Daily Dialogue 日常会话

Love Reading

Pat: Hi, Linda. Where are you going to?

Linda: Library.

Pat: Oh great! I just move here. Do you mind telling me how to use the library here?

Linda: Of course. All you need is your ID card and application for library card. Then you can check out books,popular magazines or newspaper.

Pat: How many books am I allowed to check out at a time?

Linda: No more than four books. But you can read magazines and newspaper within the library.

Pat: How long can I keep the books?

Linda: For 2 weeks. And you can come in and get a one-week extension after that. But if they are late, the fee is 35 cents per book per day. So return them on time.

Pat: I see. I'll make sure to return them back on time. Do you always go to library?

Linda: Not too much. I'd like to read newspaper . I have subscribed some newspaper, as Newspaper Week, popular paper and evening paper .

Pat: That's too much. There are too many articles on it. Those always confuse me.

Linda: My approach is to skim the pages first to see what's important and what isn't. And then choose the hot news and big news to read.

爱读书

派特： 嗨，琳达。你去哪呀？

琳达： 图书馆。

派特： 哦，那太好了。我刚搬过来。你能教我如何使用这里的图书馆吗？

琳达： 好的。只需要你的身份证申请个图书卡，然后就可以借阅了。

派特： 一次可以借多少本书？

琳达： 不超过4本。另外，杂志和报纸不能外借，只能在图书馆里读。

派特： 一次可以借多久？

琳达： 2周，两周之后可以续借1周。如果错过了还书时间，每天每本书要缴纳35美分罚款。记得及时还书。

派特： 我记住了，会准时还书的。你经常去图书馆吗？

琳达： 也不太多。我喜欢读报纸，我订阅了一些报纸。像新闻周刊，大众报纸和晚报。

派特： 那也太多了。太多的文章在上边，真是令我困惑呢。

琳达： 我的方法就是先浏览一下，选出重要的再去阅读。