早安英文 第117期:中美书店原来这么不同

 英文学习笔记：

librarian n.图书管理员

biography n.传记

epic¹ poems 咏史诗

greek philosophy 希腊哲学

enchanting² adj.迷人的

wrap up v.包起来

cherish vt.珍爱

disclaimer n.免责声明

dispose of 处理； 安排

unwanted adj.不需要的；多余的

Walking on the streets in China, we can see many people playing mobile phone, what about it in America?

在中国，我们可以看到很多人在路上玩手机，美国呢？

I haven’t had a chance to see a Chinese library. Their aren’t many here. The only one I know of is too far to bother.Especially considering there won’t be much of an English section.

我还没有机会看中国图书馆。这边不是很多。有一个知道的又太远。又特别考虑到不会有很多英文（书籍）。

It’s very quiet and the librarians make sure to keep it that way. I love biographies, epic poems, greek philosophy, and America classics. There’s something about the smell of books that’s so enchanting. I don’t know what it is.

图书馆非常安静，图书馆员也会让这种氛围一直保持。我爱传记、 咏史诗、 古希腊哲学和美国经典之作。还有书的味道是如此迷人。虽然我不知道它是什么。

Depends on what you’re buying. A new book is always gonna cost you but since most of the books I read were written well over a hundred years ago, I never have to worry about it. in fact, most of the books I get are free since the authors are all dead.

取决于你买什么。一本新书总需要你花钱，但因为我读的书大部分是在一百多年前写的，不用担心这件事。事实上，我得到的书大部分都是免费，因为作者们都死了。

Why are all the books wrapped up in plastic?! I can’t read them? Take for example Books-A-Million in America. You can walk in, take a book up, sit down and order a cup of coffee and enjoy a book on your lunch break.

为什么所有的书都用塑料包裹？ ！我不能读吗？在美国的Books-A-Million，你可以走进来、 拿起一本书，坐下来然后买一杯咖啡，在午休的时候享受一本书。

Books will always be something to be cherished. In fact, many books have a disclaimer that’s says “Please do not throw away, burn,or dispose of this book. If unwanted, please donate it to your local library”Burning a book is HUGLY frowned upon. Books are really to be respected.

书籍将永远值得珍惜的东西。事实上，有很多书免责声明的说"请不要扔掉，烧伤，或处置这本书。如果是多余的请把它赠给你当地的图书馆"燃烧一本书是让人很揪心的。书是应该被尊重。

1 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

2 enchanting   

a.讨人喜欢的

参考例句：

• His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
• Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。