The Worlds Largest Library
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Largest">Largest</span> <span word="Library">Library</span></p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>.<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>（国会图书馆）。</p><p>如果你认为世界上最大的图书馆在欧洲，那你就错了。实际上，世界上最大的图书馆在美国哥伦比亚特区华盛顿，称为国会国书馆。</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1800 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="law">law</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> 740 <span word="books">books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="met">met</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="books">books</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="law">law</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p>这座图书馆是约翰。亚当斯总统在1800年为国会议员们建立的。他想让议员们阅读到有关法律方面的书籍。首批740本藏书是从英国购进的，这些书被随便放在国会开会的地方。后来汤姆。杰斐逊把自己许多藏书卖给了国会，他认为国会应有各类书籍，不应该仅收藏一点法学书籍，这种观点给国会藏书带来永久性的变化。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="globes">globes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>.<span word="Experts">Experts</span>（专家） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="there">there</span>.<span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p>
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