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Libraries form a vital part of the world’s systems of communication and educ

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问题     Libraries form a vital part of the world’s systems of communication and education.
    They make available knowledge accumulated through the ages. People in all walks of life use library resources in their work. People also turn to libraries to satisfy a desire for knowledge or to obtain material for leisure-time activity. In addition, many people enjoy book discussions, concerts, film programs, lectures, story hours, and a variety of other activities provided by libraries. Libraries also play an important role in preserving a society’s cultural heritage(遗产). The library ranks as one of society’s most useful service institutions.
    The contents of libraries have changed so much through the years that the word library itself is, in a sense, inaccurate. The word comes from the Latin word liber, which means book. Today’s libraries house many books, of course. However, they also have a wide variety of other materials that communicate, educate, and entertain. These materials include magazines, manuscripts(手稿), newspapers, and computer documents.
    Audio and visual materials include CDs, audiocassette tapes, videotapes, films, maps, paintings, and photographs.
    In addition to regular books, a library may have large-type books, books for the blind, and tape recordings of books, called talking books. Librarians keep pace with the changing contents of libraries to serve as many people as possible. Their efforts have turned libraries into multimedia resource centers.
    The expansion of library contents greatly increases the library’s ability to communicate and educate. For example, people interested in classical music can listen to CDs and read books on the topic. Students of agriculture can read magazines and watch videotapes on farming methods. Many people use magazines and newspapers to find the most up-to-date material on current events.
    In addition to expanding contents, librarians have developed many kinds of libraries to serve the needs of different people. The materials of each kind of library are selected to meet the needs of a specific group of patrons. School libraries have collections that provide the information needed by elementary and high school students. Public libraries tailor their collections to the general public. Government library collections are geared chiefly toward serving the needs of government officials. Thousands of special libraries provide information for professional people, such as advertising specialists, bankers, editors, engineers, lawyers, physicians, and scientists.
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答案     图书馆在世界信息和教育系统中起着很重要的作用。
    人类长年累月地通过图书馆积累有用的知识。各行各业的人都会在工作中用到图书馆资源。为了满足对知识的渴望或者打发业余时间，人们也会选择图书馆。此外，人们还喜欢由图书馆提供的各种各样的活动，比如说图书讨论、音乐会、电影节目、演讲、故事时间等。图书馆在保护社会文化遗产方面也起了非常重要的作用。图书馆被列为社会最有用的服务机构。
    许多年以来，从某种意义上来说，图书馆的内容改变得如此之多以至于文字图书馆本身变得不准确了。图书馆这个词来自于拉丁词“liber”，它的意思是“书”。当然，如今的图书馆里收藏有许多书，不过，也有好多种关于交流、教育和娱乐的材料。这些材料包括杂志、手稿、报纸，以及电脑文件。
    声音和视频材料包括光盘、磁带、录像带、影片、地图、油画和照片。
    除了正常的书，图书馆还可能有为盲人准备的大的活字书，以及书的附带录音带，叫做会“说话”的书。为了给尽可能多的人提供服务，图书馆员的工作也随着图书馆内容的改变而改变。他们努力使图书馆变成多媒体资源中心。
    图书馆内容的扩充使其交流和教育的能力大大提高。比如说，对古典音乐感兴趣的人可以听光盘也可以阅读这类书籍。研究农业的学生可以看报纸也可以看关于农业知识的录像带。许多人在最近的杂志和报纸上寻找最新的材料。
    为了满足不同的人的需要，除了扩充内容之外，图书馆员还发展了许多不同种类的图书馆。每个种类图书馆的材料都是为了满足某一个特定的读者团体的要求。学校图书馆里收藏的都是给初、高中生阅读的书；大众图书馆里收藏的都是给大众人民阅读的书；政府图书馆里收藏的主要是满足政府官员的需要的书。数千个专门图书馆都是用来给专业人士提供信息的。比如说广告精英、银行家、编辑、工程师、律师、医师，科学家，等等。
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