Even simple things, such as reading signs and menus, asking directions or telling a cab driver where you want to go requires some knowledge of the language.

即使是简单的事情，比如读懂标志和菜单，问路或告诉出租车司机你想要去的地方，都需要一定的语言知识。

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Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robotocist at Osaka University, cites the example of asking directions.

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Asking directions can be challenging in Namibia.

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You, too, will island-hop from experience to experience, procuring supplies, asking for directions, falling into pit traps.

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