英語口語每天說上半小時 062

62.Library 圖書館(上)

1.Can I borrow these magazines? 我可以借這些雜志嗎?

2.Can you show me how to find books in the stacks here? 你能告訴我如何在書架上找書嗎?

3.Could you recommend me a book? 你可以給我推薦一本書嗎?

4.Good,I'll take this one. 好的，我要這一本。

5.Have you got the issue that came out recently? 你拿到了最近發(fā)行的書嗎?

6.I want a detective story,please. 我想要一本偵探書。

7.Is this book available? 請問有這本書嗎?

8.Would you please tell me how to use the card catalogue? 請告訴我如何使用卡片目錄好嗎?

9.Here's the latest one. 這是最新的一本。

10.I'm sorry,but the book is out. 對不起，這本書已經(jīng)借出去了。

Dialogue One

A:Good morning.Mrs.Smith.

早上好，史密斯太太。

B:Good morning!Can you help me,please?I'm looking for some books for my mother.

早上好!你可以幫我嗎?我在找一些書給我母親。

A:Well, what kind of books does she like?

好的，她喜歡什么類型的書?

B:She's very fond of detective stories?

她非常喜歡偵探小說。

A:I see.Has she read any detective stories?

我明白了。你讀過偵探小說嗎?

B:Oh,yes!

噢，是的!

A:Do you know if she's read this one?

你知道她看過這本書嗎?

B:I'm not sure,but she probably won't remember if she has!She's very forgertful!

我不確定，但是如果她看過，她可能忘了!她很健忘!

A:Ah!She has a bad memory.How old is she?

啊哈!她的記性不好。她多少歲?

B:She's eighty-seven.

87歲。

A:I suggest you take this book.It's very exciting.

我建議你拿這一本。它非常刺激。

B:Thank you.That's a good idea.she likes excting books.Can you suggest another one?

謝謝你。真是個好主意。她喜歡刺激的書。你可以介紹另一本嗎?

Dialogue Two

A:Can I help you?

我可以幫你嗎?

B:I hope so.I'm looking for some material for a paper I'm writing, and I'm not quite sure where to look.

希望如此。我在找寫論文的一些材料，我不太清楚去哪里找。

A:I'll certainly try to help you.What topic is your paper on?

我會試著幫你。你的論文是什么話題?

B:My paper is on the influence of television on children.

我的論文是關(guān)于電視對孩子的影響。

A:There are several possible sources you might use for that topic.I suggest you use the computer and the computer will give you a list of every scientific journal that talks about children and television.

這里有一些合適的資料你可能可以用在這個話題上。我建議你用這臺計算機(jī)，計算機(jī)會給你列出關(guān)于孩子和電視的每一期科學(xué)期刊。

B:Thank you for you help.

謝謝你的幫忙。

Dialogue Three

A:Excuse me,could you tell me where you have got that music book?

打擾了，你可以告訴我你在哪里找到那本音樂書的嗎?

B:Certainly. Let me see.Oh,it's on that self.

當(dāng)然可以。讓我想想。噢，在那個書架上。

A:It's too high.I can't reach it.Could you help me?

太高了。我夠不著。你可以幫我嗎?

B:Of course.Here you are.

當(dāng)然。給你。

A:Thank you very much.

非常謝謝你。

盡職盡責(zé)的懷特夫人

Mrs.White works in the school library.She loves her work because she loves books.In the library there are books on many different subjects.She works very hard and is very helpful.She likes the children to read newspapers and books in the reading room.She also likes them to borrow the books.But she is very strict.You must always return your library books on time.One day, a little girl told her that she had lost one book of the library.And the school library has the rule that if someone loses any library book he must pay for it.Mrs.White felt very sorry.Fortunately, another girl found the book.Mrs.white told them thay everyone should love books and be careful.

懷特夫人在學(xué)校的圖書館工作。她熱愛她的工作，因為她愛書。圖書館里有很多不同科目的書。她努力工作，樂于助人。她喜歡孩子們在閱覽室讀報看書。她也喜歡他們來借書。但是她非常嚴(yán)厲。你必須準(zhǔn)時歸還在圖書館借的書。有一天，一個小女孩告訴她，她弄丟了圖書館的一本書。學(xué)校圖書館規(guī)定，如果誰弄丟了圖書館的書，必須賠償。懷特夫人感到非常抱歉。幸運的是，另一個女孩找到那本書。懷特夫人告訴她們，人人都應(yīng)該愛護(hù)書本，小心保管書本。

Library 圖書館(下)

1.How many books can I borrow at a time? 我一次可以借多少本書?

