The Library of Congress
國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館
The Library of Congress is America's national library.
國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館是美國(guó)的國(guó)家圖書(shū)館。
It has more than 120 million books and other objects.
它擁有超過(guò)1.2億的書(shū)籍和其它藏品。
It has newspapers, popular publications and letters of historical interest.
其中包括報(bào)紙、 通俗出版物和具有歷史價(jià)值的信件、
It also has maps, photographs, art prints, movies, sound recordings and musical instruments.
地圖、照片、藝術(shù)畫(huà)作、電影、音像制品、甚至樂(lè)器。
The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for government holidays.
國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館除國(guó)家假日外的周一至到周六向公眾開(kāi)放。
Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection.
任何人都可以在那閱讀館藏書(shū)籍。
But no one is permitted to take books out of the building.
但是書(shū)籍不能被帶離圖書(shū)館。
The Library of Congress provides books and materials to the United States Congress.
國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館也向美國(guó)其他圖書(shū)館提供書(shū)籍和材料。
It also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.
美國(guó)其它圖書(shū)館、政府機(jī)構(gòu)或是外國(guó)的圖書(shū)館也可以向國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館借取書(shū)籍。
It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts.
國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館中的部分書(shū)籍便是專門用于贈(zèng)送的。
It also gets materials through its copyright office.
版權(quán)部門也可向國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館提供材料。
Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication must send two copies to the library.
任何申請(qǐng)的搭配版權(quán)保護(hù)的個(gè)人都需向圖書(shū)館寄送兩份作品復(fù)印件。
This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything published in the United States.
這意味著國(guó)會(huì)圖書(shū)館幾乎擁有每一本美國(guó)出版物。