One summer,a library in Texas in the United States was having a terrible problem.某個夏天,美國德克薩州的一個博物館出現(xiàn)了一個嚴(yán)重的問題.
For years,the number of books in the library kept growing.多年以來,圖書館書的數(shù)量都在不斷的增加.
As a result,they had grown too big for the building and had to move to a newly-built library across the town.結(jié)果,增長的太多以至于大樓已經(jīng)裝不下了,就不得不把書轉(zhuǎn)移到鎮(zhèn)上新建的圖書館.
Everything was finished and paid for.一切都弄好了,也支付過了.They found out that they hadn’t left enough money to move their mountain of books across the town.他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們沒有剩下足夠的錢來轉(zhuǎn)移堆積如山的書到鎮(zhèn)上.
Even the cheapest moving company was going to ask for several thousand dollars to pack and move the books.最便宜的搬家公司要數(shù)千美金來打包運(yùn)送書籍.
What could they do?他們該怎么辦呢?
They thought and thought.他們想了又想.
Finally one clever librarian had a bright idea.最終一個聰明的管理員想到一個好辦法.
She said that during that time,the library would be closed.她說,在這期間,圖書館將關(guān)閉.
Why not allow the readers to borrow more books and ask them to come in to borrow 20,40 or 100 books?為什么不讓讀者借更多的書,邀他們來借0,40或者100本書.
At the end of the summer they could return them to the new library.夏天快要結(jié)束時,讓他們把書歸還到新的圖書館.
The idea worked beautifully and the readers were happy to have more books to enjoy.這個想法很好的奏效了,讀者很愿意借更多的書.
The library saved a lot of money and people read a lot of books.圖書館省了很多錢,讀者們也讀了更多的書.