You will hear the librarian of a new town library talking to a group of people who are visiting the library.
你将听到镇上新图书馆的图书管理员对访问图书馆的人讲的话。
OK,everyone. So here we are at the entrance to the town library.
好了,大家。我们正站在镇图书馆的入口。
My name is Ann, and I'm the chief librarian here, and you'll usually find me at the desk just by the main entrance here.
我是Ann,我是这里的总图书管理员,通常能在主入口旁边的办公桌找到我。
So I'd like to tell you a bit about the way the library is organised,
我想跟你们介绍一下图书馆的组成,
and what you'll find where … and you should all have a plan in front of you.
还有你们能在这里找到什么,你们面前都有一份平面图。
Well, as you see my desk is just on your right as you go in,
好了,如你们所见,当你们走进来的时候,我的桌子就在你们右手边,
and opposite this the first room on your left has an excellent collection of reference books
对面你们左手边的第一个房间里收藏了很多的参考书,
and is also a place where people can read or study peacefully.
这里也是一个供人们安静地阅读与学习的地方。
Just beyond the librarian's desk on the right is a room where we have up to date periodicals such as newspapers and magazines
右手边图书管理员的桌子后面有一个房间,里面我们有最新的期刊比如报纸和杂志,
and this room also has a photocopier in case you want to copy any of the articles.
在这个房间里还有一个复印机,以防你们想复印任何的文章。
If you carry straight on you'll come into a large room and this is the main library area.
如果你继续直走,你会来到一个大房间,这是主要的藏书区域。
There is fiction in the shelves on the left, and non-fiction materials on your right,
在左边的书架上有小说,右边是纪实类文学作品,
and on the shelves on the far wall there is an excellent collection of books relating to local history.
远处那面墙上的书架上有很多与当地历史有关的书籍。
We're hoping to add a section on local tourist attractions too, later in the year.
我们希望年内晚些时候能加入当地观光胜地的单元。
Through the far door in the library just past the fiction shelves is a seminar room, and that can be booked for meetings or talks.
走过小说书架穿过远处的那扇门是一个会议室,可以预定来开会或演讲。
And next door to that is the children's library, which has a good collection of stories and picture books for the under elevens.
会议室隔壁是儿童藏书区,有很多为11岁以下儿童准备的故事书和图画书。
Then there's a large room to the right of the library area –
然后藏书区域的右边有一个大房间,
that's the multimedia collection, where you can borrow DVDs and so on,
那里是多媒体收藏品,在那里你可以借DVD等等,
and we also have CD-Roms you can borrow to use on your computer at home.
我们也有可以借用的只读光盘,你可以带回家在自己的电脑上用。
It was originally the art collection but that's been moved to another building.
那里原本是艺术收藏品,但是艺术收藏品已经被转移到另一栋建筑了。
And that's about it – oh, there's also the Library Office, on the left of the librarian's desk.
差不多就是这样了,哦,还有一个图书馆办公室,在图书管理员桌子的左边。
OK, now does anyone have any questions?
好了,有人有问题吗?