找到）/faʊnd/ the real（真正的）/rɪəl/ problem: the visitor needed Lake Road, not Lake Street.