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suízhe wǎngluò de gāodù fāzhǎn ，xiāofèizhě lìyòng wǎngluò xiàzǎi huòshì zàixiàn shōutīng miǎnfèi yīnyuè chéngwéi zhǔliú ，yīnyuè chǎnyè yǐjīng chéngwéi suǒwèi de ”xīyáng chǎnyè ”。

As the Internet has developed at a fast pace, consumers downloading or listening to music online has become the mainstream, so the music industry has already become a "twilight industry".

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仅仅十年的时间，全球流行音乐产业已经发生了极大的变化。

jǐnjǐn shínián de shíjiān ，quánqiú liúxíng yīnyuè chǎnyè yǐjīng fāshēng le jídà de biànhuà 。

In just 10 years time, there has been extreme changes to the international popular music industry.

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去年全球唱片收入下降至一百五十亿美金，在唱片的黄金时期，一九九六年的时候，当时的音乐产值高达六百亿！音乐产业价值整整萎缩了四分之三，这对唱片公司以及歌手都是相当重大的打击。

qùnián quánqiú chàngpiàn shōurù xiàjiàng zhì yībǎi wǔshí yì měijīn ，zài chàngpiàn de huángjīn shíqī ，yī jiǔ jiǔ liù nián de shíhou ，dāngshí de yīnyuè chǎn zhí gāodá liù bǎi yì ！yīnyuè chǎnyè jiàzhí zhěngzhěng wěisuō le sì fēnzhī sān ，zhè duì chàngpiàn gōngsī yǐjí gēshǒu dōu shì xiāngdāng zhòngdà de dǎjī 。

Last year global record revenue fell to 15 billion USD. In the golden years of record sales, back in 1996, the music industry was worth up to 60 billion! The value of the music industry has fallen by three quarters in total, which has hit record labels and singers quite heavily.

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过去歌手只要把音乐做好，加上唱片公司的适当宣传，唱片就能够得到歌迷的支持，音乐产业也得以支撑下去，但是如今实体唱片销售大幅下降，歌手与唱片公司必须另寻出路，于是现场演出与演唱会变成是音乐产业的主要收入来源。

guòqù gēshǒu zhǐyào bǎ yīnyuè zuò hǎo ，jiāshàng chàngpiàn gōngsī de shìdàng xuānchuán ，chàngpiàn jiù nénggòu dédào gēmí de zhīchí ，yīnyuè chǎnyè yě déyǐ zhīcheng xiàqu ，dànshì rújīn shítǐ chàngpiàn xiāoshòu dàfú xiàjiàng ，gēshǒu yǔ chàngpiàn gōngsī bìxū lìng xún chū lù ，yúshì xiàncháng yǎnchū yǔ yǎnchànghuì biànchéng shì yīnyuè chǎnyè de zhǔyào shōurù láiyuán 。

Previously singers only needed to concentrate on making good music, along with appropriate promotion by record labels, then records would gain the support of fans, which enabled the music industry to sustain itself, but nowadays actual record sales have fallen greatly, singers and record labels have had to find another way of getting by, so live concerts have become the main source of revenue for the music industry.

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近年来流行的串流服务把音乐数位化，像是给音乐产业带来一线生机，但是串流服务的背后还是存在着不少问题。

jìnniánlái liúxíng de chuànliú fúwù bǎ yīnyuè shù wèi huà ，xiàng shì gěi yīnyuè chǎnyè dàilái yīxiànshēngjī ，dànshì chuànliú fúwù de bèihòu háishì cúnzài zhe bùshǎo wèntí 。

In recent years streaming services have digitised music, giving a lifeline to the music industry, but there are several problems with streaming services.

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要拯救音乐产业还是得靠消费者，音乐产业的价值除了“我喜欢听音乐”这种无形价值之外，每个人都要以实际的行动来支持。

yào zhěngjiù yīnyuè chǎnyè háishì děi kào xiāofèizhě ，yīnyuè chǎnyè de jiàzhí chúle “wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè ”zhèzhǒng wúxíng jiàzhí zhīwài ，měi ge rén dōu yào yǐ shíjì de xíngdòng lái zhīchí 。

The salvation of the music industry lies with consumers, as, in addition to the abstract value denoted by saying "I like listening to music", everyone must also take practical action to support the industry.

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绿色能源的利用保护了绿水青山、改善了生产生活环境，也为农村旅游产业兴起踏出新路子。

lǜsè néngyuán de lìyòng bǎohù le lǜshuǐ qīngshān 、gǎishàn le shēngchǎn shēnghuó huánjìng ，yě wèi nóngcūn lǚyóu chǎnyè xīngqǐ tà chū Xīn lùzi 。

The use of green energy has protected the green mountains and hills, improved the production and living environment, and also set a new path for the development of rural tourism industry.

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随着我国老龄化问题的日益严峻，养老产业也在迅速发展。

suízhe wǒguó lǎolínghuà wèntí de rìyì yánjùn ，yǎnglǎo chǎnyè yě zài xùnsù fāzhǎn 。

As China's aging problem becomes more and more serious, the old-age services industry is also developing rapidly.

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养老产业归根到底是做服务，然而难的也正是做服务。

yǎnglǎo chǎnyè guīgēndàodǐ shì zuò fúwù ，ránér nán de yě zhèngshì zuò fúwù 。

In the end, the old-age industry is about providing services, but services are also where difficulties lie.

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你说对了！历史上，国际有许多港口城市也曾因其地理位置优越而发展起来，但随着经济、社会、科技的发展推移，今时今日，人才汇聚及产业群聚才是推动城市持续发展的关键因素。

Nǐ shuō duì le ！Lìshǐ shàng ，guójì yǒu xǔduō gǎngkǒuchéngshì yě céng yīn qí dìlǐwèizhi yōuyuè ér fāzhǎn qilai ，dàn suízhe jīngjì 、shèhuì 、kējì de fāzhǎn tuīyí ，jīnshí jīnrì ，réncái huìjù jí chǎnyè qúnjù cái shì tuīdòng chéngshì chíxù fāzhǎn de guānjiàn yīnsù 。

Yes, you are absolutely correct! Historically coastal cities have flourished as a result of their geographic position. With the passing of time, economic expansion, social and technology advances, today, greater collaboration and coordination of financial, material and human resources (clustering effect) are the critical factors for further growth of cities.

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