A But it's the White House. The president and his family live there.They won't let us see most of it. Probably we can only see a couple of rooms.

白宮是總統(tǒng)和他的家人住的地方。他們很多地方不會(huì)讓人參觀的，或許只能參觀幾間展覽室而已。

B No, that's not true.The White House is very big. And there are a lot of historical exhibits there.The tour will take us through many different rooms. I read about it in the guide.

不是這樣。白宮很大，有很多歷史文物。導(dǎo)游人員會(huì)帶我們參觀各個(gè)展覽室，旅游指南上有說到。

A Hmm. If that's true, then the security there must be very good.Because it's strange to think they will let people walk around in the White House.

如果是這樣，那么保安工作要做得非常好才行。因?yàn)殡S便讓人在白宮走動(dòng)是很奇怪的。

B I'm sure the security is very tight.Probably they will make us walk through metal detectors like at the airport.

我相信保安工作一定很嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，可能像機(jī)場那樣必須通過偵測器。

A So I can't take my gun then.

那么我就不能帶槍啰！

B Don't always joke like that! You don't have a gun.

別老是開這種玩笑，你根本沒有槍。

A Yes, it's true I don't.

我的確沒有。

B You shouldn't say things like that. You could get arrested!

你不應(yīng)該說這種話，會(huì)被抓去的。

A What? Do you think someone will arrest me for making a joke?Someone will arrest me here at the breakfast table?

什么？會(huì)有人因?yàn)槲议_玩笑就逮捕我？會(huì)有人在這餐桌上就將我逮捕嗎？

B No. But if you say something like that in the White House,they may take it seriously. Sometimes I think you joke too much.

不是，不過如果你在白宮說那樣的話，他們就會(huì)當(dāng)真。有時(shí)候你玩笑開得太過火了。

A I'll be careful. Don't worry. I don't want to get arrested by the FBI.But how long does the White House tour last?

我會(huì)小心的，別擔(dān)心，我并不想被聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的人逮捕。不過參觀白宮要多久？

B I'm not sure. I think it lasts about one hour.

我不確定，我想大概一小時(shí)。

A Alright. We should take a taxi over there right after breakfast.

好的，我們吃完早餐就搭出租車去。

B First I want to look in the travel guide.Maybe they don't have tours in the morning.

我先看看旅游指南。很可能早上不開放參觀。

A That's a good idea. Do you want some more coffee?

那倒是。你還要咖啡嗎？

B No, I'm fine.

不了，這樣就夠了。