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Unit 15 Interpreting Popular Science Speeches 15-2-1 In modern times, man has further developed his interest in music and in recorded sound with the hardware of sound reproduction. 15-2-2 American inventor Thomas Edison, who was considered the father of sound recording, developed the phonograph in 1877, the first device to record music in the world. While Edison concentrated at first mainly on the reproduction of voice, it was not long before the musical uses of his invention were recognized and marketed. The modern recording industry was born to satisfy an enormous market for all types of music, folk, classical, orchestral and popular. 15-2-3 …进一步…,钟情于 …用声音复制技术来录音的方法。 爱迪生最初的精力主要放在说话声音的复制上。然而时隔不久，…便为世人所认识，并被推向了市场。…旨在…应运而生。 15-2-4 The phonogram, the first affordable and mass-produced device, played records on a turntable. The device was mechanical and was wound up by means of a handle on the side of the machine. Such machines were common as late as the 1950s. 15-2-5 留声机为机械结构，…有一只用来上发条的摇柄。…还… 15-2-6 The widespread use of electricity in the post-World War Two led to the invention of modern, portable record player. It was, however, “mono”. The real enthusiastic listener to music wanted a realistic reproduction of music with “high fidelity” or “hi-fi”. 15-2-7 …面世…,而真正的音乐发烧友…身临其境 15-2-8 The invention of transistors and the rise of the giant electronic companies in the developed world in the 1970s fed the growing demand for hi-fi stereo systems using the compact cassettes containing magnetic tape. 15-2-9 …以及上世纪70年代发达国家大型电子公司的崛起，…以满足不断升温的… 15-2-10 The 1980s saw an even greater series of developments in sound reproduction hardware. The examples are the Sony Corporation’s invention and development of the tiny portable tape players known as the “Walkman”, and the compact disc, or CD, system based on the technology of computers with music information stored and reproduced digitally. 15-2-11 …迈出了一系列更大的步伐…推出了由Sony 首创开发的，被称之为“随身听”的，袖珍便携式，磁带放音机，以及采用电脑技术的数码储存与再现音乐信息的微型（压缩）CD激光唱片音