英语听力：自然百科:从巴西桑巴到巴萨诺瓦(4)

Many of the early Samba songs were meant to size malandros, sharply-dressed hustlers of the black communities, and the authorities outlawed¹ musicians and their Samba parties.

早期许多桑巴歌曲是为马兰多斯量身定做, 黑人社区衣着光鲜的骗子,当局取缔的音乐家们及只有桑巴团体才能享受这种舞曲。

But all that would suddenly change.

但一切突然改变。

Samba was to be appropriated, transformed and used by the government.

桑巴被政府挪用，转换并善加利用。

From now on, music will play a new role in Brazilian life.

从现在开始,音乐将在巴西人的生活中扮演一个新角色。

1 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。