托福寫作素材：自助圖書館大受歡迎

Self-service libraries are becoming increasingly popular with Beijing residents, with 50 having sprung up across the city over the past year and 100 more are expected to open in the coming months.

　　自助圖書館受到北京市民的歡迎。過去一年間，已有50臺自助圖書館出現(xiàn)在北京街頭;未來數(shù)月內(nèi)，還將安裝100臺。

　　上文中的 self-service library 就是 “自助圖書館”，self-service指顧客自行取用、自己服務(wù)自己的情形，比如：self-service restaurant(自助餐館)，self-service grocery(自選雜貨店)等。

　　據(jù)介紹，這些自助圖書館都位于北京highly populated areas (人口密集的地區(qū))，提供24-hour service(24小時(shí)服務(wù))，極大方便了讀者。

　　那么我們借此來回顧一下圖書館借還書的常用表達(dá)吧。“借書”為borrow a book，“還書”為return a book;如果有本書在到期時(shí)還沒看完，想“續(xù)借”就可以說I want to renew this book。詢問 “借期” 則可以說How long can I keep this book。