雅思写作优质范文：数字时代，图书馆是否仍不可或缺

With the vast increase in online resources today, libraries with print books are not a necessity for today's society.

随着网络资源的巨大增长，拥有印刷书籍的图书馆对当今社会来说已经不是必要的了。
 

事实上，今天的数字资源远远超过了印刷书籍中的数字资源。现在，几乎任何种类的书都可以通过数字方式访问，而那些无法访问的书很快就会改为数字格式。因此，有些人认为不再需要有印刷书籍的图书馆。
 

If one looks at this issue dispassionately, it seems far more logical that people now should only read books digitally. Itonly requires a single computer or electronic reader and anindividual can have access to the history of literature and works on all other fields. The costs involved with setting, typing, printing and distributing print books would practically disappear and this would make things more convenient and much cheaper. An actual library building would be totally unnecessary, as all one would need wouldbe a' virtual library' as a website and all works could beaccessed through this portal. There would not even be any need to leave the house to gain access to anything one needed. This would seem to be the most logical way of proceeding.

如果人们冷静地看待这个问题，那么人们现在只应该以数字方式阅读书籍似乎更合乎逻辑。它只需要一台电脑或电子阅读器，个人就可以访问文学史和所有其他领域的作品。设置、打字、打印和分发印刷书籍所涉及的成本实际上将消失，这将使事情变得更方便、更便宜。实际的图书馆建筑是完全没有必要的，因为人们所需要的只是一个作为网站的“虚拟图书馆”，所有作品都可以通过这个门户访问。甚至不需要离开房子就能获得任何所需的东西。这似乎是最合乎逻辑的处理方式。
 

Logic, however, is not always the best approach to everything. Print books have a long history with humanity and our relationship with real books is not something that can be changed overnight. Many people, including younger readers, feel that there is something special about having a book with real paper and needing to turn pages. There will therefore for the time being be a future for print books and libraries.

然而，逻辑并不总是解决一切问题的最佳方法。印刷书籍与人类有着悠久的历史，我们与真实书籍的关系不是一夜之间就能改变的。包括年轻读者在内的许多人都觉得，拥有一本真正有纸的书并需要翻页有一些特别之处。因此，印刷书籍和图书馆的未来将暂时存在。

 

Libraries will continue to be especially important, as not all older people use computers and e-readers as much as the younger generation. They will still want to read print books and the library is a cheap and convenient place to find them. In addition, if only a few books in print are available in the future, libraries might be one of the few places where they might be accessed. Another purpose that libraries serve is acting as community centres that organise events, education and childcare. Ironically, libraries also provide computers and Internet access for people who cannot afford their own.

图书馆将继续特别重要，因为并非所有老年人都像年轻一代一样使用电脑和电子阅读器。他们仍然想阅读印刷书籍，而图书馆是一个既便宜又方便的地方。此外，如果未来只有几本印刷品，图书馆可能是少数几个可以访问的地方之一。图书馆的另一个目的是充当社区中心，组织活动、教育和儿童保育。具有讽刺意味的是，图书馆还为那些买不起自己的电脑的人提供电脑和互联网接入。

 

In spite of the seeming dominance to come of digital books, I feel that there is and will be a place for libraries with print books. This state of affairs might change in the future, but at present, they are important community resources.
尽管数字图书似乎占据了主导地位，但我觉得拥有印刷书籍的图书馆现在和将来都会有一席之地。这种情况在未来可能会改变，但目前，它们是重要的社区资源。