每日对话围绕一家人在美国50个州的旅行见闻展开。请来跟随他们一起体验地方风情和历史。这个对话系列适于中级或中级以上英语水平的学生使用。
今天，这家人来到田纳西州(Tennessee)的孟菲斯（Memphis），参观摇滚歌手埃尔维斯·普雷斯利(Elvis Presley)的故居“雅园”(Graceland)。
Sam: Let me get this straight: Elvis bought Graceland when he was only 22 years old?
Claudine: That’s right. He was already quite famous by that time. He bought this house and the grounds in 1957.
Gina: He was already starting to become an American legend.
Sam: I hope I can have a legion of fans by the time I’m 22.
Paul: I think you should graduate from high school first. Now, should we take a tour of the house first? Or do you want to see the meditation garden?
Gina: Let’s take the tour first. I’ve read that they have state-of-the-art iPad tours.
Claudine: And then we can walk through the meditation garden and see the gravesite of Elvis.
让我们复习一些词语：
Elvis Presley：埃尔维斯·普雷斯利，美国摇滚歌手及演员，常被称作“摇滚乐之王” (摇滚乐可写成“Rock and roll” 或 “rock ’n’ roll”)。普雷斯利出生于1935年，于1977年去世。
Let me get this straight的意思是，说话人要确切弄明白或说清楚某事。
grounds：(用复数形式) 房宅周围的花园或土地等
A legend ：一个传奇人物
A legion ：一大批
A meditation garden ：静思园，一种供人安静思考和放松的花园，通常有花草树木，曲径步道，喷泉和座椅等。
State-of-the-art ：（用作形容词）技术或设备最现代、最先进的
A gravesite ：墓地。To bury someone:埋葬某人，为某人下葬。
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