【名著简读本】-2011.12.1-地心游记（37） people, island, country, 书, 名著

blueskywhy

"Where do you keep those eight thousand books? I couldn't see …"
“你们把着八千本书放到哪儿去了呢？我看不大多……”

"They're all over the country, Mr. Lidenbrock. The people of our old ice island love to study. There's not one farmer or fisherman who doesn't know how to read, and all of them do read. We feel that books should not be kept on shelves, but should be read. our people will read the books, then pass them on to others to read. The books often don't return to the library for a year or two."

“它们遍布全国，黎登布洛克先生。我们古老的冰岛人民喜欢学习。

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我们觉得那些书不应该放在书架上，而应该被人借阅。我们的人民阅读这些书，然后在转给别人读。这些书常常一两年都回不到图书馆。”

"And during that time," my uncle said, looking annoyed, "foreigners…”

"What do you mean? Foreigners have libraries in the their own countries. Our peasants must be able to educate themselves. As I've said, Icelanders love to study. Now, if you tell me which books you hoped to find in our library, I may be able to give you some information about them."

“你是指什么？外国人在自己国家也有图书馆。我们的农民必须能够教育自己。正如我所说的，冰岛人喜欢学习。好吧，如果你告诉我你希望在我们图书馆找什么书，我也许能够为你提供一些信息。”

sunnyraintsk

There's not one farmer or fisherman who doesn't know how to read, and all of them do read.
连农民和渔夫都知道要读书，而且他们也确实在读书。

生物炭

and during that time," my uncle said, looking annoyed, "foreigners…
那段时间，我的叔叔怀着疑虑地说道，看，外国人！

小尾巴猪

"What do you mean? Foreigners have libraries in the their own countries."