福克斯新闻 钢琴商店的明天（在线收听）

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 annually and stores dedicated to selling only pianos have dwindled 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 opt 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。