白宮的基址是美國開國元勛、第一任總統(tǒng)喬治·華盛頓選定的,始建于1792年,1800年基本完工.
The base adress of the White House was selected by America's Founding Father,the firsr president George Washington.The construction of the White House began in 1792 and approximately finished in 1800.
有趣的是,第一位入主白宮的總統(tǒng)并不是第一任總統(tǒng)華盛頓,而是第二任總統(tǒng)約翰·亞當斯；
Interestingly,the first president of the White House is not the first president of Washington,but the second President John Adams;
從此,美國歷屆總統(tǒng)均以白宮為官邸,使白宮成了美國政府的代名詞.
And since then,the White house was used as an official residence by U.S presidents.Thus,the White House became the synonym of the U.S government.
在200年歲月中,白宮風云深深影響了整個世界的歷史,白宮建筑群也成了歷史性建筑.
During the 200 years,the world's history was deeply affected by the policys and decisions made by the White House.(“白宮風云”先這樣意譯了,暫時想不到直譯的方法)And the White House with its related buildings also became historic buildings.
它帶有濃厚的英國建筑風格,又在隨后的主人更替中一層層融入了美國建筑的風格.
The building style of the White House was almost British at first and gradually mixed with American as the presidents came and went.
樸素、典雅,構成白宮建筑風格的基調.
Simple and elegant are the main melody of the White House building style.