A bleeper is a small machine you used to carry in a pocket or on a belt. When someone needed you, it made short, high electronic sounds — bleeps — and that meant: find a phone and call them.

bleeper呼叫器 is是 a small machine一個小機器 you used to carry你以前會帶著 in a pocket or on a belt放口袋或別在皮帶上 When someone needed you有人找你時 it made short, high electronic sounds它會發出短促、高音的電子聲 bleeps嗶嗶聲 and that meant意思就是 find a phone and call them去找電話回撥給他們

Bleeper is the older British name, taken from the sound; American English usually says pager.

Bleeperbleeper is the older British name是比較舊的英式名稱 taken from the sound從那個聲音來的 American English美式英語 usually says通常說 pagerpager

Though actually, almost nobody carries one in ordinary life now. Phones took their place.

Though actually不過其實 almost nobody carries one現在日常生活裡幾乎沒人帶著它了 in ordinary life now(併入) Phones手機 took their place取代了它的位置

You may still meet the machine in hospitals, where staff on call are bleeped, or in stories set in the 1980s and 1990s. The word can also mean anything that makes a bleep, but the learner's meaning here is that little “please telephone” machine.

You may still meet the machine你還是可能在 in hospitals醫院裡遇到這機器 where staff on call are bleeped那裡待命的員工會被bleep or in stories或在 set in the 1980s and 1990s設定在1980、90年代的故事裡 The word這個字 can also mean anything that makes a bleep也可以指任何會發出嗶嗶聲的東西 but學習者要知道的 the learner's meaning here就是這個小小的 is that little “please telephone” machine「請回電」機器