英语导读1000句（十三）

　　Section 13 Libraries

　　Most towns and cities have a library.多数城镇和城市都有图书馆。

　　Libraries are available to everyone.任何人都可以到图书馆去。

　　People think that libraries are just for books.人们认为图书馆只与书本有关。

　　They are wrong.他们错了。

　　In modern libraries, you can borrow many things.在现代图书馆里你可以借到许多东西。

　　Books, of course, are what people expect to find in libraries.当然，人们希望可以从图书馆里借到书本。

　　Did you know, however, that you can also borrow music?你知道你还能从图书馆里借到音乐(资料)吗?

　　Yes, many libraries will lend CDs and records.是的，许多图书馆出借CD和录音带。

　　Some libraries will also lend computer programs.有一些图书馆也会出借电脑程序。

　　Do you know why we have libraries?你知道为什么我们会有图书馆吗?

　　It is to enable those who can not afford to buy books etc. to have access to them.这是为了让那些买不起这么多书的人有机会读到这些书。

　　However, they are not just used by poor people.然而，它们并不只是为穷人而设的。

　　All kinds of people use them, from children to professors, poor to rich.各种各样的人，儿童、教授、穷人、富人都可以使用图书馆。

　　It would be almost impossible for you or me tonbsp;collect so many books and CDs.无论你还是我，都不太可能去搜集这么多的书和CD。

　　So libraries can be said to be very useful places.可以说图书馆是非常有用的地方。