英语听力：自然百科 热带风潮的革命(2)

Abroad the country image was defined¹ by Bosonova and as international hit, girl from Panama with its promise of an exotic² and romantic land populated by beautiful women.

国外的国家形象是由巴萨诺瓦作为国际冲击定义,从巴拿马来的女孩带着异域风情和居住着漂亮女人的浪漫土地的承诺。

In Brazil itself, the mood was very very different.

而巴西本身心情则截然不同。

On March 31,1964,the military seized power.

1964年3月31日,军队掌权。

The man who overthrew³ president had polarized country by legalizing the communist party and visited Cuba's new revolutionary figure, Fidel Castro.

推翻总统的人经由合法化已经将国家极端化并且访问了古巴的新革命人物菲德尔·卡斯特罗。

Goodluck delighted the Brazilian left but horrified⁴ many middle class Brazilians and the Americans who feared the Brazil might follow the same path as Cuba.

好运离开巴西但是吓坏了许多中产阶级巴西人及美国人，他们担心巴西可能走古巴同样老路。

So there was relief in Washington when the soldiers took over arguing they were saving Brazil from Communism.

所以在华盛顿士兵们的救济接管了争论，他们认为正从从这一主义中拯救巴西。

Brazil would remain under military rule for the next 21 years.

在接下来的21年巴西仍然将在军事统治之下。

1 defined   

adj 定义的; 清晰的

参考例句：

• These categories are not well defined. 这些类别划分得不太明确。
• The powers of a judge are defined by law. 法官的权限是由法律规定的。

2 exotic   

adj.奇异的，异乎寻常的，外（国）来的，外国产

参考例句：

• There are some exotic words in English language.英语中有一些外来词。
• She likes to wear exotic clothes.她喜欢穿奇装异服。

3 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。

4 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。