英语听力：自然百科 热带风潮的革命(1)（在线收听）

Brazil's history has been expressed through its national passion for music.

巴西的历史已经表达了这个国家对音乐的热情。

Samba, the country's dominant musical style, was used by politicians in the 30s in an attempt to create unity and a sense of national identity in this vast multiracial state.

桑巴这一全国主要的音乐形式,在30年代被政客使用以在这个巨大的多民族国家试图创造团结和民族身份的感觉。

Regional musicians fought back, determined to promote a more down-to-earth image of Brazil.

而传统地区的音乐家们奋起反击,决心促成巴西一种更为实际的形象。

And in the 50s, Bosnova gave Brazil a new sophisticated internatinal identity.

在50年代,巴萨诺瓦赋予了巴西一种新的复杂的国际身份。

But in the 60s, everything changed.

但在60年代,一切都为之改变。

In a era of repression, music becomes a battleground in the new struggle to determine the identify of Brazil.

这是一个压迫的时代,音乐在新的难以确定巴西身份中成为一个战场。

1964 was a strange year for Brazilian music.

1964年对巴西音乐而言是奇怪的一年。