图书馆是知识的圣殿，是人类智慧的贮藏地。
英国作家Virginia Woolf曾写道，“I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.”（我寻遍了图书馆，发现里面到处是埋没的宝藏）。
今天，双语君（微信ID：chinadaily_mobile）就带大家看看世界上著名的十大图书馆，体验一下其壮观的建筑和庞大的规模。
Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA
It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States, and is the largest library in the world. Two-thirds of the books it acquires each year are in languages other than English.
本馆是美国最古老的联邦性文化机构，也是世界上最大的图书馆。每年新收录的图书有三分之二都是非英语书籍。
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (National Library of St Mark's), Venice, Italy
It is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world.
意大利国内现存最古老的存有原稿的公共性图书馆，拥有世界上最伟大的古典文献收藏。
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The collections are available for use by the general public, in keeping with the famous Baltimorean merchant and philanthropist George Peabody's goal to create a library "for the free use of all persons who desire to consult it."
本馆的馆藏全部对公众开放。这么做是为了恪守著名的巴尔的摩商人、慈善家George Peabody建立本馆的初心——为所有希望查阅资料的人提供免费帮助。
Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Styria, Austria
The oldest remaining monastery in Styria, Admont Abbey contains the largest monastic library in the world as well as a long-established scientific collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts.
Admont 庄园是奥地利Styria州现存最古老的修道院，它拥有世界上最大的修道院图书馆，并贮藏了一系列历史悠久的科学技术档案。本馆因其巴洛克风格的建筑、艺术形式和手稿而闻名。
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington, USA
The Seattle Public Library's Central Library is the flagship library of The Seattle Public Library system.
本馆是西雅图公共图书馆系统中一流的图书馆。
Stiftsbibliothek Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg, Austria
这座修道院图书馆，建于1106年。
Wiblingen Monastary Library, Ulm, Germany
图书馆建于1744年，是画家弗朗茨坤（Franz Martin Kuen） 和雕塑家多米尼赫伯格（Dominikus Hermenegild Herberger）合作的作品，也是德国南部最著名的洛可可式建筑之一。
Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
The Herzog August Library, known also as Bibliotheca Augusta, is a library of international importance for its collection from the Middle Ages and Early modern Europe.
本馆因其收藏的中世纪和早期现代欧洲藏品而颇具国际影响力。
Strahov Monastery – Theological Library, Prague, Czech Republic
Within the library reading room also works today. The Strahov Library contains over 200,000 volumes, including over 3,000 manuscripts and 1,500 first prints stored in a special depository.
该图书馆阅览室现在仍然开放。馆内有20多万卷图书，其中包括保存在特别储藏室的3000多卷原稿和1500多册初印本。
Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The building today serves as a Canadian icon, and appears on the obverse of the Canadian ten-dollar bill.
本馆是加拿大国会主要的信息库。图书馆大楼已经成为了加拿大标志，并被印在10加元的纸币正面。
看完了辣么辣么美的图书馆，是不是意犹未尽。下面，小编带你来认识一下世界上有名的图书馆猫，简称“馆喵”（The library cats）。
Dewey 是Spencer Public Library的馆猫。它在任期间很好地履行了它的职责，按时参加例会，向图书管理员打招呼（卖萌），并监督图书馆的借还书工作。
He proved to be such a popular addition to the library that people drove hundreds of miles to meet him.
它成了图书馆的明星，许多人不惜驱车百里赶来看望它。
Dewey's story has inspired other libraries to adopt cats, but he may be the most famous one.
其它图书馆注意到了Dewey的故事，纷纷开始领养小猫作为馆猫。不过，Dewey可能是它的“同行”里最有名的。
在成为馆猫之前，Squeakers已经在Wesleyan College 里逛了十年。最终它选择了Wesleyan College的图书馆作为自己的家，并且任职了9年之久。
Squeakers would spend most of her time in her later years sitting in a comfy chair near the library entrance, so she could see everyone who came through the doors.
晚年的Squeakers喜欢整天坐在图书馆门口舒适的椅子上，这样它就能看到每一个穿过大门走进图书馆的读者。
Browser是美国明尼苏达州Pine River Library的馆猫。它经常出现在书架和借书处。与其它馆猫相比，Browser独特的经历是它随着图书馆一起搬过一次家。
Browser后来遭遇职业危机，险遭驱逐，不过在大家的努力下，最终留了下来。
Nyx这个名字与希腊神话中“夜的女神”同名，它是一只天生没有眼睛的小猫。视力缺陷成为它自由行动的阻碍，但它利用回声定位的方法巧妙地克服了这一困难。
Nyx gets around by echolocation, meaning she produces sounds and is aware of how far they travel when they bounce back. Even when she is still, she has a loud purr.
Nyx利用回声定位来行走，这意味着它需要发出声响，通过估计声音传递出去再反射回来的距离，来判断周围的情况。即使它就呆在那不动，它也要发出很大的咕噜声。
双语君（微信ID：chinadaily_mobile）觉得喵星人和图书馆之间总有一种莫名的契合感。不如挑个舒适的午后，拜访一座图书馆，去和馆喵们来场邂逅。
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实习编辑：洪泽华
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