536th article第536期双语推文

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Libraries mirror the intrinsic quality of a city. With an immense number of books in a bright environment, they are art galleries for people to improve their taste and mental being, as well as soothing spaces to escape from the hustle and bustle and vexations.

图书馆是一座城市的内涵，那里窗明几净，汗牛充栋，是陶冶情操、改变心境的艺术厅，是逃离喧嚣、抛开烦恼的栖息地。

The bookstores in Zhengzhou are fascinating in their beauty, boasting pleasant space design, rich cultural heritage, ingenious trans-boundary integration, and exquisite cultural atmosphere...just like the summer sunshine bringing us brightness and inspiring our zest and enthusiasm.

郑州的书店，个个美得让人心醉，美在空间设计，美在文化底蕴，美在跨界融合，美在人文气质……就像夏日的阳光，坦荡、炽热、灿烂。

纸的时代Era of Paper

"This is the worst era, this is the best era, and this is also the 'Era of Paper' where we can do our best. In me the tiger sniffs the rose."

“这是个最坏的时代，这是个最好的时代，这是我们努力的‘纸的时代’。愿，心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇。”

The poem on the wall at its entrance attracts every reader entering the bookstore, guarding such an oasis of culture.

书店门口的墙壁上，一首小诗吸引着每一位进店的读者，也守望着一方文化的绿洲。

There are a great many books, mostly about humanities & social sciences and creative design. Green plants, water and an artificial landscape create a relaxing atmosphere as if you were in a secluded valley.

“纸的时代”书店藏书不少，主营人文社科和创意设计类图书，而且以绿植、流水、假山营造出溪水幽谷的意境。

Find a comfortable seat to read. You can sit by the winding corridor or on the lounge by the pool. When you are tired of reading, order a cup of fruit tea or coffee, and watch the fish in the limpid water to relax your eyes.

找个舒服的位置静心阅读，你可以坐在曲径通幽的回廊边，也可以坐在水池旁的躺椅上，看书累了就点杯果茶或者咖啡，再看看清水中的小鱼让眼睛放松一下。

言几又Yan Ji You

It is a new Internet-famous bookstore. The first store of Yan Ji You in Zhengzhou has attracted many young people since its birth in 2019. The interior was designed by a Japanese architect to be a fantasy forest of books.

作为新晋网红书店，2019年，言几又郑州首店从开业起就吸引了不少年轻人的目光。室内装修由日本建筑师设计，打造了一个梦幻的书之森林。

The bookstore name collectively constitutes the Chinese character "設 (literal: establish, display)". Based on physical cultural business, it is also a combination of offline bookstore, cafe, cultural and creative products, literary salon, and it even includes special experience space. Yan Ji You establishes a groundbreaking business model to reshape the reading experience in the bookstore and make books the link between people, people and culture, and people and space. It uses all resources to promote the cross-boundary fusion of multiple business formats, with the aim of exploring a third possibility other than home and office building, and creating an "urban cultural space" with diversified functions.

“言几又”取义“設”字的拆分，是一个以实体文化运营为载体，集实体书店、咖啡文化、文创产品、文艺沙龙、特色体验空间为一体的文化生活体验空间。“言几又”打破传统书店的经营定式，重塑书店的阅读体验，以书为纽带增强人与人、人与文化、人与空间的联结，利用一切资源促进多元业态的跨界融合，旨在探索介乎家与写字楼之间的第三种可能，致力于打造一个涵盖多元化功能的“城市文化空间”。

尚书房Shang Shu Fang

It is the upgraded version of the Xinhua Bookstore in Henan Province. As the name suggests, there are fashionable elements everywhere. The large areas of white and wood colors create an elegant and airy space. Shang Shu Fang is also a strong support for the city's reading campaign. For example, in Haihui Center Bookstore, in addition to books, there are different exchange and experience activities involving cultural and creative aesthetics, coffee and catering, cultural exhibitions, reading salons, etc., allowing everyone to have access to books and enjoy reading in a comfortable artistic environment.

