1. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
我不知道去酒店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。
知识点1：sb. know the way to somewhere 某人知道去某地的路
know the way to New Oriental School.
我知道去新东方学校的路。
问路常用句型：
How do I get to... ?
我如何去……?
Could you tell me the way...?
我怎么去……?
Where is...,please?
请问到……怎么走？
Please point me the direction of....
请帮我指一下到……的方向。
Which way should I take?
我应该走哪条路？
如何指方向：
Go straight on / ahead.
一直向前走。
Turn right at the comer.
请在前面拐角处右转。
You should take the No.47 bus.
你应该坐47路公交车。
You should get off at the fifth stop.
你应该在第:5站下车。
You need to head south / east / north / west.
你应该一直朝南/东/北/西面走。
知识点2：so为并列连词，意为“因此，所以”。补充学习以下同义词：
therefore adv. 因此，因而
Yesterday I was ill, and therefore could not come.
昨天我病了，所以没能来。
hence adv. 因此
This is hand-made, hence expensive.
这是手工制作的，因此很贵。
thereby adv. 因此，从而
He became a citizen, thereby gaining the right to vote.
他成了公民，因此获得了投票权。
accordingly adv.因此，于是
He was asked to leave the city and accordingly he left.
有人叫他离开这座城市，因此他就走了。
as a result 结果
Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts.
由于政府缩戒经费的缘故，有500人被突然解雇了。
as a consequence = consequently 所以，因此
He had been ill for a long time and consequently he was behind in his work.
他病了很久，因此耽误了功课.
2. I arrived in London at last.
我终于到达了伦敦.
知识点：arrive in到达大地方；arrive at到达小地方或具体指定的地点
“到达某地”的常用表达：
arrive (v.) + in/at somewhere
arrive in Shanghai 到达上海；arrive at airport 到达机场
reach(v.) + somewhere
reach the bus station 到达汽车站
