БЫТОВЫЕ ДИАЛОГИ
англо-русский разговорник

EVERYDAY DIALOGUES
English-Russian conversation guide

              AT THE LIBRARY                    В БИБЛИОТЕКЕ
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Viktor: I'dlike to get a library
        card.
Librarian: Do you live in this
           neighborhood?

V: Yes,I do.I live at 120 Maiden
   Lane.

L: May I see your driver's lisense?

V: Sorry, I don't have it with me.

L: Do you have any other proof of
   address?

V: Yes, I do. Here's a letter I
   received from my bank a week
   ago. On te envelore you can see
   my address.

L: That's okay. Here's an applica
   tion card. Fill in the front
   application. Please sing your
   full name.

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V: Could you help me?

L: I'd be glad to. What is it?

V: I can't find some of the books
   that are listed in the catalogue.

L: Did you write down the numbers of
   the books you can't find?

V: Yes, i did. Here they are.

L: Was the letter "R" in the right
   corner of the catalogue card?

V: Yes, it was.

L: Evidently you are looking for
   reference books. "R" means Refe-
   rence Room.

V: I need some dictionaries.

L: You'll find them in the Reference
   Room. It's to the left of the main
   entrance.

V: What about magazines and newspa-
   pers?

L: You've to look for them in the
   Reriodical Room. Ask there for a
   separate catalogue for periodicals.

V: Half a year ago, a book on Russian
   literature was published in England.
   I checked your catalogue and
   couldn't  find it.

L: Do you know the name of the author
   the title, and the publishing
   house?

V: Yes, I do.

L: Then you can make out this post-
   card. Should a branch of our library
   have the book you are interested
   in, we'll order it for you  and
   let you know about it. That'll be
   twenty cents for the card,please.

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V: I wonder if you could give me some
   information.

L: I'd be happy to. What can I do for
   you?

V: I want to find a recentl published
   history of philosophy. Where should
   I look for it?

L: These shelves to your right have
   our latest acquisitions in various
   fields. In the philosophysection ,
   you'll centainly find the book you
   are looking for. The books are in
   alphabetical order according to
   the author'slast name.

V: Thank you.

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V: How many books may I take out
   at one time?

L: You can borrow three books at
   one time.

V: What about the magazines?

L: Some of them are not to be lent.
   You've read them at the library.
   Other magazines can be taken out,
   but not than two at one time.