2.I want to keep it for another two weeks. 我想再借多兩個星期。

3.I'd like to renew it for one more week. 我想再續(xù)借一個星期。

4.How long will you keep it? 你要借多久?

5.I'll get it back as soon as possible. 我會盡快還回來。

6.I'm afraid it's been out for some time. 恐怕它已經(jīng)借出去一段時間了。

7.The book you want's on loan. 你要的那本書已經(jīng)被借走了。

8.You'll have to pay fines if you can't return the book in time.

如果你不能及時把書還回來，你必須繳罰金。

9.Your books are two days overdue. 你借的書已經(jīng)過期兩天了。

10.You may not keep it for over three weeks. 你借的時間可能不能超過3個星期。

Dialogue One

A:Good morning,Miss.

早上好，小姐。

B:Morning.Can I help you?

早上好。我可以幫你嗎?

A:Yes,I'd like to know how to use the library.You know,I'm a new student here.

是的。我想知道如何使用圖書館。你知道的，我是新入學(xué)的學(xué)生。

B:All you need is your student identification card to check out books.

你要借書，你需要那你的學(xué)生證來登記。

A:Yes.Here's my identification.

是的。這是我的學(xué)生證。

B:That's all you need.

這樣就行了。

A:Thank you very much.By the way,how many books am I allowed to check out?

非常感謝你。順便問一下，我運行借幾本書?

B:You can check out two books at a time.But you can't check out newspapers,magazines and periodicals;they have to be read within library.

你一次可以借兩本書。但是你不能接報紙、雜志和期刊;它們必須在圖書館里閱讀。

A:How long can I keep the books?

這些書我可以借多久?

B:For two weeks.After that you must renew the book if you wish to keep them longer.

兩個星期。如果你想借久一點，兩個星期后你必須來續(xù)借。

A:I want a book on physics.Could you show me where I can find it?

我想要一本物理學(xué)的書。你可以告訴我哪里可以找到嗎?

B:Yes,over there to your left.

是的，你的左手邊那邊。

Dialogue Two

A:Excuse me,Miss.

打擾了，小姐。

B:Yes.May I help you?

是的。我可以幫你嗎?

A:I'm a graduate student here in mathematics.I've just come from China and I've never used a western library before.I'll be here for five years,so I'd like to learn to use the library as efficiently as possible.I wonder if someone might have time to show me around.

我是數(shù)學(xué)系的研究生。我剛從中國來，我以前沒有用過西方的圖書館。我將在這里讀五年，所以我想學(xué)習(xí)如何盡可能有效地使用圖書館。我想知道是否有人有時間帶我到處看看。

B:I'd be very glad to show you around,but I'm very busy right now.Could you come back about 3:30?

我很樂意帶你到處看看，但是我現(xiàn)在很忙。你可以3點半左右再過來嗎?

A:Sure.3:30 this afternoon.

當(dāng)然可以。下午3點半。

B:Good.See you later.

好的。到時見。

A:Thank you.Good-bye.

謝謝你。拜拜。

Dialogue Three

A:Can I help you?

我可以幫你嗎?

B:Yes.I'd like to borrow these books.

是的。我想借這些書。

A:Just a second.I'll see if I can find them for you.

請稍等。我要看看我能否幫你找到。

B:Thanks.

謝謝。

A:Here you are.You must return them within a month.

給你。你必須在一個月之內(nèi)還回來。

B:What happens if I'm not finished with them in a month?

如果我一個月之內(nèi)沒看完怎么辦?

A:You can come in and renew them unless someone else has reserved them.

如果其他人沒有預(yù)訂，你可以過來續(xù)借。

B:OK.Thank you very much for your trouble.

好的。非常感謝你，麻煩你了。

A:No trouble at all.So long.

一點也不麻煩。再見。

現(xiàn)代圖書管理

Today,more and more libraries are using computers to help them organize the vast amount of information they contain.In many modern libraries,an on-line computer catalog has taken the place of the old card catalog.In such cases,library patrons must use a computer terminal to find the books they need.The on-line catalog is like a card catalog on computer.It offers several advantages,such as speed and up-to-date information on a book's status.

現(xiàn)今，越來越多的圖書館使用計算機(jī)來幫忙管理大量的信息。很多現(xiàn)代圖書館、網(wǎng)上計算機(jī)目錄已經(jīng)取代了就的卡片目錄。在這種情況下，圖書館顧客必須使用計算機(jī)終端來找他們要的書。網(wǎng)上計算機(jī)目錄就像是在計算機(jī)上的卡片目錄。它有許多好處，例如在書庫上加速和更新信息。