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.