Dialogue 1 Jingjing and Mark are at the Washington Monument.

A large menorah stands before the Washington Monument in honor of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

一支大型的九分枝圣烛台矗立在华盛顿纪念碑前以庆祝哈努卡节，即犹太的光明节。

I locked my bike to a US flag pole at the Washington Monument and Washington was a small town back then

我将自行车锁在华盛顿纪念碑的国旗杆上当时华盛顿还是个小地方

The Washington Monument was started in1848.

华盛顿纪念塔于1848年开始建造。

I'm sure the Washington Monument wasn't built by

华盛顿纪念碑不会是

Many people who have lived here for many years suddenly have a renewed interest in going to the top of the Washington Monument.

住在这里许多年的人突发奇想会想前往华盛顿纪念碑顶部一探究竟。

Wow, I can practically touch the Washington Monument from my seat!

哇，我几乎在座位上就能摸到华盛顿纪念碑！

A glance through his office window offers a panoramic view of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln memories.

从办公室窗口望出去，他可以看见华盛顿纪念碑和林肯纪念堂的全景。

Does the bus no.333go to Washington monument?

333路汽车到华盛顿纪念馆吗？

Third, the Inscriptionless Stele is the manifestation for the Qin culture in East China, so it only has symbolic significance.

第三，无字碑为秦文化在东方的体现，只具其象征意义。

The comprehensive discussion is quite broad and the educational circles think that Taishan stone inscriptions are very valuable in many respects such as religion, art and culture, etc.

综合论述较为广泛，学界认为泰山石刻在宗教、艺术、文化等方面具有重要价值。个案探讨深刻独到，学者们提出无字碑为秦阙等重要看法。

By analysis of historical facts, some conclusions are deduced to the blank stele of Qingling.

陈列乾陵无字碑的几种主要解释，通过对历史事实分析，提出一些看法；

Second, the Inscriptionless Stele is not a stele but a Que;

第二，无字碑不为碑实为阙；

Why was again polished off it? Need to further explore this mystery, and need to jointly announced.

无字碑上原刻的是什么字？为何又被打磨掉呢？这个谜底还需进一步探寻，并需大家共同来揭晓。

The conclusion is that, first, the Inscriptionless Stele was erected for Chin Shi-huang;

结论为：第一，无字碑为秦始皇立；

Spring Festival custom many, such as: Spring Festival couplet, stick grilles and pour hang "happiness" upside down, posted pictures, set off firecrackers, eat dumplings, happy New Year, etc.

春节的习俗很多，如：贴春联、贴窗花和倒福字、贴年画、放鞭炮、吃饺子、拜年等。

The application of traditional elements, such as dragon and phoenix patterns, Wanshou map, Fu character, etc., this area has done a lot of graphic design attempts.

传统的元素，如龙，凤图案，万寿图，福字等，应用，这方面做了大量图形设计的尝试。

As to why fu should be placed upside down there are three interpretations.

为什么福字要倒着贴呢？这里有三种解释。

The Chinese character fu means good fortune and happiness, and during Spring Festival virtually every family would paste it upside down on their doors in the hope that the word could bring blessings to their families.

中国汉字福意味着好运和幸福。每到春节，几乎每个家庭都会将福字倒贴在家里的门上，以希望这个字能给家人带来祝福。

Jiang replied, You are off limits wherever there is good fortune When the residents got word of Jiang's instruction, they wrote the character fu on paper and pasted it on the doors and windows of their houses to keep the Goddess of Poverty away.

姜子牙答道：有好运的地方你都禁止踏入。居民们听到姜子牙的指示，就在纸上写下福字贴在家里的窗户上以赶走穷神。

You can however, turn the Chinese character for luck ( fu) upside down to make "dao" ( which sounds like arrival) and put it on your door to bring in good fortune for the new year.

但你可以把中国的汉字福字倒贴在门上（听起来像是福到）这样就能在新年带来好运了