A manual typewriter has worked well for me so far.

目前对我来说，一台手动打字机就足够了。

Mason sat down at a manual typewriter.

梅森坐在手动打字机前。

Mason knew if he chose a manual typewriter, he would lose time.

梅森知道，如果他选择手动打字机，他就会浪费时间。

Actually, I've been thinking of buying a typewriter – an old, manual typewriter just for fun.

事实上， 我一直在考虑买一台打字机——一台老式的手动打字机，只是为了好玩。

It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. Immediately I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

那儿很冷，又没有卫生间，可是我不在乎。我马上买了一部二手的打字机，感觉就像一个真正的作家了。

" Why in the world did you choose a manual typewriter? " Mason cleared his throat.

“你到底为什么选择手动打字机？”梅森清了清喉咙。

He tried to ignore the stares of the white students as he considered the selection of electric and manual typewriters.

当他考虑电动和手动打字机的选择时，他试图忽略白人学生的目光。

He could type faster and more quietly on the electric typewriter, but he missed the tinkling bell on the manual typewriter that signaled a new line.

他可以在电动打字机上打字更快、更安静，但他错过了手动打字机上表示新行的铃声。