In the phonograph parlors, customers listened to recordings through individual ear tubes, moving from one machine to the next to hear different recorded speeches or pieces of music.
在留声机厅里，顾客通过单只耳道听录音，从一台机器转到另一台，听不同的演讲录音或音乐片段。
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The versificator in “1984”, for example, a machine that generates music to keep the masses happy, is not unlike the systems used to predict pop hits today.