图书馆巡礼

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你去过图书馆吗？你觉得图书馆最吸引你的特质是什么？令人赞叹的建筑，琳琅满目的图书，安静典雅的环境，在这样的图书馆中学习是不是一种享受呢？本文就帮你走进几所世界闻名的图书馆！

Libraries 1 represent human's successful attempt in distributing knowledge. In the modern age， these 2）magnificent institutions have also developed into important social structures that 3 facilitate not just the reading of books， but a meeting point of different people， different ideas， discussion and debate. Libraries are usually the 4 epicenter of cultural activity in neighbourhood in which they are located. Here are some of the best libraries in the world， ones that we wished we could spend whole days in， if only they were closer to home.

1） represent 【repr'zent】 v.代表

2） magnificent 【maeg'nfisnt】 adj.壮丽的

3） facilite 【f'lltert】 v.促进，使便利

4） epicenter 【'episenta】 n.中心

图书馆代表了人类分配知识的成功壮举。图书馆凝聚着智慧结晶，在现代社会它不仅仅是看书借书的地方，还拓展出了很多社会功能，不同观点的人在此思维碰撞，交流讨论。图书馆通常也是其所在社区文化活动的中心。今天，我们就为大家介绍几所举世闻名的大型图书馆，若是它们开在家门口，我们可能会整天泡在里面。

National Gibrary of Ghina

The National Library of China（NLC） in Bejing， is the national library of the People's Republic of China. With a 5collection of over 37 million items， it is the largest library in Asia and one of the top ten in the world. It holds the largest collections of Chinese literature and historical 6documents in the world. Alongside Purple Bamboo Park in Beijing's Haidian District stands the main National Library of China， it has 3 underground floors and 19 ground floors with a built collection area of 60，00o square meters， and can hold 20 million of books.

中國国家图书馆，是中华人民共和国的国家级图书馆。图书馆藏超过1590万册，是亚洲最大的图书馆，世界十大图书馆之一。它拥有世界上最多的中国文学和历史文献收藏。中国国家图书馆座落于北京市海淀区紫竹院公园旁。地上书库19层，地下书库3层，书库建筑面积6万平方米，能容纳书籍2000万册。

5） collection 【ka'lekJn】 n.收藏

6） document 【'dokjumant】 n.文件

National Dieit library， Japan

The National Diet Library is the only national library in Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of 7assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and 8 scope to the United States Library of Congress. The National Diet Library consists of two main 9facilities in Tokyo and Kyoto， and several other branch libraries throughout Japan.The NDL collects copies of all publications published in Japan. Moreover， because the NDL serves as a research library for Diet members and the general public， it has an 10lextensive collection of materials published in foreign languages on a wide range of topics.

7） assist 【e'slst】 v.帮助

8） scope 【skeup】n.范围

9） facility 【fe'sleti】 n.机构

10） extensive 【Ik'stenslv】 adj.大量的

日本国立国会图书馆是日本唯一的国立图书馆，也是世界上最大的图书馆之一。它成立于1948年，目的是协助日本国会议员研究公共政策问题。该图书馆的目的和范围与美国国会图书馆相似。日本国立国会图书馆由位于东京和京都的两个主要机构以及遍布日本的其他几个分支图书馆组成。国立国会图书馆收集了日本所有出版物的副本。此外，由于国立图书馆服务于国会成员以及普通民众，它存有大量各种主题的外语出版物。

The Reading Room of theBritish Museum The Reading Room at the British Museum is found in the center of the Great Court of the British Museum. It features a domed roof. For much of the Room's history， access was only "lgranted to registered researches， and during this period many 12notable figures studied at the Library， including Karl Marx， Oscar Wilde， Mahatma Gandhi， Rudyard Kipling， George Orwell， Mark Twain， Lenin， and H.G. Wells.  In 2000， the Library's collection was moved to the new British Library （the largest library in Britain） and the Reading Room now becomes an information center and a l3）curated collection of books relating to history， art， travel and other subjects relevant to British Museum's collections.

11） grant 【gra：nt】 v.允许

13） curate 【'kjvarat】 v.组织，展览

12） notable 【'nautabl adj.有名的

大英博物馆阅览室位于大英博物馆大中庭的中央，采用穹顶设计。历史上，只有注册过的研究人员才能进入，其中不乏一些举世闻名的学者在此学习、研究，包括卡尔。马克思、奥斯卡。王尔德、莫罕达斯。甘地、拉迪亚德。吉卜林、乔治。奥威尔、马克。吐温、列宁、H.G.威尔斯等名人。图书馆的藏书在千禧年整体搬迁至大英图书馆（英国最大图书馆）新馆，修葺后的阅览室转变为一座信息中心，馆藏主要是与大英博物馆内藏品相关的历史、艺术、旅游等精选书籍。

Harvard Library

The Harvard Library system 14comprises about 73 libraries， with more than 18 million 15lvolumes.It grew from 1938， and is the oldest library system in the United States and the largest university library and largest private library system in the world. Based on volumes （generally books），itis the third largest， after the Library of Congress and Boston Public Library.

14） comprise 【kam'praz】 v.包括，構成

15） volume 【'volju：m】 n.卷，书籍

哈佛大学图书馆系统共由大约 73座图书馆组成，藏书超过1800万册。它始建于1638年，是美国最早的图书馆，世界最大的大学图书馆和全球最大的私人图书馆。以馆藏计算，它是美国第三大图书馆，仅次于美国国会图书馆和波士顿公共图书馆。

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麻省理工学院（Massachusetts Institute of Technology）的图书馆训言：

1. Explore freely自由地探索

2. Think critically审辨地思

3. Learn passionately热情地学习

4. Respect equally 平等相待

5. Expect privacy尊重隐私

6. Defend facts捍卫事实

7. Examine history考察历史

8. Recharge yourself给自己充电

9. Build community构建共同体

10. Create the future开创未来