Library
图书馆
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.
我想要说的是首都图书馆,它坐落于北京的东城区,并且比国家图书馆安静多了,我喜欢那儿的氛围。里面收藏有很多历史图书和任何在中国出版的图书,不过它本身就是一本有趣的历史书。
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.
现在首都图书馆坐落于老国子监坐落的地方,也就是所谓的帝国学院,该图书馆建筑采用了传统的清代建筑风格,以为它是在那个年代最后被重建的。屋顶也比较陡。比用大厅是皇帝冠冕的地方,它有两个顶,每个都是弧形的,就像颐和园里的建筑一样。红色的并且有很多木头的柱子支撑着两边。
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.
我喜欢这所图书馆,因为它就像贮存了我们国家的灵魂,在20世纪50年代,它不再只是一个教育圣地,而是成为一所多用途的图书馆。