美国国家公共电台 NPR 新西兰一家图书馆因假期关闭但门没有锁上

A library in New Zealand closed for a holiday but the doors didn't lock

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People were free to enter without any librarians around. Nearly 400 people used the library that day. Readers used self checkout² machines to borrow 147 books. Not one book was stolen.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Good morning. I'm A Martinez. One of New Zealand's largest libraries closed to celebrate a national holiday last month - ah, sort of. The doors stay unlocked because of an error with the automated³ door. People were free, though, to enter and roam the library without any librarians around. So readers just used self-checkout machines. Three hundred and eighty people used the library that day. One hundred and forty-seven books were checked out - not one was stolen. Got to say, them bookworms are some good people. It's MORNING EDITION.

新西兰一家图书馆因假期关闭但门没有锁上

人们可以自由进入，周围没有任何图书馆员。那天有将近400人使用了图书馆。读者使用自助结账机借阅了147本书。没有一本书被盗。

马丁内斯，主持人：

早上好我是马丁内斯。上个月，新西兰最大的图书馆之一为了庆祝国家假日而关闭了——嗯，有点。由于自动门出现错误，车门保持解锁状态。所以，人们可以自由进入图书馆，在没有图书馆员的情况下漫游。读者只能使用自助结账机。那天有380人使用了图书馆。147本书被借出，没有一本被盗。不得不说，书呆子是一些好人。这是早晨版。

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 checkout   

n.（超市等）收银台，付款处

参考例句：

• Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
• A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。

3 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。