Famous Bookshops 书店街
[audio]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/bbc/on_the_town/assets_4507881/bbc_on_the_town_86_bookshops_au_bb.mp3[/audio][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Hello and welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. I'm Diarmuid.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 大家好我是杨莉。 If you love books, then this is just the programme for you. 因为今天的城市掠影节目我和穆达要为你介绍著名的书店街。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Yes, Charing Cross Road, near Soho, has long been a street famous for its bookshops.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] You can find all kinds of books there, can't you?[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Yes, such as the foreign language bookshop Grant and Cutler, Borders, and Waterstones. But one of the oldest is Foyles bookshop.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] That's right. 根据维基百科资料，Foyles was once the largest bookshop in the world and it has become a tourist destination in London.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] We spoke to the Product Manager Kate Gunning. She gives us an idea of how big Foyles bookshop is.[/p][float=right][size=0.688em][indent][p=30, 2, left]In terms of the number of titles we stock, which is just as important to people, we must be one of the largest. We've got, as a guide, upwards of 220,000 titles.[/p][/indent][p=30, 2, right]Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop[/p][/size]
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[p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] In terms of the different titles, Foyles is one of the world's largest bookshops, with 220,000 titles.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] In terms of, 就什么而言。就书名的类别而言 Foyles 拥有22万不同种类的书 220,000 different titles.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] How about the different categories of books?[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 书籍的种类都有哪些呢？Kate again.[/p][float=right][size=0.688em][indent][p=30, 2, left]We have got a large mixture of general trade books and more academic books; we've got a large history section with lots of military history, politics; we've got a big archaeology section which is extremely popular amongst our customers. We've got an extensive area for books that deal with English as a foreign language, which is also extremely popular – people come from literally all over the world to shop (at) that particular department.[/p][/indent][p=30, 2, right]Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop[/p][/size]
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[p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Let's have a look at the list: general trade books and academic books.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 通用贸易和学术类书籍。[/p][float=right][p=30, 2, left][img=0,170]http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/bbc/onthetown/attachement/jpg/site1/20100514/0013729e42d20d575b3e09.jpg[/img][/p][p=30, 2, left]Kate Gunning at Foyles bookshop[/p][/float]
[p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] History and archaeology.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 历史和考古学。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] English as a foreign language.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 对外英语。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] They also have an extensive department on film and drama.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 还有一个庞大的电影和戏剧部门。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] That's just some of the conventional categories in the bookshop; but they also have some unconventional categories, which you may not find in other bookshops.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] Conventional 传统的。Unconventional 非传统的，在这里指有个性的。[/p][float=right][size=0.688em][indent][p=30, 2, left]We also have a very extensive area on our second floor which deals with Asian history and culture and we are increasing the amount of books we stock in – for instance – Chinese, because we're finding that we're getting an increasing amount of requests from customers for those kinds of books. We also have rooms with second-hand and antiquarian books; we stock sheet music, which a lot of bookshops wouldn't consider stocking; so there's something for everyone there really; we've got a very big children's department with a tank with piranha fish in it.[/p][/indent][p=30, 2, right]Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop[/p][/size]
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[p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] Kate 说，他们还有一个亚洲历史文化部，其中汉语书籍越来越受欢迎。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Yes, they are finding that they are getting an increasing amount of requests from customers for Chinese books.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 他们还有旧书和古物古玩类的书刊和各种乐谱。而这些呢，都是大部分其他书店不具备的。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Second-hand and antiquarian books, and sheet music; they have something for everyone. There's also a big children's department, with a tank with piranha fish in it.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] A tank with piranha fish in it. 啊，a tank with piranha fish in it 童书部还特意摆上了布拉鱼鱼缸，满足孩子们的好奇心。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Kate thinks that there are good reasons why Foyles has become a tourist destination which attracts thousands of visitors each year.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] A tourist destination, 旅游者的参观目标。[/p][float=right][size=0.688em][indent][p=30, 2, left]I think it is partly those things – the size of the shop and the range that we have available. I think, also, we've been here for more than a hundred years, so it's got a strong brand I think and it's considered very traditional – it is a destination for tourists. So we're trying to make Foyles – as well as having a big range – trying to make it as interesting a place to shop – so you can have a cup of coffee, you can buy antique books as gifts, you can pick up gifts and stationary – so things other than books.[/p][/indent][p=30, 2, right]Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop[/p][/size]
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[p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Foyles bookshop has been around for a hundred years and has a strong brand like Harrods. Strong brand.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 牌子老，名气大。名牌效应。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] As well as having a big range of books, they have made it an interesting place to go shopping. Visitors can stop to have a coffee, to buy antique books as gifts, and many other things to buy just in one shop.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] 书籍种类多，又有特色商品，再加上咖啡厅和礼品店，当然是游客的好去处了。[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] After all, it's a brand and an enjoyable place to visit.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] Hope you get to see it when you come to London.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Thanks for listening and see you next time with more On the Town from BBC Learning English.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Yang Li:[/b] Bye bye.[/p][p=30, 2, left][b]Diarmuid:[/b] Bye.[/p][/font]
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