英语听力：自然百科 从桑巴到巴萨诺瓦 Samba To Bossa—3

 The samba rhythm developed from percussion¹ styles used in Candomble, an African influenced religion which was banned in the slave era. In Candomble ceremonies, drummers call down different gods, or orixas who are said to act as guides and guardians² for the believers. 

 

This is a religion that evolved from deception³. Slaves worshipped African gods while pretending that they were praying to the Catholic saints of the Portuguese⁴. African beliefs and Catholicism began to mix, but the African rhythms used in Candomble didn’t change. 

 

Samba takes its name from the African Angolan style semba which in Bahia was transformed by the slaves into a circle dance that was known as samba de roda or samba de Chula.

1 percussion   

n.打击乐器；冲突，撞击；震动，音响

参考例句：

• In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
• Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。

2 guardians   

监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者

参考例句：

• Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
• The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。

3 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。

4 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。