走进哈佛大学 第2期:哈佛图书馆

 　　Harvard Library

　　哈佛的图书馆

　　If we compare professors and students to the host of a university, then the library of a university can be compared to the hallway.

　　如果把教授和学生比作一所大学的主人，那么大学的图书馆就是门厅。

　　The quality of a university, to some extent, is in direct proportion to that of its library.

　　一所大学的质量在一定程度上与其图书馆的质量成正比。

　　At Harvard, the library is an indispensible part of everybody's life.

　　在哈佛，图书馆是每个人生活中不可缺少的一部分。

　　Both the quantity and the quality of the library make study an enjoyable process.

　　图书馆的数量和质量都让在哈佛的学习成为一个享受的过程。

　　Harvard Library is not only the most ancient library in the United States, but the largest university library with the largest scale.

　　哈佛图书馆不仅是美国最古老的图书馆，也是世界上藏书最多、规模最大的大学图书馆。

　　In 1638 John Harvard donated his whole library to the then Harvard College.

　　1638年约翰.哈佛把他的藏书都捐给了当时的哈佛学院。

　　After 300 years of development, the library now holds 10 millions of books and comprises more than 100 branch Library.

　　经过300年的发展， 图书馆现在拥有藏书1000多万册，设有100多个分馆。

　　In addition to the libraries owned by each school, there are special libraries.

　　不仅每个学院都有自己的图书馆，还有各类专业图书馆。

　　While most of the branch libraries are on Harvard campus, some are as far as in Washington, D.C., or even in Florence of Italy.

　　虽然大部分分馆都在哈佛校内，但也有一些远在首都华盛顿，甚至在意大利的佛罗伦萨。

　　Yenching Library is famous for its collections of East Asian literature.

　　燕京图书馆以其东亚馆藏而闻名。

　　Lamont Library is the first library in the world that is exclusively for undergraduates.

　　莱蒙特图书馆是世界上第一个本科生专用图书馆。

　　Widener Library is the largest library in Harvard, only second to Library of Congress.

　　威德纳图书馆是哈佛最大的图书馆，馆藏仅次于美国国会图书馆。

　　What deserves to be mentioned is the system or rather the service of the libraries.

　　值得一提的是各图书馆的体系，或者确切说是服务。

　　Usually the libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..

　　通常图书馆从早上9点开到晚上5点。

　　The main libraries are open until 10 p.m..

　　主要的图书馆开到晚上10点。

　　The libraries for undergraduates will even be open all night during the examination period.

　　而本科生图书馆在考试期间则通宵开放。

　　The libraries also provide with students the service of preparing reading materials for all courses.

　　图书馆还为学生提供所有课程的阅读材料。

　　At the beginning of a semester, each teacher will give a list of books to the Librarians.

　　在学期开始时，任课教师会给图书馆一个书单。

　　The librarians are responsible to find out these books and put them at the places where students can easily find them.

　　图书管理员负责找出这些书，并把书放在便于学生查找的地方。

　　There is no limitation for the number of books that students can borrow.

　　学生借书没有限量。

　　As the space for the libraiy is limited, many books are stored in suburban¹ libraiy.

　　因为图书馆空间有限，有很多书都存放在郊外的藏书库。

　　Despite this, students can go to fetch the book at the appointed library within 24 hours after they submit request for that book.

　　尽管如此，学生在提交索要申请后的24小时内就可以到指定的图书馆取回书。

　　Even if there is only one book to be fetched from the suburban library, the libraries on campus will send someone to do the job.

　　即使只有一本书要从郊外的藏书库提取，校内的图书馆也会派人去取。

　　This kind of service which put readers in the first place is rare even in Ivy² League.

　　这种读者至上的服务，即使在常春藤联盟也是极为难得的。

　　Therefore, study at Harvard will be a enjoyable experience.

　　所以，在哈佛学习将会是一个非常愉快的经历。

 

1 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。