The 1900s: The player piano

1900年代：自动钢琴

In the late nineteenth and early twenties centuries, pianos became very popular and rich families bought ‘player piano’.

在十九世纪末和二十世纪初，钢琴变得非常流行，富有的家庭会购买“自动钢琴”。

A player piano plays music that is programmed on paper rolls with holes in them, and you can also play it like a ‘normal’ piano.

自动钢琴可以通过在纸卷上打孔来演奏音乐，你也可以像普通钢琴一样演奏。

In the mid-1920s, player pianos began to disappear, mainly because the radio (it was called the wireless in those days) got more popular.

20世纪20年代中期，自动钢琴开始消失，主要是因为收音机（当时称为无线）变得更受欢迎。

来源：MSE指定教材 English In Mind (student's book 2)