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Independent Bookstores Growing in the US

Small, independent bookstores in neighborhoods across the United1 States are places to discover new books and make friends.

美国各社区的小型、独立书店是发掘新书和交友的场所。

About 20 years ago, stores like these were closing in large numbers because of competition from large bookstores and online book sales.

大约20年前,由于大型书店和在线图书销售的竞争,这类书店大量倒闭。

But about 10 years ago something unusual happened: independent bookstores seemingly2 came back to life. Many are profitable3, and the number of stores is growing.

但是,大约在10年前,情况开始发生变化:独立书店似乎要卷土重来。很多书店的收入可观,而且书店数量在不断增加。

In a Virginia community called Arlington, many people buy their books at a store called One More Page Books. Customer Cheryl Moore says she likes the personal service she receives at small bookstores.

在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿社区,很多居民从One More Page Books书店购书。顾客谢丽尔·摩尔(Cheryl Moore)表示,很喜欢这家店的个性化服务。

Moore told VOA: "I think they pay attention to the kinds of books people like to read. They have book clubs, so I don't think it's a place where people just buy books, but make friends here.”

摩尔告诉美国之音,“我认为,他们专注于人们喜欢阅读的各类书籍。他们还有读书俱乐部,所以我认为,这里不仅仅是个书店,更是一处交友场所。”

In another part of the store, Kate Oberdorfer looks through an unusual mix of books: mysteries, cookbooks, and biographies4 of famous people.

在这间书店的另一角,凯特·奥伯多弗(Kate Oberdorfer)翻阅了一系列不寻常的书籍:推理小说,食谱和名人传记。

Oberdorfer talks about a few of the books with Lelia Nebeker.

奥伯多弗与莱利亚·纳博克(Lelia Nebeker)讨论了其中几本书。

"I do think it's a special place for people to come,” said Nebeker.

纳博克说,“我认为,这是一个适合消磨时间的特殊场所”。

She lives nearby and buys books for the store, which opened eight years ago.

她住在附近,经常光顾这家已经开业八年的书店。

After almost dying5 off, small, independent bookstores grew by 35 percent between 2009 and 2015. The American Booksellers Association6 says sales at the more than 2,400 bookstores across the country rose about 5 percent over the past year.

在几近沉寂后,2009年至2015年间,小型独立书店的销量增长了35%。美国书商协会表示,去年全美2400多家书店的销售额增长了5%。

Hooray for Books is an independent store specializing7 in children's books. It opened 11 years ago in Alexandria, Virginia. Owner Ellen Klein thinks part of her store’s success has been providing many different kinds of books.

Hooray for Books是一家专营儿童图书的独立书店。11年前,它在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市开业。店主艾伦·克莱茵(Ellen Klein)认为,书店成功的部分原因是提供了许多不同种类的书籍。

"In this community, we have a lot of mixed race families,” she said, “and so we're trying to serve them as well.”

“我们这个社区有很多混血儿家庭,”她说,“所以我们也在竭力为顾客提供服务。”

Customer Sarah Reidl looks at all the children’s books and said, "You just can't really browse8 on the internet. I like to be able to browse and look for things…that catch my eye."

顾客萨拉·蕾蒂(Sarah Reidl)看着店里的儿童书籍说:“你在网上无法一眼尽览。我喜欢可以浏览和查阅我感兴趣的事物。”

For people who love reading, independent bookstores sometimes become a home.

对于喜欢阅读的人来说,独立书店有时也是他们的家。

Kristen Maier lives in Missouri, but often comes to Hooray for Books when she visits the Washington9, DC area for work. She does not think electronic10 devices11 can replace the feeling of holding a real book.

克里斯汀·迈尔(Kristen Maier)住在密苏里州,但前往华盛顿特区工作时,她会常常光顾Hooray for Books书店。她认为,电子设备无法取代手捧书籍的感觉。

“If you don’t have a nice book to pass down to your grandkids or their grandkids, you just kind of lose that sense of history and tradition for your family,” she said.

她说:“如果没有一本好书传给孙辈或后代,你会让家族丧失那种历史感和传统感。”

Independent bookstores know they have to sell more than books. One More Page tries to appeal to people by offering12 them wine or chocolate they can take home along with a book.

独立书店深谙“书店不能只卖书”的道理。One More Page书店尝试通过买书赠葡萄酒或巧克力的销售策略来吸引顾客。

"We are a place where you can come for events, you can meet writers, get books signed, and buy books you might not necessarily13 (find) on your own,” said Nebeker.

