Library
圖書館
What I'd like to talk about is the Capital Library. It is located in the Dongcheng District in Beijing. It is quieter than the National Library and I like the atmosphere there.The place is now a library for history books and any books published in China are there, but it also has interesting history itself.
我想要說的是首都圖書館,它坐落于北京的東城區,并且比國家圖書館安靜多了,我喜歡那兒的氛圍。里面收藏有很多歷史圖書和任何在中國出版的圖書,不過它本身就是一本有趣的歷史書。
It is located in the same area as the old Guo Zi Jian,or in English you might call it the Imperial College. The building was built in traditional Qing architectural style,because it was last rebuilt during that time. The roof is quite steep. Bi Yong Hall was the place where imperial exams were held, and it has two layered roofs with a curved at each comer,just like the buildings at the Summer Palace. It is red and has quite a few wooden pillars holding it up on all sides.
現在首都圖書館坐落于老國子監坐落的地方,也就是所謂的帝國學院,該圖書館建筑采用了傳統的清代建筑風格,以為它是在那個年代最后被重建的。屋頂也比較陡。比用大廳是皇帝冠冕的地方,它有兩個頂,每個都是弧形的,就像頤和園里的建筑一樣。紅色的并且有很多木頭的柱子支撐著兩邊。
I like the library because it seems to store the soul of our country. In the 1950s,it stopped being an educational place and became an all-purpose library.
我喜歡這所圖書館,因為它就像貯存了我們國家的靈魂,在20世紀50年代,它不再只是一個教育圣地,而是成為一所多用途的圖書館。