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第一段
1 .SUSIE: Hello?
苏西：你好？
2 .PAUL: Hi, Susie, it's Paul here. How are you? Enjoying your new job? You're working at the library, aren't you?
保罗：嗨，苏西，我是保罗。最近怎么样？喜欢你的新工作吗？你是在图书馆工作，是吧？
3 .SUSIE: Yes. I started when the library re-opened a month ago. It's great.
苏西：是的，一个月前图书馆重新开馆时我开始在这工作的，图书馆很棒。
4 .PAUL: Actually Carol and I have been meaning to join for a while.
保罗：实际上 卡洛 和我想来这已经有一段时间了。
5 .SUSIE: Oh, you should. It doesn't cost anything, and the new library has all sorts of facilities. It's not Just a place where you borrow books.
苏西：嗯，你们应该来的。不需要花钱，而且新图书馆有各种各样的设施。它不仅仅是一个借书的地方。
6 .For instance, there's an area with comfortable seats where you can sit and read the magazines they have there. Some people spend the whole morning there.
比如说，馆内有一片区域有很舒服的位子可以坐，还可以看那儿的杂志。有的人整个早上都在那。
7 .PAUL: Mmm. Wish I had that amount of time to spend!
保罗：嗯，真希望我也有那么多时间。
8 .SUSIE: Yes, you must be pretty busy at present, with the children and everything?
苏西：哦，你现在一定很忙吧，忙着照顾孩子什么的。
9 .PAUL: We are, yes. But we're hoping to get away this summer. We're thinking of going to Greece.
保罗：嗯，是的。不过我们希望这个夏天能出去度假。我们正考虑去希腊。
10 .SUSIE: Well, we've got a much larger section of the library devoted to travel books now, so you should come and have a look.
苏西：嗯，我们图书馆用于陈列旅游书籍的部分比以前大了很多，你可以过来看看。
11 .I can't remember if there's anything specifically on Greece, but I should think so.
我不记得有没有专门讲希腊的书，但我想应该有。
12 .PAUL: OK. Now Carol's organising a project for the history class she teaches at school - it's about life in the town a hundred years ago. Do you have anything that might be useful?
保罗：好的。卡洛 目前正在为她在学校教的历史课组织一个活动，是关于100年前这个城市的生活的。你那有没有什么有用的资料？
13 .SUSIE: Yes, actually we've now got a new section with materials on the history of the town and surrounding region.
苏西：有的，事实上我们图书馆新开辟了一个部分，用于陈列这座城市及其周边区域的历史资料。
14 .PAUL: Right. I'll tell her. You can't always find that sort of thing on the internet. Now in the old library there used to be a separate room with reference books.
保罗：好的，我会告诉她的。你并一定总能在网上找到这些东西。过去，在老图书馆里有一个单独的屋子存放参考书。
15 .It was a really nice quiet room.
那真是一个又安静又好的地方。
16 .USIE: Yes, We've put those books in the main part of the library now, but we do have a room called the community room.
苏西：是的，我们如今把那些书放在图书馆主馆，不过我们现在也有一个叫做社区用室的屋子。
17 .It can be hired out for meetings, but at other times people can use it to study.
它可以被租出去用于开会，其他时候人们可以在里面学习。
18 .PAUL: I might use that. It's hard to find anywhere quiet at home sometimes.
保罗：或许我会去那儿学习。有的时候想在家找到个安静的地方很难。
19 .SUSIE: I can't remember how old your son and daughter are ... we've introduced a special section of fiction written specially for teenagers, but they might be a bit young for that?
苏西：我不记得你的儿子、女儿多大了。我们开辟了一个专为青少年写的小说的单元，但他们可能还是小了一点。
20 .PAUL: Yes, they would be.
保罗：是的，他们还小。
第二段
1 .SUSIE: Well, we do have lots of activities for younger children.
苏西：嗯，我们有很多针对年纪较小的孩子的活动。
2 .PAUL: Yes?
