4.The museum Dialogue
4.博物馆 对话

Steven and May pay a visit to the museum of historic relics, and they see some precious things.
史蒂文和梅一起去参观历史博物馆，他们看到了很多珍贵的东西。

Steven: May, is this the Hall of Ancient China?
史蒂文：梅，这是古代中国馆吗？
May: Yes. Look at these historical relics here, amazing!
梅：是啊。看这些文物，真令人惊叹！
Steven: Why are they all in glass boxes?
史蒂文：为什么它们都被装在玻璃盒里呢？

May: For protection. Some relics will turn to dust if exposed to air.
梅：为了保护它们啊。—些文物暴露在空气中就会变成粉末。
Steven: So there isn't air in the glass boxes?
史蒂文：那玻璃盒中就没有空气了？
May: No, there isn't. There is a vacuum in every box.
梅：没有。它们都是真空的。
Steven: I wonder how old these things are. Thousands of years?
史蒂文：真不知这些东西有多古老，几千年？
May: Yeah, they all come from a very ancient time.
梅：是啊，它们都是来自古代。
Steven: Hey, look at the tripod. I've seen it on TV.
史蒂文：嘿，看这个鼎。我在电视上看到过。
May: It was made 4,000 years ago. It's priceless!
梅：4000年前的青铜鼎。这可是无价之宝！