Political center in the US & China （oral English）

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1、TheWhiteHousevsZhongNanHaiPoliticalcenterintheUS&ChinaAgendaIntroductionofTheWhiteHouseIntroductionofZhongNanHaiSimilarity&differencesTheWhiteHousetheofficialresidenceofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesalivingmuseumofAmericanhistoryTheWhiteHouseismadeupofsixstories:theGroundFloorStat

2、eFloorSecondFloorThirdFlooratwo-storyundergroundbasementWestEastDOYOUKNOW?HOWMANY?rooms?132bathrooms?35doors?412windows?147fireplaces?28elevators?3HistoryThefirstpresident,GeorgeWashington,selectedthesitefortheWhiteHousein1791.architect:JamesHoban(Irish-born)Aftereightyearsofcons

3、truction,PresidentJohnAdamsandhiswife,movedintotheunfinishedhousein1800.theBritishburntthePresident’sHousein1814.JamesHobanwasappointedtorebuildthehouse.PaintedWhitetheSouthPorticowasconstructedin1824.theNorthPorticowasbuiltin1829.DOYOUKNOW?WhoofficiallygavetheWhiteHouseitscurren

4、tnamein1901?TheodoreRooseveltIn1902,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltbeganamajorrenovationoftheWhiteHouse.WhichoneisOvalOffice?OvalOfficeinthe1940sPresidentHarryS.Trumanbeganarenovationofthebuilding.Everythingbuttheouterwallsweredismantled.(拆开；拆卸)"ThisisreallywhattheWhiteHouseisallabout

5、.It’sthe“People’sHouse.”It’saplacethatissteepedinhistory,butit’salsoaplacewhereeveryoneshouldfeelwelcome.Andthat'swhymyhusbandandIhavemadeitourmissiontoopenupthehousetoasmanypeopleaswecan."–MichelleObamaArtSince1800paintingssculpturefurniturechinapurchasedbydonatedtoPublicTourbyR

6、oomStateFloorEntranceHallCrossHallEastRoomGreenRoomTheBlueRoomRedRoomStateDiningRoomGroundFloorGroundFloorCorridorLibraryVermeilRoomChinaRoomEastGardenRoomWhiteHouseToursRequestsmustbesubmittedthroughone'sMemberofCongress.Youcansubmityourrequestuptosixmonthsinadvanceandnolessthan

7、21daysinadvance.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofcharge.ForForeignersContactyourembassyinWashington.DCforassistanceinsubmittingatourrequest.MoreImformationhttp://www.whitehouse.govZhongnanhai(SeaPalaces)LocationWestoftheForbiddenCity;CentralofBeijingCityOrganizationCommunistPartyofChin

8、aNPC(NationalPeople'sCongress)theStateCo