Do we need public libraries today?
A recent study found that 75% of public libraries in the USA assist library users with job applications, while 48% of them provide entrepreneurs and small business owners with considerable assistance. In other words, libraries contribute significantly to local wealth creation. Their contribution is not just financial, (1).... As places where people meet up, seek information and advice, and borrow and read books, magazines and other reading materials, they connect the communities in which they are located in a way that benefits everyone. The digital revolution has, of course, (2).... an enormous impact. Alongside a massive increase in the volume of information available digitally, more books are being printed than ever before. Public libraries have to find efficient ways of building up their stocks of print-based books as well as their digital resources. Libraries need more government support than they currently receive to (3)... with this challenge.
Public libraries are a vital feature of the towns and cities where we live. As we spend more and more time alone with our electronic devices, libraries are a reminder that life is not just about ourselves, but about other people too. It is sometimes argued that public libraries are a (4)... on public finances. However, by providing support, including free internet access, to jobseekers, and training in essential work skills, libraries play a key role in ensuring that employers have the staff they need, and so provide a vital service to the business sector. Public libraries are also crucial as sources of objective information; they offer as wide a range of information on important issues (5)... possible. This is very different from the internet where, because of commercial pressures, the information we receive tends to be highly selective. Having (6)... that, is it sensible for public libraries to go on purchasing books, joumals, magazines and newspapers in their traditional printed formats rather than digitally? Because of costs, storage and the preferences of younger generations, I don't see how it can be
(Adapted from: Advanced Trainer C1)
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A recent study found that 75% of public libraries in the USA assist library users with job applications, while 48% of them provide entrepreneurs and small business owners with considerable assistance. In other words, libraries contribute significantly to local wealth creation. Their contribution is not just financial,
(1) though.
As places where people meet up, seek information and advice, and borrow and read books, magazines and other reading materials, they connect the communities in which they are located in a way that benefits everyone. The digital revolution has, of course,
(2) had an enormous impact.
Alongside a massive increase in the volume of information available digitally, more books are being printed than ever before. Public libraries have to find efficient ways of building up their stocks of print-based books as well as their digital resources. Libraries need more government support than they currently receive to
(3) cope with this challenge.
Public libraries are a vital feature of the towns and cities where we live. As we spend more and more time alone with our electronic devices, libraries are a reminder that life is not just about ourselves, but about other people too. It is sometimes argued that public libraries are a
(4) drain on public finances.
However, by providing support, including free internet access, to jobseekers, and training in essential work skills, libraries play a key role in ensuring that employers have the staff they need, and so provide a vital service to the business sector. Public libraries are also crucial as sources of objective information; they offer as wide a range of information on important issues
(5) as possible.
This is very different from the internet where, because of commercial pressures, the information we receive tends to be highly selective. Having
(6) said that, is it sensible for public libraries to go on purchasing books, journals, magazines and newspapers in their traditional printed formats rather than digitally?
GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT (Anh – Việt):
(1) though
Giải thích (EN): Used to contrast with the previous idea. "Their contribution is not just financial, though" means: libraries do more than just contribute financially.
Giải thích (VI): “Though” được dùng ở cuối câu để nhấn mạnh sự đối lập. Ở đây nghĩa là: “Đóng góp của thư viện không chỉ là tài chính đâu nhé.”
(2) had
Giải thích (EN): The present perfect "has had" is used because the sentence talks about an action (the digital revolution) that started in the past and still affects the present.
Giải thích (VI): Thì hiện tại hoàn thành "has had" chỉ một tác động kéo dài từ quá khứ đến hiện tại. “Cuộc cách mạng số đã có một tác động lớn.”
(3) cope
Giải thích (EN): The phrase "cope with" means to deal effectively with something difficult. Libraries need support to cope with this challenge.
Giải thích (VI): “Cope with” = đương đầu, đối mặt với thử thách. Thư viện cần hỗ trợ để đối phó với thách thức đó.
(4) drain
Giải thích (EN): The expression "a drain on public finances" means something that uses a lot of public money wastefully or continuously.
Giải thích (VI): "A drain on public finances" = gánh nặng tài chính. Câu này đề cập đến ý kiến cho rằng thư viện là một gánh nặng tài chính công.
(5) as
Giải thích (EN): The structure is "as + adjective + as possible". Here, it's "as wide a range... as possible".
Giải thích (VI): Cấu trúc so sánh “as... as possible” → "as wide a range of information as possible" = cung cấp nhiều thông tin nhất có thể.
(6) said
Giải thích (EN): The phrase "Having said that" is a common transition phrase meaning "nevertheless" or "even so". It introduces a contrast.
Giải thích (VI): Cụm “Having said that” = Tuy nói như vậy, nhưng... (chuyển ý sang quan điểm trái ngược một chút).
`1.` though
`2.` had
`3.` cope
`4.` burden
`5.` as
`6.` said
`2.` had
`3.` cope
`4.` burden
`5.` as
`6.` said
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