英语听力：自然百科 热带风潮的革命(9)

He was the embryo¹ of the very thing we were trying to do consciously.

他是我们试图按照意识去效仿每件事情的原型。

He had started with bossa nova, and he had added rhythm'n'blues and rock'n'roll to his thing.

他曾从波萨诺瓦开始,并将布鲁斯的节奏及摇滚乐补充进自己的东西当中。

And he had a new synthesis that prefigured everything the Tropicalistas wanted to, to do.

而他有一种每一个人都会趋之若鹜的新的合成尝试方法。

The Tropicalia movement also had its own rock band, Os Mutantes, who later developed cult² status in the west.

热带舞蹈运动也有自己的摇滚乐队,Os Mutantes,后来在西方发展到被顶礼膜拜的境地。

1 embryo   

n.胚胎，萌芽的事物

参考例句：

• They are engaging in an embryo research.他们正在进行一项胚胎研究。
• The project was barely in embryo.该计划只是个雏形。

2 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。