VOA常速英语:US Libraries Launch Ad Campaign to Boost Image, Funding

短语讲解：

1. She says that while they still check out plenty of books and movies - they also offer electronic books and so called e-book equipment, and lots of downloadable stuff - audio files and full text databases that can provide help on anything from homework to finding a job.

check out检查, 核对, 核实
例句：They checked out all the goods in the store.
他们清点了仓库里的货物。
plenty of很多, 大量的
例句：There is plenty of coal in this area.
这个地区有丰富的煤。

2. Because when people in a community don't realize all the things services their library has to offer - they're less likely to adequately fund it.

be likely to可能; 倾向于; 很可能
例句：Negotiations are likely to bog down.
谈判很可能会停滞不前。

3. Johnson says that while there have been a lot of marketing campaigns aimed at promoting library usage, none have focused on increasing funding for libraries.

aim at以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。
focus on集中于, 致力于
例句：Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.
今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

4. So, with more than six million dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the OCLC set out to change that.

set out着手, 开始
例句：The government has set out to make many needed reforms.
政府开始进行许多必要的改革。

5. "We knew from the research that we had to get people to think about the library differently."

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：Elinor is thinking about emigrating to the United States.
埃莉诺正在考虑移居美国。

6. But Wickman says today, the word has taken on a more positive spin and describes what people are passionate about.

take on呈现,穿上
例句：The old factory has taken on a new look.
这家老厂已呈现出一派新面貌。

7. "It's always exciting when someone takes a word like geek and turns it into a verb," said Lisa Miser, a librarian in Proctor, Vermont who has several Geek the Library posters on display.

turn into (使)变成
例句：The old building was turned into a library.
这座旧房子被改作了图书馆。
on display展出
例句：Her paintings are on display at the art gallery.
她的绘画正在美术展览馆展出。

8. Malaina Elliott stopped at the front desk to check out a book and glances at one of the posters, a school official who geeks penguins.

glance at朝…看了一眼
例句：She glanced at herself in the mirror.
她在镜子面前照一下自己。

9. And the next time the library appeals for donations, she hopes locals will be more likely to 'geek' their checkbooks.

appeal for呼吁
例句：He appealed for his parents' forgiveness.
他恳求他的双亲宽恕他。