46.高中英语场景听力训练（一）

In the post office, there was a section for fax services where customers could send and receive faxes.
在邮局里，有一个传真服务的区域，顾客可以发送和接收传真。
Fax machines use telephone lines to transmit printed or handwritten documents between two machines.
传真机使用电话线在两台机器之间传输打印或手写文件。
To send a fax, customers would need to input the recipient's fax number and place the document in the machine.
要发送传真，顾客需要输入收件人的传真号码，并将文件放入传真机。
The document would then be scanned and transmitted over the phone line to the recipient's machine where it would be printed out.
然后，文件将被扫描并通过电话线传输到收件人的机器上，在那里打印出来。
Fax machines were once a popular way to quickly send and receive documents, especially in business settings.
传真机曾经是快速发送和接收文件的流行方式，尤其是在商业环境中。
However, with the rise of email and other digital communication methods, fax machines have become less common.
然而，随着电子邮件和其他数字通信方法的兴起，传真机已经变得越来越少见。
Still, some businesses and organizations continue to use fax machines for their secure and reliable transmission of documents.
尽管如此，一些企业和组织继续使用传真机以确保文件的安全可靠传输。