MP3－the new sound of music
Are you still listening to the audiotapes? Boy, you are stuck in the ''70s! Listen to the cassette tape is the original way. A CD last a lot longer than tapes. And the quality of the sound is way better than the tapes too.
Last few years, there''s a new form of music--mp3. It''s the latest thing in digital audio technology. MP3 is a new way of compressing large audio files into much smaller size. With this new technology, you can download songs from the Internet. Many web sites have MP3 music you can download for free. An MP3 player is actually a computer that plays MP3 audio files and its sound is as good as a CD. An MP3 player can hole several CDs, so you''ll have less to carry around!
So, do you want to get rid of all the tapes and buy an MP3 player? NO! One day the tapes may be really valuable--as antiques!
你还在听录音带吗？天啊！你竟然还被困在70年代。听卡式录音带是最原始的方式。一张CD盘比磁带保存的时间长，而且音质也比磁带好得多。
近几年来，又出现了一种音乐形式——MP3。它是最新的数位听觉科技产品。MP3是一种将大量声音文件压缩到极小空间的新方法。通过这项科技，你可以从网上下载歌曲。许多站点有让你免费下载 的MP3音乐。一部MP3播放器实际上就是能播放MP3声音文件的电脑，它的音质如同CD一样好。一台MP3播放器有存储数张CD的容量，所以携带方便。
那么，你是否想丢掉所有的录音带而买一部MP3播放器呢？不！有一天录音带也许会很值钱——当他们成为古董的时候！
注释：
cassette tape：卡式录音带
digital：数位的
antiques：古董
compress：压缩
