英语听力：自然百科 从桑巴到巴萨诺瓦 Samba To Bossa—7

 Racial discrimination was now banned in Brazil, but prejudice and the belief in white supremacy¹ was still widespread. So there was outrage² in the press that black musicians like Pixinguinha should be allowed to represent Brazil when he and his band Os Batutas were invited to give a European tour. 

 

In 1923 when the first great choro group, Os Batutas, which means the cool guys, went to Paris with Pixinguinha with the flute³, it really had an enormous effect. People who talk only about American jazz in Paris don’t realize that the Brazilians got there first. 

 

In Europe, Pixinguinha heard American jazz which he began to mix with choro and samba. He later switched from flute to saxophone and learned two important lessons that would be repeated throughout the story of Brazilian music, the first that Brazilian and Western styles are constantly blending together, and the second that those who are thought to be too westernized are soon criticized in Brazil. 

 

By the time of his death in 1972, Pixinguinha had become one of the legends of Brazilian music, a player who pioneered Brazil’s links with jazz and guaranteed the popularity of choro thoughout the years when samba would be transformed by fashion and by politics.

1 supremacy   

n.至上；至高权力

参考例句：

• No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
• Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。

2 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

3 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。