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what do you call a group of cat? let me check on that
很多猫要用什么词形容啊？等我帮你查一下
it's called a clowder of cats
可以说“a clowder of cats”
If you have a question, any question, there's a number you can call,9172756975
如果你有问题，任何问题，你都可以打9172756975这个电话。
and the librarian at the New York Public Library will try to answer it for you
纽约公共图书馆的图书管理员就会帮你找出答案
Hello thanks for calling Ask NYPL
您好，这里是“有问题找纽约公共图书馆”部，请问有什么可以帮您？
we have ten librarians on a team
我们每个团队有10名图书管理员
and we answer any question that you may have over the telephone
我们就在电话上为您回答任何问题。
In the office today we have Matthew, Bernard, Sarina, Diane and me
现在，我们办公室有马修、伯纳德、萨里娜、黛安和我
Our department Asking a YPL began in 1967
我们部门，"有问题找纽约公共图书管理员"部，成立于1967年。
we started answering questions over the telephone
那时我们就开始在电话上回答求助者的问题了。
but people have been reaching out to librarians for as long as there have been libraries
但是，自从有了图书馆，就一直有人会找图书管理员帮忙。
The New York Public Library has actually saved records of some of the more interesting questions they've been asked over the years
在这些年他们回答的问题中，纽约公共图书馆的管理员也收藏了部分比较有趣的问题
like is there a full moon every night in Acapulco
比如“阿卡普尔科每晚的月亮都是圆的吗？”
Why do 18th century English paintings have so many squirrels in them
“为什么18世纪英国的绘画作品中有那么多松鼠呢，
and how did they tame them so that they wouldn't bite the painter
画家们又是怎么训练这些松鼠才让它们不会咬到自己的呢？”
Are Plato, Aristotle and Socrates one and the same person
又或者“柏拉图、亚里士多德和苏格拉底是同一个人吗？”
In a world of Google, it's a bit surprising to know that they get around 30,000 calls per year
在什么都能用谷歌搜到的今天，很难想象这些图书管理员每年要接3万个求助电话。
my question is why
我的问题是，为什么会这样？
uhm oftentimes people might not have access to the technology at home
嗯……一般是因为有些人在家里不方便上网，
and I honestly think some just want somebody to talk to
而且，说实话，我认为有些人打电话只是想有个人能跟他说说话
so the next time you have a question like how many teeth does a great white shark have
所以，下一次你有“大白鲨有多少颗牙齿？”之类的问题时，
you can call this, number 9172756975
你就可以打9172756975这个电话。
That will ring inside of this building up on this floor and maybe Bernard or Rosa will pick up
你的电话就会打到这栋楼的这一层，接电话的可能就是伯纳德或是罗莎
and they'll answer it for you
他们会回答你的问题
they have about 300 serrated teeth
大白鲨有300颗锯齿状的牙齿
