STUART： I'm glad I brought my jacket on this trip.

SHARON： Yes， I didn't know Washington， DC got so cold in winter.

STUART： What would you like to do today？

SHARON： I really think we should take a tour of the White House.

STUART： I thought we could go to some of the museums.

Don't you want to see the museums？

SHARON： Of course. But today I feel like seeing the White House.

We should see it first， because it's the most famous historical building here.

STUART： I don't agree. I think the Capitol building is the most famous.

But okay. If you want to see the White House， we'll go see it.

I'm just afraid it will be boring.

SHARON： Boring？ How can it be boring？ It sounds very interesting to me.

STUART： 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.

SHARON： 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.

STUART： 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.

SHARON： I'm sure the security is very tight.

Probably they will make us walk through metal detectors like at the airport.

STUART： So I can't take my gun then.

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

STUART： Yes， it's true I don't.

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

STUART： What？ Do you think someone will arrest me for making a joke？

Someone will arrest me here at the breakfast table？

SHARON： No. But if you say something like that in the White House，

they may take it seriously. Sometimes I think you joke too much.

STUART： 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？

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

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

SHARON： First I want to look in the travel guide.

Maybe they don't have tours in the morning.

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

SHARON： No， I'm fine.

史都尔：还好这趟行程我有带夹克来。

雪伦：是啊，我不知道华盛顿特区的冬天这么冷。

史都尔：今天想做什么？

雪伦：我真的觉得应该去参观白宫。

史都尔：我觉得可以去参观博物馆。

你不想去吗？

雪伦：当然想啊，但是今天我想去白宫。

我们应该先去那里，因为它是这里最有名的历史建筑。

史都尔：我不这么认为，美国国会大厦才是最有名的。

不过没关系，如果你想去白宫，那就去吧。

我只是怕会很无聊。

雪伦：无聊？怎么会呢？我觉得很有趣啊。

史都尔：白宫是总统和他的家人住的地方。

他们很多地方不会让人参观的，或许只能参观几间展览室而已。

雪伦：不是这样。

白宫很大，有很多历史文物。

导游人员会带我们参观各个展览室，旅游指南上有说到。

史都尔：如果是这样，那么保安工作要做得非常好才行。

因为随便让人在白宫走动是很奇怪的。

雪伦：我相信保安工作一定很严谨，

可能像机场那样必须通过侦测器。

史都尔：那么我就不能带枪啰！

雪伦：别老是开这种玩笑，你根本没有枪。

史都尔：我的确没有。

雪伦：你不应该说这种话，会被抓去的。

史都尔：什么？会有人因为我开玩笑就逮捕我？

会有人在这餐桌上就将我逮捕吗？

雪伦：不是，不过如果你在白宫说那样的话，

他们就会当真。有时候你玩笑开得太过火了。

史都尔：我会小心的，别担心，我并不想被联邦调查局的人逮捕。

不过参观白宫要多久？

雪伦：我不确定，我想大概一小时。

史都尔：好的，我们吃完早餐就搭出租车去。

雪伦：我先看看旅游指南。

很可能早上不开放参观。

史都尔：那倒是。你还要咖啡吗？

雪伦：不了，这样就够了。

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