他说:“在我们店,你可以来参加活动,可以和作家见面,获得签名,以及买自己不一定能找到的书。”

Including books by Ed Aymar, a local writer. He is talking to customers about his latest book, The Unrepentant. Nearby a woman is performing songs related14 to the story.

包括当地作家埃德·艾马尔(Ed Aymar)的作品。他正在向顾客介绍新书《无悔》。旁边一个女性正在演奏与这一故事有关的歌曲。

Angie Kim, another local writer, came to support Aymar.

另一位当地作家Angie Kim也来为艾马尔站台。

“I’ve been here for 5 events just in the last couple of months,” she said. “I think it’s just a …way to show the bookstore that we care about spaces like this and that we want them to continue.”

“在过去的几个月里,我在这里参加了5场活动,”她说。“我认为,这是一种向书店表明,我们关心这里的方式,我们希望它们继续存在。”

“We’re going to keep doing what we do well, and hope that our community loves having us around enough to support us,” Nebeker added15.

纳博克补充说,“我们会继续做我们擅长的事情,也希望社区提供足够的爱来支持我们”。

Words in This Story

online – adj. connected to a computer, a computer network, or the Internet

customer – n. someone who buys goods or services from a business

club – n. a group of people who meet to participate in an activity

biography16 – n. the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person

browse – v. to look at many things in a store, in a newspaper, etc., to see if there is something interesting or worth buying

chocolate – n. a food that is made from cacao beans and that is eaten as candy

grandkid – n. the child of one’s child


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1 united Yfmz2c     
adj.和谐的;团结的;联合的,统一的
参考例句:
  • The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
  • The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
2 seemingly yZWxS     
adv.从表面上看起来,似乎是
参考例句:
  • Seemingly,we can do nothing to prevent this from happening.我们似乎没有什么办法阻止这件事发生。
  • For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.有几秒钟没有人讲话,这几秒钟似乎十分漫长。
3 profitable 5QJxW     
adj.有益的,能带来利益的,有利可图的
参考例句:
  • That business became profitable last year.那项生意去年变得很赚钱。
  • The convention business is very profitable for the hotel industry.承办会议业务能给旅馆业带来很高的利润。
4 biographies ae135b6299860c7265f8eb4135d018e5     
n.传记( biography的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There are plenty of biographies for him to browse over. 有大量传记供他浏览。 来自辞典例句
  • He likes to read biographies of great men to promote himself. 他喜欢读伟人传记来提高自己。 来自互联网
5 dying 1rGx0     
adj.垂死的,临终的
参考例句:
  • He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
  • She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子,那里有一个垂死的人。
6 association 6O1yp     
n.联盟,协会,社团;交往,联合;联想
参考例句:
  • Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
  • I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。
7 specializing 9b16089041247e3e4c2eb6af88d174c3     
v.专门从事,专攻( specialize的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I'm specializing in differential and integral calculus. 我正专攻微分学和积分学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Thus, specializing in pain made no more sense than specializing in fever. 因此,专门研究疼痛与专门研究发烧的意义差不多。 来自时文部分
8 browse GSWye     
vi.随意翻阅,浏览;(牛、羊等)吃草
参考例句:
  • I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
  • It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。
9 Washington OeAzjC     
n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)
参考例句:
  • His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿,但住在旧金山。
  • They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。
10 electronic cqmxA     
adj.电子的;n.[-s]电子学,电子设备
参考例句:
  • It is an electronic device with many uses.这是一部具有多种用途的电子仪器。
  • Father needs a new electronic shaver.爸爸需要一个新的电子剃须刀。
11 devices e0212e54ec3a2a120ca0d321b3a60c78     
n.设备;装置( device的名词复数 );花招;(为实现某种目的的)计划;手段
参考例句:
  • electrical labour-saving devices around the home 节省劳力的各种家用电器
  • modern labour-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers 诸如洗衣机和洗碗机之类的现代化省力设备
12 offering IIhxb     
n.提供,奉献物,牲礼
参考例句:
  • What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么?
  • The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。
13 necessarily iGQxo     
adv.必要地,必需地;必定地,必然地
参考例句:
  • More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
  • A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。
14 related vkGzSv     
adj.有关系的,有关联的,叙述的,讲述的
参考例句:
  • I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
15 added mzJzm0     
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
参考例句:
  • They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
  • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
16 biography YRfyx     
n.个人经历,传记
参考例句:
  • He is now collecting material for a biography of Tao Yuanming.他正在为写陶渊明传记搜集材料。
  • Boswell wrote a famous biography of Dr.White.鲍斯韦尔为怀特博士写过一本著名传记。

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