Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
Here is a word that has to do with art and sometimes history too: museum.
这个词有关艺术和历史：博物馆。
National Gallery of Art associate curator Charles Brock says another goal is to encourage people to visit museums.
国家艺术馆副馆长查尔斯·布洛克说另一个目标就是鼓励人们参观博物馆。
Museums, of course, are dedicated to preserving culture for future generations, and so we have to make sure that those future generations are interested.
博物馆当然是给后代保存文化的，因此我们必须保证后代对这些感兴趣。
A museum is a building where interesting and beautiful things are kept.
博物馆是一个保存有趣和美丽的物品的建筑。

The objects are put out for the public to see.
这些物品被摆出来供大众观看。
Museums can be about art, culture or history. They can be privately owned, or operated by a government.
博物馆可以是关于艺术的，文化的或是历史的。它们可以是私人拥有的，也可以是政府管理的。
Now, the next time you hear the word, museums, you will know what this News Word means!
现在，当你听到单词“博物馆”时，你就知道这个新闻词汇的意思了！