Have you any idea how many different kinds of books there are?
No, I don’t. But I’m sure you are going to tell me.
Well, I don’t know exactly. But I do know there are a lot.
For example?
For example, there are novels and text books, fact and fiction.
Ah, yes. There are many different kinds of novels, you know.
Like crime novels, science fiction and horror and …
Romance.
Yes. I love romance novels.
What about non-fiction books?
Oh, like biographies and autobiographies.
Yes, and true life stories. Those can be very interesting.
And then there are books on all sorts of other things, like science.
Yes, and medicine and geography and history and travel.
Sure. And what about children’s book? There are thousands of those.
So we still don’t know how many different kinds there are.
But I think there are too many to count and too many genres.

Section 47 Books四十七　书籍

1.Have you any idea how many different kinds of books there are? 你知道有多少种书吗?

2.No, I don’t. But I’m sure you are going to tell me. 不知道，但我知道你会告诉我的。

3.Well, I don’t know exactly. But I do know there are a lot. 具体有多少我也不知道，但我知道有很多。

4.For example? 比如说?

5.For example, there are novels and text books, fact and fiction. 比如说，小说、课本、纪实文学、故事。

6.Ah, yes. There are many different kinds of novels, you know. 对对，你知道的，有很多种类型的小说?

7.Like crime novels, science fiction and horror and … 像侦探小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说，还有……

8.Romance. 言情小说，

9.Yes. I love romance novels. 我喜欢言情小说。

10.What about non-fiction books? 非故事类的书呢?

11.Oh, like biographies and autobiographies. 像传记、自传之类的吗?

12.Yes, and true life stories. Those can be very interesting. 是的，还有真实的生活故事，那些也非常有趣。

13.And then there are books on all sorts of other things, like science. 还有许多不同种类的书，比如科学(书籍)

14.Yes, and medicine and geography and history and travel. 是的，还有医学、地理、历史和旅游。

15.Sure. And what about children’s book? There are thousands of those. 没错，还有上千种之多的儿童书呢。

16.So we still don’t know how many different kinds there are. 这么说来，我们还不知道到底有多少种不同的书，

17.But I think there are too many to count and too many genres. 可是，我觉得多得无法计算。