[VOA旅游英语对话]:紫禁城是明清两代的皇宫

　　Isn't the palace museum called "the Forbidden City?"

　　你说的故宫是不是紫禁城？ 【外语教育&网www.for68】

　　Tom：

　　Yes, it was. The Forbidden City is the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Now it is referred to as the "Palace Musuem."

　　对，故宫就是紫禁城，紫禁城是明清两代的皇宫，故宫是后来的名字。

　　Lily：

　　From the looks of this picture, it seems like the Forbidden City is well-preserved.

　　从照片上看，故宫保存得非常完好。

　　Tom：

　　With more than 500 years of history, it is the largest and most well-preserved imperial residence in China.

　　故宫有五百多年的历史了，这是中国最大、保存最完整的皇宫建筑了。

　　Lily：

　　The Forbidden City must be the most famous cultural relic in China, huh?

　　故宫应该是中国最著名的文化遗址吧？

　　Tom：

　　Yeah, it was also recognized as a world cultural legacy by UNESCO in 1988.

　　是啊，1988年还被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产呢。

　　請稍等。（接線員查了一下預約登記）是的，先生。您明天去巴黎的一○九號班機的機位已確認無誤.英语口语