保罗：是吗？
3 .SUSIE: For example we have a Science Club. At the next meeting, they're going to be doing experiments with stuff that everyone has in the kitchen - sugar and flour and so on.
苏西：比如说我们有一个“科学俱乐部”。 在俱乐部的下次会面上，孩子们会利用每家厨房里都有的东西--糖、面粉等做实验。
4 .PAUL: They might be interested, yes.
保罗：嗯，我的孩子们也许会有兴趣。
5 .SUSIE: And we have a competition for children called Reading Challenge. That doesn 't begin until after the end of term. They have to read six books, and they get a certificate if they manage it.
苏西：我们还有一个比赛叫做“阅读挑战”。这个比赛要到学期末过后才开始。他们要读完六本书，如果做到了的话就能得到一个证书。
6 .PAUL: So that gives them something to do while they're on holiday, instead of getting bored.
保罗：这样他们假期就有事做而不会无聊了。
7 .SUSIE: That's the idea. And there's special activities for adults too. On Friday we have a local author called Tanya Streep who's going to be talking about her new novel.
苏西：嗯，就是这么想的。图书馆也有针对成年人的特别活动。星期五，我们邀请了本地作家Tanya Streep来谈谈她的最新小说。
8 .It's called 'Catch the Mouse' and she based the story on a crime that actually took place here years ago.
小说名叫《Catch the Mouse》，里面的故事是基于一个很多年前在这里发生的一起犯罪事件。
9 .PAUL: Right. We're not free on Friday, but I'll look out for the book.
保罗：嗯，我们周五没空，不过我会找找这本小说。
10 .SUSIE: Now this probably isn't for you, but we do have IT support available for members.
苏西：还有一个活动可能不适合你，针对会员我们推出了信息技术支持。
11 .PAUL: We get quite a few older people coming along who are want ing to get up to speed with computer technology.
有不少老人过来，想要跟上电脑技术的发展。
12 .It's on Tuesday mornings - they don't need to make an appointment or anything, they just turn up.
这个活动是在星期二上午，他们不需要事先约定，到时候自然就来了。
13 .PAUL:Well , my mother might be interested, I'll let her know.
保罗：嗯，我母亲或许会感兴趣，我会告诉她的。
14 .SUSIE: OK. And there's another service which you wouldn't expect from a library, which is a free medical check-up.
苏西：好。还有一个活动你可能想不到图书馆会有，那就是免费的医疗检查。
15 .The hospital arranges for someone to come along and measure the level of sugar in your blood, and they check cholesterol levels at the same time.
医院安排了人过来，可以测血糖，同时他们还会检测胆固醇水平。
16 .PAUL: Really?
保罗：真的吗？
17 .SUSIE: Yes, but that's only for the over-60s, so you wouldn't qualify.
苏西：是的，不过这项服务仅提供给60岁以上的人，所以你不能参与。
18 .PAUL: OK. Well, I'll tell my mother, she might be interested.
保罗：好的，我会告诉我妈，她也许会有兴趣。
19 .SUSIE: What other information ... well , we do have a little shop with things like wallcharts and greetings cards, and also stamps so you can post the cards straightaway, which is really useful.
苏西：至于别的什么信息嘛！哦，我们还有一个小商店卖挂图、贺卡之类的东西，还有邮票，很有用，你可以在那直接把卡片寄出去。
20 .PAUL: Yeah. Well, I'll bring the children round at the weekend and we'll join. Oh, one more thing - I'll be bringing the car, is there parking available?
保罗：好的，周末我会带孩子们过来，我们要加入进来。哦，还有一件事，我会开车过来，图书馆有停车的地方吗？
21 .SUSIE: Yes. and it's free in the evening and at weekends.
苏西：有的，而且在晚上和周末免费。
22 .PAUL: Perfect. Well , thanks , Susie see you ...
保罗：完美。好的，谢谢你，苏西，再见...