Can you imagine watching astronauts walk on Mars the same time the Walkman came out?

你能想象到当随听面世时，宇航员在火星上漫步吗？

There would have been no record players, Walkmans or eventually iPods.

届时，唱片机、随听，乃至 iPod 可能都出现。

In this programme, we'll be taking a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Sony Walkman.

在本期节目中，我们将带你回顾一下令人怀旧的20世纪80年代以及索尼随听的诞生。

I would walk around the park with my Walkman by myself and listen to the song I'd repeat and just like cry.

我一人拿着随听在公园里散步，单曲循环这首歌，边听边哭。

And this is another, and the interesting thing about the Sony Walkman is that it's a tape recorder that won't record.

这是另一，关于索尼随听的有趣之处在于它是一录音的录音机。

AD ANNOUNCER: The Sony Walkman is a tiny stereo cassette player with truly an incredible sound.

索尼随听是一款微型立体录音机，它具有真正令人可思议的声音。

Years before iPods and MP3 downloads, the Sony Walkman was the first widely available portable music player.

在用iPods和MP3下载音乐之前，索尼随听是第一款广泛使用的便携式音乐播放器。

The idea behind the Walkman was simple-a high-quality stereo cassette player, small enough to hold in your hand, allowing you to walk down the street listening to your own soundtrack.

随听背后的想法很简单——一高质量的立体声播放器，小到可以用手拿，这样你就可以边听音乐边逛街。

But instead, people of all ages began wearing Walkmans to listen to their favourite music on the move, and the new invention caught the public imagination – an idiom meaning, made the public interested in or excited about something.

但相反的是，各年龄段的人们开始戴上随听，一边走一边听他们最喜欢的音乐。这新发明勾起人们的想象——这习语的意思是，令公众对某事感兴趣或感到兴奋。

They became so popular that by the time production of the Walkman ended in 2010, Sony had sold over 220 million machines worldwide.

随听如此受欢迎，以至于2010年随听生产结束时，索尼已经在全球售出了超过2。2亿台随听。

You asked how much the original Walkman cost when it came out in 1979.

你之前问我最初的随听在1979年面世的时候卖多少钱。

No. I didn't have a Walkman… But I do have a record player.

我没有随听。但是我有电唱机。

They're Steven's. The walkman is Steven's and the video game is Steven's , too.

他们是史蒂文的。随听是史蒂文的，电子游戏也是史蒂文的。

Released in 1979, the Walkman completely revolutionized the way people listened to music.

1979年推出的随听彻底改变了人们听音乐的方式。

Soon, Japanese electronics were everywhere, from televisions of VCRs to digital wristwatches and walkmans.

很快，日本电子产品无处在，从电视机、录像机到数字手表和随听。

And I be listening to the Walkman while watching out for security–for the police.

我一边听随听，一边注意安全——注意警察。

So it's digital as opposed to sort of like a Walkman or something like that.

因此，它是数字化的，与随听之类的模拟设备截然同。

The megabase button was on the Walkman.

超大音量按钮在随听上。

I've got vintage stuff that I definitely use, like my Walkmans I use.

我有一些老古董，我确实还在用，比如我的随听。

Hey guys, Paul Shears listening to a movie on his Walkman.

嘿大家，保罗·希尔斯正在用随听听电影。