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[教育時評] Los Angeles Central Library (洛杉磯中央圖書館)

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Nothing to do on Valentine’s Day? No worries! No matter whether you are single or not, go to the library and read some books. Maybe you will meet someone there!

情人節沒事做嗎？別擔心！無論你是否單身，都可以去圖書館看書。說不定會有巧遇喔。

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The historic Central Library Goodhue building was constructed in 1926 and is a Downtown Los Angeles landmark. It received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community.

1. historic 歷史上著名（或重要）的，有歷史意義的
2. historical 歷史的；有關歷史的
3. a landmark 一個地標
4. the highest honor (that is) given 被授予最高榮譽
5. a service to the community 對社區的服務

歷史悠久的中央圖書館Goodhue大樓建於1926年，是洛杉磯市中心的地標。它獲得了國家博物館與圖書館服務獎章，這是給予為社區服務的博物館和圖書館的國家最高榮譽。

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The Los Angeles Public Library was selected for its success in meeting the needs of Angelenos and providing a level of social, educational, and cultural services unmatched by any other public institution in the city. The award recognizes the library's programs that help people on their path to citizenship, earn their high school diploma, manage personal finances and access health and well-being services and resources.

6. be selected for its success 因其成功而入選
7. meet the needs 滿足需求
8. social, educational, and cultural service 社會、教育和文化服務
9. be unmatched by 無法比擬的
10. public institution 公共機構
11. path to citizenship 公民之路
12. high school diploma 高中文憑
13. manage personal finances 管理個人財務
14. access well-being services and resources 獲得福祉服務與資源

洛杉磯公共圖書館之所以入選，是因為它成功滿足了Angelenos的需求，並提供了該市其他公共機構無法比擬的社會，教育和文化服務。該獎項表彰圖書館幫助人們走上公民之路，獲得高中文憑，管理個人財務並獲得見健康與福祉服務與資源的各項計畫。

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The original Los Angeles Central Library with designed with influences of ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Revival architecture. The central tower is topped with a tiled mosaic pyramid with suns on the sides with a hand holding a torch representing the "Light of Learning" at the apex. Other elements include sphinxes, snakes, and celestial mosaics.

15. ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Revival architecture 古代埃及和地中海復興式建築
16. central tower 中央高塔
17. mosaic pyramid 鑲有馬賽克瓷磚的金字塔
18. at the apex 在頂端
19. sphinxes and snakes 獅身人面像與蛇

最初的洛杉磯中央圖書館，受到古代埃及和地中海復興式建築的影響而設計。中央高塔的頂部是以鑲有馬賽克瓷磚的金字塔，側面帶有太陽，一隻手握有頂端代表「學習之光」的火把。其他元素包括獅身人面像、蛇和天體馬賽克。

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The interior of the library is decorated with various figures, statues, chandeliers, and grilles, notably a four-part mural by illustrator Dean Cornwell depicting stages of the History of California which was completed around 1933.[18] The building is a designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

20. be decorated with 以…裝飾
21. figures, statues, chandeliers, and grilles 畫像，雕像，枝形吊燈與護欄
22. a mural 壁畫
23. depict 描繪
24. be designated as 被指定為

圖書館的內部以各種畫像，雕像，枝形吊燈與護欄裝飾，特別是畫家Dean Cornwell繪製的四組壁畫，這組1933年左右完成的壁畫描繪了加利福尼亞歷史的各個階段。該建築被指定為洛杉磯歷史文化古蹟，也是登錄國家歷史古蹟。

Oodi Helsinki Central Library (赫爾辛基頌歌中央圖書館): http://bit.ly/2HjpN2g

Vancouver Public Library (溫哥華公共圖書館): http://bit.ly/2tOiJYe

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[生活美語] Oodi Helsinki Central Library (赫爾辛基頌歌中央圖書館)

The Oodi Library provides its users with knowledge, new skills and stories, and is an easy place to access for learning, story immersion, work and relaxation. It is a library of a new era, a living and functional meeting place open to all.

1. Oodi Helsinki Central Library 赫爾辛基頌歌中央圖書館
2. Oodi 芬蘭文名係「Oodi」，瑞典文名為「Ode」，意思係「頌歌」
3. an easy place to access 一個的方便的地方
4. story immersion 故事沉浸
5. work and relaxation 工作和放鬆
6. a living and functional meeting place 生活和功能性的聚會場所
7. open to all 向大眾開放

今天我去了位於芬蘭的赫爾辛基頌歌中央圖書館。該圖書館提供其讀者知識、新技能與故事，是個便於學習、故事沈浸、工作以及放鬆的好地方。這是一個新時代的圖書館，一個向大眾開放的集生活與功能性一體的集會場所。

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In the library, I saw work stations, group meeting rooms, and activity workshops in which learners can use sewing machines, soundboards, robot kits, and even video game consoles.

8. work station 工作站
9. activity workshop 活動工作坊
10. sewing machine 縫衣機
11. soundboard 音響板
12. robot kits 機器人套件
13. video game console 電子遊戲機

在圖書館裡，我看到工作站、團體聚會空間與活動工作坊，在裡頭學習者可以使用縫紉機、音響板、機器人套件甚至是電子遊戲機。

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There are also large open spaces in which library patrons can sit virtually anywhere and access power outlets so that they can work, study, and relax with their laptops and mobile phones. It’s truly a library of a new era.

14. large open spaces 寬敞的開放空間
15. library patrons 圖書館顧客
16. virtually anywhere 幾乎任何地方
17. power outlets 電源插座
18. a new era 新時代

圖書館裡有寬敞的開放空間讓其顧客可以坐在任意的位置，並且有插座供其使用電腦與移動裝置來工作、學習與放鬆。這實在是一個新時代的圖書館。

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Oodi Library: https://www.oodihelsinki.fi/en/

Vancouver Public Library (溫哥華公共圖書館): http://bit.ly/2tOiJYe

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Vancouver Public Library (溫哥華公共圖書館)

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