Dialogue A
(A 借书人 B 图书管理员)
A:Good morning, madam.
早上好,女士。
B:Morning. Can I help you?
早上好。我可以帮你吗?
A:Yes, I'd like to know how to borrow books.
是的,我想了解如何借书。
B:All you need is your identification card to check out books.
你要借书的话,需要用身份证来登记。
A:Yes. Here's my identification.
好的。这是我的身份证。
B:That's all you need.
这样就行了。
A:Thank you very much. By the way, how many books am I allowed to check out?
非常感谢你。顺便问一下,我可以借几本书?
B:You can check out two books at a time. But you can't check out newspapers, magazines and periodicals,they have to be read within library.
你一次可以借两本书。但是报纸、杂志和期刊不外借,你只能在图书馆阅读。
A:How long can I keep the books?
这些书我可以借多久?
B:For two weeks. After that you must renew the books if you wish to keep them longer.
两个星期。如果你想借久一点,两个星期后你必须来续借。
A:I want to borrow a literary book. Could you show me where I can find it?
我想借一本文学书。可以告诉我哪里可以找到吗?
B:Yes, it’s over there on your left.
就在你的左边。