福克斯新闻 钢琴商店的明天

 

In the best year that piano sales ever had in the U.S., over 365,000 pianos were sold, but that was in 1909.

在美国钢琴销售最好的一年曾经卖出超过365000架,但那是1909年的光景。

Today about 35,000 pianos are sold annually¹ and stores dedicated² to selling only pianos have dwindled³ across the country because fewer people are taking up the instrument.

而现如今钢琴每年仅仅卖出约35000架，而随着使用这种乐器的人越来越少全国专门的销售商店也呈现下降趋势。

And those who do, often opt⁴ for used pianos or for less expensive electronic keyboards.

而那些人经常选择使用钢琴或者更便宜的电子键盘。

Some blame computers and others note the troubled economy that's accelerated the decline in sales and what some believe could soon be the end of the piano store.

有人责怪电脑和经济困境加速钢琴销售的下降,而另外一种观点认为钢琴商店可能很快就会从人们的视野中消失。

1 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 dwindled   

v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
• His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？