英语听力：自然百科 从桑巴到巴萨诺瓦 Samba To Bossa—12

 Some said she wasn't a true Brazilian, because she was born in Portugal. But Carmen Miranda conquered Brazil during the 30’s and then moved on to the States. Her songs came from the finest writers of the days, including Dorival Caymmi and Ary Barroso, but she had little in common with the early samba singers. 

 

  Her samba singing, which was not the authentic¹, near to the slums, black kind of samba, was nonetheless very rich. 

 

  Carmen Miranda sang on Broadway, starred in Hollywood films, and performed at the White House for Franklin Roosevelt. But when she returned to Brazil in July 1940, the reaction was not what she expected. 

 

  The first time she came back from the United States and she sang she was booed. In many ways she became a character. And people were saying she was Americanised and she was not authentic. 

 

  Then she recorded a song about it. And it’s a materpiece, singing, “they say that I came back Americanised”. It’s so witty² and graceful³. 

 

  People see her like a funny comedian⁴ with a funny hat. You know, and they don't realize how wonderful she was as a singer, and how important she was to the development of a certain style of Brazilian music, which we call samba syncopated, the syncopated samba. She was great at that, she was the best.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 witty   

adj.机智的，风趣的

参考例句：

• Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。

3 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

4 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。