英语听力：自然百科 从桑巴到巴萨诺瓦 Samba To Bossa—11

 Dorival Caymmi, who was photographed with Vargas, became samba’s first celebrated¹ solo singer-songwriter.

 

  He played guitar in a very peculiar² way and he was the first one to be a singer-composer, guitarist like, you know, Bob Dylan. He was a very good singer. His voice was beautiful. His music was absolutely fresh and simple and good. And his lyrics⁴ were wonderful. He was...the round artist. Everything , he could do everything and do very well. His lyric³ was always about the sea, about Bahia, about the fishermen.

 

  The Vargas’ flirtation⁵ with Nazi⁶ Germany ended in 1939 when Brazil signed the Good Neighbour Agreement with its big neighbor to the north, the USA. Links between Brazil and America grew stronger, just at the right time for the emergence⁷ of samba’s first international superstar and Brazil’s most successful Hollywood actress, the colorful, highly controversial Carmen Miranda. 

 

  Carmen Miranda, she herself was Hollywood, she herself was kitsch. She was internationally known in a way that brought to our minds both pride and shame. 

 

  I think we should all celebrate Carmen Miranda. First of all, because she was one of the major singers in Brazilian music and she helped the launch of some of the greatest composers of the 30’s.

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

3 lyric   

n.抒情诗，歌词；adj.抒情的

参考例句：

• This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry.这首诗是雪莱抒情诗的范例。
• His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。

4 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

5 flirtation   

n.调情，调戏，挑逗

参考例句：

• a brief and unsuccessful flirtation with the property market 对房地产市场一时兴起、并不成功的介入
• At recess Tom continued his flirtation with Amy with jubilant self-satisfaction. 课间休息的时候，汤姆继续和艾美逗乐，一副得意洋洋、心满意足的样子。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

6 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

7 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。