On older models the keys, metal-rimmed with white inlay, invited the user to play forceful concertos on them, while the silvery type-bars rose and fell chittering and whispering from their beds.

• 白体镶黑边的老款打字机的键盘向使用者发出邀请，请他们演奏强有力的协奏曲，同时银色的打印杆一升一降，嗒嗒作响。