Darren:Hello, Kangkang. Could you tell me something about Tian'anmen Square?
达伦:嗨,康康。你能给我讲讲天安门广场吗?
Kangkang:Sure. It is in the center of Beijing City. It's the largest city square in the world. It covers 440 000 square meters. It's 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west. It can hold one million people.
康康:好的。它位于北京市的中心位置。它是世界上最大的城市广场。它有44万平方米大。南北880米长,东西500米宽。能容下100万人。
Darren:That's amazing! Are there any great buildings?
达伦:太棒了!哪里有什么伟大的建筑吗?
Kangkang:Certainly. We can see the Mounment to the People's Heroes in the center of the square. In the north of the square, we can see Tian'anmen Rostrum. There Chairman Mao Zedong announced the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
康康:当然。广场中心有人民英雄纪念碑。广场的北部是天安门主席台。1949年毛泽东主席在那里宣布了中华人民共和国的成立。
Darren:The square must be quite meaningful to all Chinese people.
达伦:天安门广场对中国人民而言一定意义深刻。
Kangkang:Yes, there are many stories about it. And we can see some other great buildings there.
康康:是的,有很多关于它的故事。我会们还可以在那里看到一些其他伟大的建筑。
Darren:Wow, I can't wait to see it. By the way, how far is it from here to Tian'anmen Square?
达伦:哇哦,真的是迫不及待想去看看了。顺便问一下,从这里到天安门广场有多远?
Kangkang:It's about one and a half hours by bike.
康康:骑自行车大概要一个半小时。