剑桥MSE同步阅读:The Power of Humour
新版的MSE考试进行了重大改革,更新后的MSE考试将更科学、更贴近生活、更与时俱进。特别是在阅读上,新版MSE的宗旨是“提升阅读和写作能力”,从某种意义上讲,增加了阅读相关题型的难度。
《剑桥MSE同步阅读》栏目旨在帮助考生吃透英文原版文章,在增加知识积累的同时,培养英语语感。
栏目内容节选自MSE考试指定教材——English in Mind中的精华文章。
第一部留声机
The 1910s: The first phonographs
1910年代:第一部留声机
As early as 1877, there were phonographs to play music on and by the 1910s, many families had one.
早在1877年,就有留声机可以播放音乐,到了1910年代,许多家庭都有了留声机。
The music was on ‘records’ made of aluminum foil.
音乐是用铝箔做成的“唱片”,
People could listen to them only a few times before the foil broke.
但在铝箔破碎前,人们只能听几次。
Later the music was on wax cylinders.
后来改用蜡筒制成的音乐唱片,
These could hold longer recordings (two to four minutes), and people could play them more often.
这些录音可以保存更长的时间(2到4分钟),人们可以更频繁地播放它们。
来源:MSE指定教材 English In Mind (student's book 2)
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