Words & Phrases
[L62P1 & L62P2]

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Lesson [L62P1]

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Translation[L62P1]

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Lesson [L62P2]

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Translation[L62P2]

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English USA
Lesson 62, Part 2

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GUIDE:

Now we are on the east side of the house.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

The rooms are much smaller upstairs.

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes, the private rooms are all small. The public rooms for entertaining are large. Watch you step. Watch your head, sir. This doorway is very small.

 

 

 

MALE:

Was this room for children?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes, it was. Don't touch the windows, but look at the view.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

May we walk to the river?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes. You may walk to the river. Look at the gardens too. And you must see where the Washington family is buried.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

The family dining room was downstairs.

 

 

 

GUIDE:

That's right. Also the dining room for entertaining was downstairs.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

I didn't see a kitchen. Where was the kitchen?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

It was in another building. All of the rooms for work were outside this house.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What buildings were there?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

The kitchen of course. There was a wash house, a smokehouse for preserving meat. There was an icehouse, a coach house, a spinning house, and several storehouses.

 

 

 

MALE:

May we see those?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes, you may. Don't forget the stables. They are near the garden.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Can we eat lunch here?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Not on the estate. There is a restaurant near the gate where you came in. Come this way please.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

Oh, how beautiful.

 

 

 

GUIDE:

This chair is original.

 

 

 

MALE:

Did George Washington have an office in the house?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes. His office or study is on the first floor. Some of his things are still in it.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

May we see it?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes, of course. We'll go downstairs. Turn left and go downstairs. Wait at the bottom of the stairs.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

Martin, have you visited Mount Vernon before?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, I have, several times. I often bring visitors here.

 

 

 

MALE:

It's a beautiful place. How far is it from Washington, DC?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

About 15 miles, I think.

 

 

 

GUIDE:

All right. Here we are.

 

 

 

MALE:

May we smoke?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

No, please don't smoke. It's dangerous.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

There are a lot of books!

 

 

 

GUIDE:

We now have more than seventy of George Washington's own books. There are about 800 books in the library.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Thank you very much for your time.

 

 

 

MALE:

May we go outside now?

 

 

 

GUIDE:

Yes. You must see the veranda. It's on the east side facing the Potomac River. Washington designed it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEMALE:

Is there a shop where we can buy books about Washington?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, there's a gift shop. Do you want to see the garden? It has plants that were grown in Washington's time.

 

 

 

MALE:

Flowers or vegetables?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Both. It has vegetables that they ate then. And it has the common flowers of the time.

 

 

 

FEMALE:

Yes, I want to see the garden.

 

 

 

MALE:

May we see the stables too?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Sure. Come with me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALE:

Martin, may we go to lunch?

 

 

 

FEMALE:

Yes, that's a good idea. We'll buy your lunch.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

You may not buy my lunch. You're my guests. Come on. We'll eat here.

 

 

English USA L62P2J
Courtesy of Voice of America