Famous Bookshops 書店街
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Diarmuid: Hello and welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. I'm Diarmuid.
Yang Li: 大家好我是楊莉。 If you love books, then this is just the programme for you. 因為今天的城市掠影節目我和穆達要為你介紹著名的書店街。
Diarmuid: Yes, Charing Cross Road, near Soho, has long been a street famous for its bookshops.
Yang Li: You can find all kinds of books there, can't you?
Diarmuid: Yes, such as the foreign language bookshop Grant and Cutler, Borders, and Waterstones. But one of the oldest is Foyles bookshop.
Yang Li: That's right. 根據維基百科資料，Foyles was once the largest bookshop in the world and it has become a tourist destination in London.
Diarmuid: We spoke to the Product Manager Kate Gunning. She gives us an idea of how big Foyles bookshop is.
In terms of the number of titles we stock, which is just as important to people, we must be one of the largest. We've got, as a guide, upwards of 220,000 titles.
Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop
Diarmuid: In terms of the different titles, Foyles is one of the world's largest bookshops, with 220,000 titles.
Yang Li: In terms of, 就什么而言。就書名的類別而言 Foyles 擁有22萬不同種類的書 220,000 different titles.
Diarmuid: How about the different categories of books?
Yang Li: 書籍的種類都有哪些呢？Kate again.
We have got a large mixture of general trade books and more academic books; we've got a large history section with lots of military history, politics; we've got a big archaeology section which is extremely popular amongst our customers. We've got an extensive area for books that deal with English as a foreign language, which is also extremely popular – people come from literally all over the world to shop (at) that particular department.
Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop
Diarmuid: Let's have a look at the list: general trade books and academic books.
Yang Li: 通用貿易和學術類書籍。
Kate Gunning at Foyles bookshop
Diarmuid: History and archaeology.
Yang Li: 歷史和考古學。
Diarmuid: English as a foreign language.
Yang Li: 對外英語。
Diarmuid: They also have an extensive department on film and drama.
Yang Li: 還有一個龐大的電影和戲劇部門。
Diarmuid: That's just some of the conventional categories in the bookshop; but they also have some unconventional categories, which you may not find in other bookshops.
Yang Li: Conventional 傳統的。Unconventional 非傳統的，在這里指有個性的。
We also have a very extensive area on our second floor which deals with Asian history and culture and we are increasing the amount of books we stock in – for instance – Chinese, because we're finding that we're getting an increasing amount of requests from customers for those kinds of books. We also have rooms with second-hand and antiquarian books; we stock sheet music, which a lot of bookshops wouldn't consider stocking; so there's something for everyone there really; we've got a very big children's department with a tank with piranha fish in it.
Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop
Yang Li: Kate 說，他們還有一個亞洲歷史文化部，其中漢語書籍越來越受歡迎。
Diarmuid: Yes, they are finding that they are getting an increasing amount of requests from customers for Chinese books.
Yang Li: 他們還有舊書和古物古玩類的書刊和各種樂譜。而這些呢，都是大部分其他書店不具備的。
Diarmuid: Second-hand and antiquarian books, and sheet music; they have something for everyone. There's also a big children's department, with a tank with piranha fish in it.
Yang Li: A tank with piranha fish in it. 啊，a tank with piranha fish in it 童書部還特意擺上了布拉魚魚缸，滿足孩子們的好奇心。
Diarmuid: Kate thinks that there are good reasons why Foyles has become a tourist destination which attracts thousands of visitors each year.
Yang Li: A tourist destination, 旅游者的參觀目標。
I think it is partly those things – the size of the shop and the range that we have available. I think, also, we've been here for more than a hundred years, so it's got a strong brand I think and it's considered very traditional – it is a destination for tourists. So we're trying to make Foyles – as well as having a big range – trying to make it as interesting a place to shop – so you can have a cup of coffee, you can buy antique books as gifts, you can pick up gifts and stationary – so things other than books.
Kate Gunning, Product Manager, Foyles bookshop
Diarmuid: Foyles bookshop has been around for a hundred years and has a strong brand like Harrods. Strong brand.
Yang Li: 牌子老，名氣大。名牌效應。
Diarmuid: As well as having a big range of books, they have made it an interesting place to go shopping. Visitors can stop to have a coffee, to buy antique books as gifts, and many other things to buy just in one shop.
Yang Li: 書籍種類多，又有特色商品，再加上咖啡廳和禮品店，當然是游客的好去處了。
Diarmuid: After all, it's a brand and an enjoyable place to visit.
Yang Li: Hope you get to see it when you come to London.
Diarmuid: Thanks for listening and see you next time with more On the Town from BBC Learning English.
Yang Li: Bye bye.
Diarmuid: Bye.
