April 14, 19711971年4月14日Dear Children of Troy:亲爱的特洛伊孩子们：Your librarian has asked me to write, telling you what a library can mean to you.你们的图书管理员让我写封信，告诉你们图书馆于你们而言意味着什么IgA;lK.h[F1cP%m。A library is many things. It's a place to go, to get in out of the rain.图书馆是许多东西ODMR2zB(WkjoTf。你们可以来这里，遮风避雨hwjfR#f(UU)&pU9VoM。It's a place to go if you want to sit and think.你们可以来这里，静坐冥想|NYyCBTWZs]IK。But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books.更可贵的是，这个地方藏书万千，在这里，你可以通过阅读认识其他人，接触到其他的思想!~=L=%lPU8-ug。

If you want to find out about something, the information is in the reference books---the dictionaries, the encyclopedias, the atlases.如果你想了解某些事物，不妨借助一些参考书中——字典、百科全书、地图册查阅信息T#=PxT5)aXL[6DyP!。If you like to be told a story, the library is the place to go.如果你喜欢听别人讲故事，图书馆更是不二之选vX!rH4|hb]Ms。Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had.图书中蕴藏着世界上大多数秘密，还有男性和女性的大部分思想mbD_Id|yoT.eYDN。And when you are reading a book, you and the author are alone together---just the two of you.当你沉迷于阅读时，全世界只剩下你和作者两人独处l#~,L8GO5Y~|r9。A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort.当你抑郁或心情低落时，图书馆是个疗伤的好去处，因为在那里，恣意徜徉在书海中，你能获得鼓励和慰藉Nk,G@bCgzbgO[Uh。A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered.当你困惑或犹豫不决时，图书馆是个解惑的好去处，因为在那里，尽情攀登知识的阶梯，你的疑惑可能会迎刃而解=13-MaBhef;b。Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people---people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.无论悲伤或者快乐，书籍永远是岁月长河中最忠实的伙伴，因为所谓“书籍”——是那些藏身封面间并设法生存下来的智者7PbqNR0Z0pelG#c。

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