library简单

Ask people about public libraries and a certain image springs to mind: dusty, old-fashioned, the sort of place you enjoyed as a child but, rather like a British seaside town, would you go there now?

问起公共图书馆，人们脑海中会浮现出某种印象：布满灰尘、过时老旧，是你小时候喜欢去的那种地方——但就像英国的海滨小镇一样，你现在还会去那里吗？

The reality is startlingly different, as I discovered when the culture department commissioned me to conduct an independent review of English public libraries, published yesterday.

现实却截然不同，这是我在文化部委托我对英格兰公共图书馆进行独立评估时发现的，该评估报告已于昨天发布。

As I visited libraries up and down the country, I was surprised to learn there are more than twice the number of libraries (2,892) as there are branches of McDonald’s.

在走访全国各地的图书馆时，我惊讶地得知，图书馆的数量（2892家）是麦当劳分店数量的两倍多。

As I visited libraries up and down the country, I was surprised to learn there are more than twice the number of libraries (2,892) as there are branches of McDonald’s.

在走访全国各地的图书馆时，我惊讶地得知，图书馆的数量（2892家）是麦当劳分店数量的两倍多。

While books are, and should always be, at the heart of any library, a multitude of other services are offered: employment advice, language classes or digital access and support.

虽然书籍是、也应该永远是任何图书馆的核心，但图书馆还提供大量其他服务：就业咨询、语言课程，或数字接入与支持。

There are libraries with business and intellectual property centres, which can help business owners and entrepreneurs.

有些图书馆设有商业与知识产权中心，可以帮助企业主和创业者。