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Over the years, music technology evolved from records to cassette tapes to CDs to MP3s to streaming, but this hasn’t caused the three-minute duration of pop songs to __3__. One reason for this was that radio stations wanted to fit as many commercials into a program as possible. This was easier to do with relatively short songs.
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Record companies also preferred shorter singles since their royalty payments were the same __4__ long songs were. Longer songs meant fewer songs played, reducing the size of royalty checks. Many music fans also favored shorter, more concise songs because people have short attention spans.
With today’s digital platforms largely replacing traditional radio stations, these limitations no longer __5__. Even so, the average duration of a pop song in 2023 was still only three minutes and 15 seconds.
多年來，音樂科技從唱片演變至卡式錄音帶、CD、MP3及串流，但這並沒有讓流行歌曲三分鐘的長度退流行。一個原因是廣播電臺想在一個節目中，盡可能地放越多廣告。相對較短的歌曲越能實現這一點。
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唱片公司也偏好短一點的單曲，因為不管歌曲多長，版稅都一樣。歌曲更長，就意味著越少歌能播，這就減少了版稅的金額。許多音樂粉絲也都偏好更短、更簡明的歌曲，因為人們的注意力時間很短。
隨著現今數位平臺大大取代了傳統廣播電臺，這些限制已經不再適用。即便如此，2023年流行歌曲的平均長度仍然只有三分十五秒。
What Did You Learn?
1. (A) reflection (B) frequency (C) symptom
(D) preference
2. (A) play (B) to playing (C) played (D) was played
3. (A) fall out of fashion (B) keep up with the times
(C) go into effect (D) rise in popularity
4. (A) whichever (B) whenever (C) no matter how
(D) no matter what
5. (A) obey (B) apply (C) differ (D) behave
答案： 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
Words in Use
4. restrict vt. 限制，限定
Photography is restricted in the exhibition halls.
在展覽廳內是不允許拍照的。
5. reinforce vt. 強化，增強
The new findings reinforced the scientist’s theory.
這些新發現更加確定了該科學家的理論。
Practical Phrases
3. fit A into B 將A安插∕裝入B
It was impossible for me to fit all of my clothes into the small suitcase.
我不可能把所有衣服都塞進這只小行李箱裡。
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A: Have you seen the reality TV show “Culinary Class Wars?” B: Sure! It’s a competition between two classes: 20 celebrity chefs dubbed the “white spoons” versus 80 non-celebrity chefs dubbed the “black spoons.” A: The two judges are master chef, Paik Jong-won, and South Korea’s only three-Michelin-star chef, Anh Sung-jae. B: And the grand prize is $300 million Korean won. A: After watching the show, I really wanna have some Korean food. A: 你有看電視實境秀《黑白大廚：料理階級大戰》嗎？ B: 當然啦！就是20位「白湯匙」名廚，和80位「黑湯匙」廚師的競賽。 A: 評審則是廚神白種元，及南韓唯一的米其林三星主廚安成宰。 B: 冠軍還可獲得3億韓元獎金呢！ A: 看完節目後我現在好想吃韓式料理喔。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: As reality TV show “Culinary Class Wars” causes a sensation, it may be more difficult to make a reservation at the show’s judge Paik Jong-won’s Taipei restaurant, Bornga Korean BBQ. B: The other judge, Anh Sung-jae, also served as a guest chef at Regent Taipei last June. A: Korean food has become a new trend in Taiwan lately, and restaurants such as Samwon Garden are quite popular. B: But that restaurant is so pricey. A: Then try the more affordable places, like my favorite, OKAY Korean BBQ, or others such as Annyeong Korean BBQ and OvenMaru Chicken. A:
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