VOA慢速英语:Amazon Launches E-Book Lending for Libraries

短语讲解：

1. Millions of users of the Kindle reader and app can now borrow Kindle books from their local public library.

borrow from从…借入; 借用
例句：She used to borrow money from her friends.
她常向她的朋友们借钱。

2. Mr. Rosenblatt says the debate in the United States centers on what is known as the law of first sale.

center on重点在于…; 主要与…有关
例句：He centered his attention on the problem.
他把注意力集中在这个问题上。

3. You can read it, you can give it away, you can lend it, you can resell it, you can burn it, you can use it as a Frisbee -- whatever you want.

give away赠送; 赠予; 颁发
例句：He gave away most of his fortune to the poor.
他把他的大部分财产都送给了穷人。

4. This law is referred to as 'first sale.'

refer to as被称为, 被认为
例句：All his classmates referred to him as “Blackbeard.”
他的同学都称他为“黑胡子”。

5. But Bill Rosenblatt points out that it does not include digital products.

point out指出
例句：He pointed out that there was little chance of success.
他指出很少有成功的机会。

6. Several months ago, one of the major publishers, Harper Collins, which is a division of News Corp, announced that they were only going to allow e-books to be lent out twenty-six times, and then they would have to be purchased by the libraries again.

lend out借出
例句：They have lent out the car to some friends.
他们已把车借给了几个朋友了。

7. Apart from HarperCollins, publishers are allowing libraries to purchase e-books for lending in perpetuity, meaning as many times as anyone wants to borrow them.

apart from除去，撇开…来说(表示除…以外尚有)，此外，加之
例句：Apart from some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.
除了一些拼写错误, 这篇文章写得很不错。

8. HarperCollins says it took the action to protect the growing e-book industry and its own book sales.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

9. He says the debate over e-book lending will likely end up in court.

end up (以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：The hooligan ended up dead in a car accident.
那个恶棍最后在一次车祸中丧命。