4.On both sides of the Mall are museums and government buildings. What a surprise this city is!Washington and New York seem to be in two different words.Here there are no huge office skyscrapers and so it's not necessary to lean backwards to look up all the time.Then there is the Washington Cathedral which looks very much like a cathedral in an old European city.Of course,as in any other big city,part of Washington are not so pleasant.There are narrow dirty little streets and ugly houses.But there are many splendid things to see and,because Washington covers such a wide area,the easiest way to see them is to take a special sight-seeing bus or a"mini-bus"or tourmobile.But don't expect the guide on the buses to give you a very serious talk. 5.On one tour,I remember,the guide told us "That's the Washington Monument,folks,"(people here are often addressed as folks).It's the highest needle'of its kind in the world."And then he added,"At least,I don't know a higher one!
4. On both sides of the Mall are museums and government buildings. What a surprise this city is! Washington and New York seem to be in two different words. Here there are no huge office skyscrapers and so it’s not necessary to lean backwards to look up all the time. Then there is the Washington Cathedral which looks very much like a cathedral in an old European city. Of course, as in any other big city, part of Washington are not so pleasant. There are narrow dirty little streets and ugly houses. But there are many splendid things to see and, because Washington covers such a wide area, the easiest way to see them is to take a special sight-seeing bus or a “mini-bus”or “tourmobile”. But don’t expect the guide on the buses to give you a very serious talk. 5. On one tour, I remember, the guide told us : “That’s the Washington Monument, folks,” (people here are often addressed as ‘folks’). It’s the highest ‘needle’ of its kind in the world.” And then he added,” At least, I don’t know a higher one!
6.This is the city where America remembers her famous Presidents.The guide will take you to see the memorials to them.The Jefferson Memorial is a very beautiful white building in the shape of a cirdle.Its roof is supported by tall columns.Inside stands a statue of President Jefferson. The Lincoln Memorial is a huge white building.Inside you can see a famous statue of Abraham Lincoln,sitting in a great chair.The theatre where he was murdered while watching a play is now a museum,the Lincoln Museum.Then there is the Memorial to President Kennedy at Arlington.Here a flame which was lit on the day of his funeral burns and is never put out.Like Lincoln,Kennedy was shot.Another,newer, memorial to him is the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, overlooking the Potomac River.It is a huge place and contains the Eisenhower Theatre,an opera house and the concert hall which is the home of the National Symphony Orchestra.Opera,ballets and concerts are frequently performed there
6. This is the city where America remembers her famous Presidents. The guide will take you to see the memorials to them. The Jefferson Memorial is a very beautiful white building in the shape of a circle. Its roof is supported by tall columns. Inside stands a statue of President Jefferson. The Lincoln Memorial is a huge white building. Inside you can see a famous statue of Abraham Lincoln, sitting in a great chair. The theatre where he was murdered while watching a play is now a museum, the Lincoln Museum. Then there is the Memorial to President Kennedy at Arlington. Here a flame which was lit on the day of his funeral burns and is never put out. Like Lincoln, Kennedy was shot. Another, newer, memorial to him is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, overlooking the Potomac River. It is a huge place and contains the Eisenhower Theatre, an opera house and the concert hall which is the home of the National Symphony Orchestra. Opera, ballets and concerts are frequently performed there
7.Across the Potomac River is the Pentagon,a strange, low,five-sided building.This is the headquarters of the American army,and is also the American Ministry of Defense.During World War II more than 35,000 people were employed here,which gives you an idea of its size. 用
7. Across the Potomac River is the Pentagon, a strange, low, five-sided building. This is the headquarters of the American army, and is also the American Ministry of Defense. During World War II more than 35,000 people were employed here, which gives you an idea of its size
8.Everyone,of course,wants to see the White House.On my first visit of Washington a stranger came up to me and asked if I knew where the White House was.I felt pleased to be able to give him directions.In fact I had just left it.I could not have told him where any other place was!The White House really is white,clean shining white, and the beautiful gardens around it make it look like a pleasant American country house.The public is allowed inside on guided tours
8. Everyone, of course, wants to see the White House. On my first visit of Washington a stranger came up to me and asked if I knew where the White House was. I felt pleased to be able to give him directions. In fact I had just left it. I could not have told him where any other place was! The White House really is white, clean shining white, and the beautiful gardens around it make it look like a pleasant American country house. The public is allowed inside on guided tours
9.You could spend days at the Smithsonian Institute, which includes ten buildings,housing the Museums of Natural History,the National Gallery of Art,the Arts and Industries Building and several others.Here also is the Air and Space Building which is packed with_the history of flying,from the early days up to our own time of space travel.It is exciting to see a model of the strange-looking machine which,in 1969,landed two men on the moon. Also the actual spaceship in which the three Americans traveled safely back to Earth,ending the greatest adventure in the history of the world.Here you will feel close to it all,and astonished that it was ever possible
9. You could spend days at the Smithsonian Institute, which includes ten buildings, housing the Museums of Natural History, the National Gallery of Art, the Arts and Industries Building and several others. Here also is the Air and Space Building which is packed with the history of flying, from the early days up to our own time of space travel. It is exciting to see a model of the strange-looking machine which, in 1969, landed two men on the moon. Also the actual spaceship in which the three Americans traveled safely back to Earth, ending the greatest adventure in the history of the world. Here you will feel close to it all, and astonished that it was ever possible