Downloaded music is much cheaper than the old compact discs. Indeed, thanks to widespread piracy, it is often free.

因为从互联网下载音乐比传统CD光盘要便宜多，而且" 得益于" 网络盗版盛行，这些数字音乐经常可以免费得到。

Others believe if DAT doesn't start selling soon, a recordable compact disc expected in a year or two will kill it.

其他人认为，如果DAT不能很快开始销售，预计一两年内，可刻录光盘会将其淘汰。

One day I spent $8,000 on compact discs.

有一天，我花了 8,000 美元买了一张光盘。

Even your CD's, your compact discs, did that.

甚至 CD，光盘，也是如此。

You were there to pay 18.99 for a compact disc.

在那里支付 18.99 美元购买一张光盘。

Films and compact discs cost little to transport, even by aeroplane.

胶卷和光盘航空运输费用也很廉。

Compact discs may be marked up as much as 80%.

【mark】光盘可能会标高多达 80%。

Later, we had the invention of compact discs, or " CDs" – those are still discs.

后来，我们发明了光盘，或“CD”——它们仍然是光盘。

Ariel asks if Levin's Music carries - or has for sale - classical musical CD's - or compact discs.

Ariel 询问 Levin's Music 是否携带或出售古典音乐 CD 或光盘。

According to this Mexican Customs Web site, visitors may not bring more than five laser discs, 20 compact discs or 12 VHS tapes.

根据这个墨西哥海关网站, 游客们不许携带超过五片激光光盘, 二十片光盘或十二张录影带。

Now, however, with the new technology, with MP3s, everything is digital and you don't even need to have a compact disc.

然而，现在有了新技术， 有了 MP3，一切都是数字化， 甚至不需要光盘。

Now, we often call it a " CD" – a compact disc – those are all – mean the same thing now.

现在，我们经常称它为“CD” ——一张光盘——这些都是——现在意思是一样。

I also mentioned that the library had music CDs – that is, compact disc with music on them – videos and DVDs.

我还提到图书馆有音乐 CD——即带有音乐光盘——视频和 DVD。

They can watch them on YouTube, or for those lacking an internet connection, the school provides a compact disc (CD) or a data storage device with the recordings.

他们可以在YouTube上观看，对于那些无法上网学，学校会提供一张存储着这些课程CD光盘或数据存储设备。

It had a modern atrium lobby with video games, which Burrell Smith and Andy Hertzfeld chose, and a Toshiba compact disc stereo system with MartinLogan speakers and a hundred CDs.

那里有一个可以玩电子游戏现代化中庭厅，游戏都是由伯勒尔·史密斯和安迪·赫茨菲尔德挑选出来，还有一套东芝CD音响系统，配上了马丁·洛根扬声器和100张CD光盘。

Those of us who are old remember the days before CDs - before compact discs; we had the big, black things called a " record." A record is also a list of something.

我们这些上了年纪人还记得 CD 出现之前日子——在光盘出现之前；我们有一种叫做“记录” 又又黑东西。 记录也是一些东西列表。

Its cylindrical base stand is topped with a covering that has a visual resemblance to " compact discs" , said the company, which was designed to help it blend into a variety of surroundings.

它圆柱形底座顶部覆盖着一层视觉上类似于“光盘” 该公司表示，覆盖物，旨在帮助它融入各种环境。

One of the doors would have a very nice prize, the other two doors often had very bad prizes like a cat or a compact disc of disco music from the 70s, you see.

其中一扇门会有非常好奖品，另外两扇门通常会有非常糟糕奖品， 比如一只猫或一张 70 年代迪斯科音乐光盘， 看。

An " album" is a group of songs on a single CD (or compact disc) or on what we used to call " records." Well, they're still called records;they're not as popular anymore, although some people still like them.

“专辑” 是单张CD（或光盘）或我们过去所说“唱片” 上一组歌曲。 好吧，它们仍然被称为唱片; 它们不再那么受欢迎了，尽管有些人仍然喜欢它们。

" It's my favorite track in this CD." We talk about one song on a compact disc or one song on an old record album as being a " track." We also use the term now for MP3's on iTunes, for example.

“这是这张 CD 中我最喜欢曲目。”我们将光盘上一首歌曲或旧唱片专辑中一首歌曲称为“曲目”。例如，我们现在也将这个词用于 iTunes 上 MP3。