《旅游英语900句》之华盛顿纪念塔与西点西校

 The Washington Monument and West Point

华盛顿纪念塔与西点西校

　　Key Sentences（重点句子）

　　486. Now we are at the Washington Monument.

　　现在我们到了华盛顿纪念塔。

　　487. What a magnificent sight it is！

　　这塔多么壮观啊。

　　488. Can you give us some information about it，Mr White？

　　您能为我们介绍一下吗，怀特先生？

　　489. With pleasure.

　　当然乐意。

　　490.The Washington Monument was started in 1848.

　　华盛顿纪念塔于1848年开始建造。

　　491. After many difficulties and delays，the building was completed in 1885，and opened to the public in 1888.

　　经历了种种困难和延期之后，这座建筑于1885年竣工，并于1888年对外开放。

　　492. So it took many years to build the monument.

　　这么说这座塔花了许多时间才建成。

　　493. How high is it？

　　它有多高啊？

　　494.The height of the monument is 555 feet.

　　这座塔的地面高度为555英尺。

　　495.The top can be reached by elevator or by iron stairway.

　　到塔顶可以乘电梯或走铁梯。

　　496. I felt the elevator flying in the air.

　　我觉得这电梯好像在空中飞。

　　497.The elevator makes the ascent only in 70 seconds.

　　这电梯升这么高只要70秒。

　　498. Now you can have a bird－eye view of the capital fromhere.

　　现在你们可以从这里鸟瞰首都的景色。

　　499. We're heading for West Point.

　　我们正往西点军校方向开去。

　　500. You'll get a very clear view of the fortress on top of the hill.

　　上了山顶你就会清楚地看到那里的炮台的全景。

　　Dialogue A

　　Guide：Now we are at the Washington Monument.

　　Wang：Oh，What a magnificent sight it is！Can you give us some information about it，Mr White？

　　Guide：With pleas ure. The Washington Monument was started in 1848. After many difficulties and delays，the building was completed in 1885，and opened to the public in 1888.

　　Wang：So it took many years to build the monument. How high is it？

　　Guide：The height of the monument is 555 feet. The top can be reached by elevator or by an iron stairway. Shallwe go up now？

　　Wang：（They reach the top. ）I felt the elevator flying in the air.

　　Guide：So it was. The elevator makes the ascent only in 70seconds. Now you can have a bird－eye view of the capital from here.

　　Dialogue B

　　A：We're heading for West Point. You'll get a very clear view of the fortress on top of the hill.

　　B：How far away are we from New York now？

　　A：Sixty miles from the Long Island. We're almost there.

　　B：We've been climbing for the past twenty minutes. Do we have to go far to the gate？

　　A：No need，we'll stop right at the gate.

　　B：Shall we tour the campus first？ I want to take some pictures there.

　　A：Yes，after that，we'll visit the museum and the for tress on top of the hill. Well，here we are.

　　B：Wow，it's so quiet and beautiful here. I can hardly believe it's a military academy.

　　Words and Expressions

　　Washington Monument        华盛顿纪念塔

　　magnificent   a. 壮丽的，堂皇的

　　delay              n. 耽搁，延缓

　　complete        v. 完成，结束

　　fortress         n. 堡垒，炮台

　　military        a. 军事的

　　academy          n. （高等）专科院校