SYLVIA: So, what do you plan to do today?
SHARON: There is a Matisse exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Larry and I will go.
SYLVIA: Did you buy tickets already?
SHARON: No. Do we need tickets?
SYLVIA: Well, probably. Probably you will have to wait in line if you don't have tickets.
SHARON: Outside or inside?
SYLVIA: Outside, on the sidewalk.
SHARON: Hmm. It's very cold today.But I brought my jacket. Maybe it will be alright to wait.
SYLVIA: The MOMA is very popular. There will be a lot of people.
SHAROM: "MOMA"? What's that?
SYLVIA: Oh, sorry.It stands for the Museum of Modern Art. It's an acronym. M O M A "MOMA."
SHARON: I see. Do you have any suggestions for other things we should do?
SYLVIA: I suggest you go to the Jewish Museum.It's not far from the Guggenheim, near Central Park. It is really very interesting.Also, there is a great museum of medieval European art further up north.It's called the Cloisters.
SHARON: How can we get up there?
SYLVIA: You can take a bus.
SHARON: But Larry says the neighborhoods in the north are dangerous.
SYLVIA: Some places aren't good to go.But I can show you the right bus to take. It will be no problem.
SHARON: We want to see the Statue of Liberty too.
SYLVIA: I have never done that myself. But I hear it is very interesting. You two should go.
SHARON: You have never gone to the Statue of Liberty?!I can't believe it! But you live here!
SYLVIA: Yes, but I'm very busy with work.And you know how it is, sometimes people don't visit the tourist sites in their own country.
SHARON: I know. Are the subway trains easy to take here?
SYLVIA: Oh, yes. I recommend the subways. They are very fast, faster than taxis.And the maps are very clear. Just be careful you don't get off in the wrong place.
SHARON: Thank you for all this advice, Sylvia. Let me pay for our breakfast today.
SYLVIA: No, absolutely not.You are a visitor here. When I come to Illinois, then I will let you pay.But here, I think of you as my guest.
SHARON: You are treating us too well.
SYLVIA: I am happy you decided to come.It gets cold here in winter, but there are many many things to do.
思维亚：你们今天打算做什么？
雪伦：现代艺术博物馆现在展出法国画家马蒂斯的作品，赖瑞和我想去看看。
思维亚：你们买票了吗？
雪伦：还没，需要门票吗？
思维亚：可能要，没门票的话可能要排很久。
雪伦：在里面还是外面？
思维亚：外面，在人行道上。
雪伦：今天好冷。但是我有带夹克，排一下队还好。
思维亚：MOMA 很受欢迎的，会有很多人。
雪伦：MOMA 是什么？
思维亚：喔！对不起。是现代艺术博物馆的缩写。
雪伦：原来是这样。你还有什么建议吗？
思维亚：我建议你们去犹太博物馆。离辜根汉基金会不远，靠近中央公园，很有意思的。再往北一点，有欧洲中古世纪艺术的博物馆。叫做克劳斯特修道院。
雪伦：要怎么到那边呢？
思维亚：可以搭公车。
雪伦：可是赖瑞说北部邻近地区很危险。
思维亚：有些地方最好不要去。但是我可以告诉你搭什么公车，不会有问题的。
雪伦：我们也想看自由女神像。
思维亚：我没去过，不过听说蛮有趣的，你们两个应该去看看。
雪伦：你没去过自由女神像那儿？真不敢相信，你住在这里耶！
思维亚：我工作很忙。而且通常人们不在自己的国家旅行是吧！
雪伦：我了解。这里的地下铁好搭吗？
思维亚：很方便，我建议搭地下铁，很快，比出租车还快。而且地图画得很清楚，只要注意别下错站就好了。
雪伦：谢谢你的建议，思维亚。今天的早餐我请客。
思维亚：绝对不行。你是客人，下次我去台北时再让你请。在这里，你们是我的客人。
雪伦：你对我们的招待太好了。
思维亚：我很高兴你们来。虽然冬天很冷，但还是有很多事可以做。
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