“尚书房”是河南省新华书店的转型升级之作，店如其名，处处融入时尚元素。大面积的白色和原木色，让整个空间显得灵动轻盈。尚书房也是这座城市倡导全民阅读的有力支撑。比如尚书房海汇中心店，除了书籍之外，将文创美学、咖啡餐饮、文化策展、阅读沙龙等多种交流体验活动融为一体，让大家在舒适文艺的环境中亲近图书、爱上阅读。

钟书阁Zhongshuge

The meaning of the name is that "it is a place where books are the only favorite". Zhongshuge, renowned as "the most beautiful bookstore in China", first opened in Shanghai. How beautiful is Zhongshuge in Zhengzhou? It has a mirror ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows on all four sides. The decorations hanging down from the roof are even more unique, ranging from Lego toys to flying seagulls.

书香人间，情有独钟。被誉为“中国最美书店”的钟书阁，起源于上海。那么，郑州的钟书阁有多美呢？书店顶部采用镜面设计，四周是落地窗。挂在屋顶的装饰物更是别致，有乐高玩具模样的，也有飞翔海鸥模样的。

Zhongshuge is very distinctive in atmosphere, layout and decoration. The ceiling reflects all furnishings, and enveloped in such special visual effects, you feel as if you were in a universe. Here, we can fully understand why young people prefer to read in bookstores – their longings for wonder and willfulness lead them here to read in such an environment with a tremendous amount of books, while enjoying inner peace as time passes by.

钟书阁的色调、布置、装修风格，都酷酷的。店内的陈设反射在天花板上，独特的视觉效果仿佛带你走进一个平行世界。在这里，我们完全能够理解为何年轻人更喜欢在书店看书，就是喜欢那种美好、率性的感觉，浩如烟海，书盈四壁，静静等待时光流逝，内心静如止水。

粱实Liang Shi

Liang Shi is pronounced the same as "food" in Chinese, implying "food for the soul". Some people say that this bookstore may remind you of the heroic, personable and vigorous warrior in Liang Shiqiu's prose. Neat and simple, it possesses a powerful strength.

“粱实”书店取“粮食”谐音，是精神食粮之意。有人说走进这家书店就会想起梁实秋的散文，如英姿飒爽的战士，整洁干练，风度翩翩而精神抖擞；又如“七八个星天外”的夜空，清简明快，依稀可辨而蕴藏力量。

No matter how busy the outside world is, people in the bookstore enjoy every moment reading here. Offering books, lectures, salons, seats, tea, and food, Liang Shi is known as the "first socializing bookstore in Zhengzhou".

外面的世界在忙碌，书店里的人浑然不知。有书有座有茶还有粮食，被誉为“郑州第一家社交书店”的粱实，经常举办各种讲座、沙龙，而且饿了真的有饭。

松社Songshe Bookstore

Songshe was awarded the "Bookstore with the Biggest Contribution to the City in 2018" at the "2019 Asian Bookstore Forum", becoming the first independent bookstore in Henan to receive this honor. Since its opening in December 2013, it has attracted many Chinese and foreign readers with the high-quality and frequently held "Songshe • My Lecture" event. It is a cultural leisure space where people can read, drink tea, watch movies and chat with friends.

“松社”书店曾在“2019亚洲书店论坛”上，斩获“2018年度最具城市贡献书店”奖，成为河南首家获此殊荣的独立书店。书店自2013年12月对外开放以来，以高品质、高频次的“松社我来讲”为载体，吸引了众多国内外读者，是一个集阅读、茶饮、观影、交谈于一体的文化休闲空间。

中信书店CITIC Bookstore

CITIC Bookstore, an artistic paradise, is hidden in Muse Park. The spaciousness and division make visiting the bookstore a pleasant experience. The leisure space created by floor-to-ceiling windows and coffee seats offers the kind of comfort and warmth of home. The sky and street scene outside the glass window are as exquisite as oil paintings.

中信书店位于永威木色购物公园，这里充满了艺术气息。明亮的空间感与区域划分，让逛书店变得简约而惬意。落地式观景窗和咖啡座形成的休闲空间，让读者感受到家一般的舒适和温暖。玻璃窗外的天色与街景，如油画般曼妙。

In addition to books, there are many eye-catching objects, such as dolls, flower seeds, toys and garage kits, surprising and enhancing your enjoyment of reading and bringing you surprises.

除书之外，这里还有很多有趣的七零八碎儿，玩偶、花种、玩具、手办之类的小玩意儿，能为你的阅读增加乐趣，也能为你的生活平添惊喜。

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