My so-called singing act was to belt out country standards to the backup of music-only tapes on a portable recorder, a kind of do-it-yourself karaoke machine.

我所谓的演唱其实就是随着配乐大声地喊出乡村音乐——那里只有一台便携式录音机播放磁带，有点像自制的卡拉ok机器。

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Walsh had flown in this morning from D.C. he sat behind the conference table next to a portable tape recorder and two microphones.

沃尔什是今天一早从华盛顿特区乘飞机赶来的，他坐在会议桌旁，手边有一台便携式磁带录音机和两个麦克风。

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Walsh had flown in this morning from D.C.He sat behind the conference table next to a portable tape recorder and two microphones.

沃尔什一大早就从哥伦比亚特区坐飞机过来了，他坐在会议桌旁，手边有一台便携式磁带录音机和两个麦克风。

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Police officers threw an impromptu cordon around her, but not before I had somehow contrived to get myself inside it, my portable tape recorder over my shoulder.

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