I saw my parents sitting before a small black and white TV set, fixing their eyes on a proceeding volleyball match.

我看见父母坐在一部小黑白电视机前，目不转睛地看着一场正在进行的排球比赛。

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When I was a child, there was only one black and white TV set in our village.

当我还是个孩子的时候，我们村只有一台黑白电视机。

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For instance, at first, getting a TV set, albeit in black and white, was the big thing.

举例来说，从前弄到一台电视机就是一件了不起的事情，哪怕还是黑白的。

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represented a time of promise. "This could not be happening" was the sentiment expressed as a growing crowd gathered around that black-and-white TV set.

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