VOA常速英语:Former Nuclear Bunker Now Hosts Film-TV-Audio Archives

Culpeper, Virginia, pristine and rural, the perfect spot for Cold War hideaway.But today this bunker is home to the Library of Congress National audio-visual Conservation Centre.Over the last decade the library has collected more than six million movies, television shows and other programs for preservation.
弗吉尼亚的库尔佩珀，作为一个原始的乡村，是冷战时期的一个很好的隐蔽处。但今天这个地堡却是国会图书馆国家视听保护中心的所在地。在过去的十年里，图书馆收集了六百万多部电影、电视节目和其他被收藏的节目。

Working in the bunker is a dream job for film buff George Willeman.He’s been with the Library of Congress for more than 30 years, the last 10 underground.There are no windows, instead his walls are decorated with his favorite movie posters.
在旧掩体上班是电影迷George Willeman梦想的工作。他在国会图书馆呆了30年多，最后10年都在这个地下室。没有窗户，相对的，他的墙壁上装饰着他最喜欢的电影海报。

My favorite movie is Sunrise, Sunrise, one of the last silent films, to me it is one of the greatest silent films.
我最喜欢的电影是《日出》，它是其中最后一部无声电影，对我来说它是最伟大的无声电影之一。

For George, this is more than a job.
对乔治来说，这份工作意义重大。

My greatest love has always been early films, silent film and here I was working with one of the largest collections of early film in the world,and I was like, well, maybe it isn’t just an accident, maybe this is where I’m supposed to be.
我最大的爱好一直是收藏早期的电影，无声电影。我在这里在世界上最大的电影收集站工作，我想，嗯，也许这不仅仅是一个意外，也许这就是我应该待的地方。

After the films are reviewed and digitized they’re kept in cold storage vaults.Many films arrived damaged because of long exposure to heat and humidity, but the majority are in good shape.Some films are more than 100 years old like the Great Train Robbery and then there are recent movies like the Hangover that will also be archived.George adds to the list every day, it is really hard to imagine America without its blockbusters, romantic comedies and thrillers.
电影经过审查和数字化后，保存在冷藏库中。由于长时间暴露在高温和潮湿环境中，许多影片遭到了破坏。但大多数状况良好。有些电影有100多年的历史了，像《火车大劫案》，也有最近的电影，比如《宿醉》，都会被存档。每天乔治都把新影片加入名单。真的很难想象没有了大片、爱情喜剧片和恐怖片的美国会是怎样的。

Hollywood remains the epicenter of world cinema as well as the symbol of American culture.Its conservation is an important mission.
好莱坞仍然是世界电影的中心，也是美国文化的象征，对它的保护是一项重要任务。

Karina Bafradzhian, VOA News, Culpeper, Virginia
美国之音，Karina Bafradzhian在弗吉尼亚，库尔佩珀为您报道。