【一起听英语】巴西的音乐
今天罗伯和格蕾斯讨论的话题是巴西的音乐....
Rob: Hello I’m Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. And today we're going to talk
about…
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
(Samba beat sounds)
Rob: …Brazilian music! Ah… the samba…! And I'm joined today by Grace, from
Brazil. Hi Grace.
Grace: Hi Rob. Can you sing well? Or do you usually sing, let's say, out of tune 1
like me?
Rob: Out of tune, so you mean singing or playing notes that are at the wrong
pitch. Yes, I definitely sing out of tune.
Grace: Well, that was the voice of the Brazilian recording 2 artist Monica
Vasconcelos.
Rob: A recording artist – so that’s a singer or musician who creates and
releases music either through a record label or independently. She does
indeed have a very beautiful voice.
Grace: And she sings many types of music including samba, jazz and bossa nova.
Talking about bossa nova, Rob, I have a question for you.
Rob: OK.
Grace: One of the most famous bossa nova tunes 3 is 'The Girl from Ipanema'. It
was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Do you
know the song, Rob?
Rob: I know it very well. Even Frank Sinatra recorded it, didn't he?
Grace: Yes. So when was the song 'The Girl from Ipanema' recorded
commercially for the first time? Was it…
a) in 1955
b) in 1962
c) or in 1969
Rob: OK, well, I know it's quite old so I'm going to go for 1962. You know, I've
always wanted to know more about the bossa nova. How different is it
from the famous Brazilian samba music?
6 Minute English ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2014
Page 2 of 4
bbclearningenglish.com
Grace: Let's listen to the expert, Monica Vasconcelos. Which two words does she
use to compare these musical styles?
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
Samba is very energetic and full of life… and bossa nova is… It's a little smoother; it's
more understated. Bossa is a combination of complex harmonies, coming from…
particularly Europe and this very cool bossa groove 4 that comes from samba. In addition
to that, you have some particular themes: the sea, love… The bossa nova composers,
they were into beauty.
Rob: So smoother – that means calmer – and understated, meaning more
Grace: And it's easy to understand the themes of these songs…
Rob: Yes, she says the composers – the writers – of bossa nova were into
beauty – to be into something means to be interested in something. They
were interested in the beautiful things in life.
Grace: The lyrics 6 – the words of the songs – were about boats sailing away, a
beautiful woman walking by the beach…
Rob: A beautiful view and beautiful lyrics. And bossa nova has a very special
kind of groove, meaning the feel and style of the music – and the bossa
nova groove is cool, funky 7 and smooth! And what about rock and pop
music – do Brazilians like these music styles?
Grace: Yes, we do like rock and pop, but a common complaint is that our radio
stations play too many songs from Britain and America. Monica explains.
What phrase does she use to describe the effect of globalisation on local
music?
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
You take a traditional rock rhythm… and then take a samba groove… The first example is
simpler, so what happens in the process of globalisation where you have rock and pop
coming into different markets all over the world… you have a flattening 8 of the local
grooves 9 which may be a bit more complex, so the simpler ideas end up taking over.
Rob: Monica talks about a flattening of the local grooves – a simplifying of
more complex local music that has happened as a result of rock and pop
influence coming in through globalisation.
Grace: I know you like travelling a lot, Rob. Would you like to go abroad and find
only the very same things you have here in Britain?
Rob: Absolutely not! No! Travelling is all about discovering, hearing local music,
discovering local foods – things that are different from things that are
back at home.
6 Minute English ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2014
Page 3 of 4
bbclearningenglish.com
Grace: Well, now let's see how much you know about bossa nova. I asked when
the song 'The Girl from Ipanema' was recorded commercially for the first
time? The options were: 1955, 1962 and 1969.
Rob: And I had a guess and said 1962.
Grace: Oh you got it right, Rob! Yeah, you got it right! The first commercial
recording of 'The Girl from Ipanema' was by Brazilian singer Pery Ribeiro.
Rob: Well, I love talking about music and other cultures but our time is running
out.
Grace: So let's recall the words we heard today.
Rob: Yes, we heard:
out of tune
recording artist
smoother
understated
groove
to be into
lyrics
Grace: Thanks, Rob. And as we've been talking about music, shall we say
goodbye in the rhythm of samba?
Rob: OK, let's give it a try. Please join us again soon for 6 Minute English from
BBC Learning English.
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
(Samba beat sounds)
Rob: You're doing it better than me!
Both: Bye
- He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
- The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
- When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They're happy to stay in the same old groove.他们乐于墨守成规。
- The cupboard door slides open along the groove.食橱门沿槽移开。
- He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
- It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
- 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。
- The kitchen smelled really funky.这个厨房有一股霉味。
- It is a funky restaurant with very interesting art on the walls.那是一家墙上挂着很有意思的绘画的新潮餐馆。
- Wheels leave grooves in a dirt road. 车轮在泥路上留下了凹痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Sliding doors move in grooves. 滑动门在槽沟中移动。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》