The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater.
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參考翻譯:
直到電影院的播放技術從最初的西洋鏡形式演變?yōu)閷⒂跋裢队暗接陌档挠霸浩聊贿@個程度的時候,電影院才以大眾化消費形式出現(xiàn)。