英文美文分享: The Library Without Books（那座没有书的图书馆）

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” – Marcus Garvey

“一个没有历史、根源与文化认知的民族，就像无根之树。” — 马库斯·加维

In post-war Sarajevo, a librarian named Dario returned to find his library burned to ash.

在战争后的萨拉热窝，图书管理员达里奥回到原地，只见图书馆化为灰烬。

Thousands of books—gone.

成千上万本书——毁于一旦。

He stood before the rubble, holding a single sign:

他站在废墟前，举着一块牌子：

“Tell me your story.”

“请告诉我你的故事。”

One by one, people came.

人们陆续而来。

An old woman spoke of a lost son.

老妇人讲述失去的儿子。

A baker spoke of feeding strangers in secret.

面包师讲述偷偷喂养陌生人的故事。

A child described the color of fear.

孩子讲述恐惧的颜色。

Dario wrote them all down—on scraps of paper, napkins, cigarette boxes.

达里奥将一切记录下来——在纸片、餐巾甚至烟盒上。

Soon, he built a new library—not of books, but of lived truth.

不久，他建起了一座新图书馆——不是书本堆砌，而是由真实人生构成。

Summary: “Even when all is burned, stories survive—and so do we.”

总结：“即便一切化为灰烬，故事仍然活着，我们也就活下来了。”