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听力文本
This week, the cultural agency of the United Nations – UNESCO – added reggae music to its list of international cultural treasures. The purpose of the list is to teach about and protect many international cultural traditions.
Reggae music began in Jamaica and spread across the world with its calls for social justice, peace and love.
Born in the neighborhoods of Kingston in the 1960s, reggae songs were an expression of hard times and struggle. But its rhythmic sound and hopeful lyrics also made it an enjoyable music.
Its most famous songwriter and performer, the late Bob Marley, became an international star with songs like "No Woman, No Cry" and "Get Up, Stand Up." Other well-loved reggae artists include Jimmy Cliff and Toots and the Maytalls.
Over time, the music traveled everywhere, from Britain and the United States to Latin America and Africa.
In the 1960s, reggae gained popularity in Britain and parts of the U.S., where Jamaicans began moving after World War Two.
Many of the world's most famous reggae musicians began their careers in Britain. Reggae also influenced other styles of music there.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the British punk rock music world welcomed reggae. Soon, punk musicians would be making reggae-influenced songs.
British artists such as The Clash and The Police mixed reggae's rhythms and sounds, as well as its political messages, into their music. This helped bring reggae to a wider audience.
Today, musicians from a wide field of styles, such as pop, R&B and even jazz, continue to borrow from reggae.
UNESCO said in a statement that reggae remains unchanged as a vehicle of social commentary, as a cathartic experience, and means of praising God...and the music continues to provide a voice for all.
There are now more than 300 cultural treasures on UNESCO's list.
Along with reggae, the Paris-based agency added five other cultural traditions to its list this week. They include As-Samer, a traditional style of dancing and singing performed at weddings in many parts of Jordan.
I'm Alice Bryant.
重点解析
1. call for 呼吁，要求
Some turn on the meaning of federal law. The others call for interpreting the Constitution.
有些案件涉及联邦法律的含义，另一些则需要对宪法作出解释。
2. cultural treasure 文化宝藏，文化遗产/瑰宝
This is a Chinese cultural treasure.
这是中国的文化瑰宝。
3. as well as 也，和，以及
She can play tennis as well as basketball.
她也会打篮球，也会打网球。
4. continue to do sth 继续做某事
At the moment, we continue to do what we do.
目前我们会继续做我们应该做的”。
参考译文
本周，文化机构，即联合国教科文组织，将雷鬼音乐加入国际文化遗产的名录之中。该名录的目的是让人们了解并保护国际文化传统。
雷鬼音乐始于牙买加，在全球范围内广泛传播，其对社会公正、和平与爱的呼吁深入人心。
起源于上世纪60年代金斯顿附近的雷鬼歌曲展现了艰难的时事和人们的抗争。但雷鬼音乐极富节奏感的声音和给人希望的歌词让这种音乐成了一种享受。
雷鬼音乐最知名的作曲家、表演者是已故的鲍勃·马利。他成为国际巨星的知名歌曲有《没有女人不哭》、《觉醒吧，站起来》等。其他倍受欢迎的雷鬼音乐艺术家包括吉米·克里夫、托茨以及梅托尔。
随着时间的流逝，雷鬼音乐传播到世界各地，从英国到美国再到拉丁美洲和非洲，不一而足。
上世纪60年代，雷鬼音乐在英国和美国的部分地区一跃出名。这些地区都是二战后牙买加人迁居的地方。
世界上最出名的雷鬼音乐家中，很多人都是在英国开启职业生涯的。雷鬼音乐还影响了英国的其他音乐类型。
上世纪七八十年代，英国朋克摇滚乐在全球范围内表示欢迎雷鬼音乐的出现。不久后，朋克音乐家们就会推出在雷鬼音乐影响下创作出的歌曲。
英国艺术家，如冲撞乐队和警察乐队，将雷鬼音乐的韵律和声音融合在一起，同时也加了一些政治信息到自己的音乐中。此举帮助他们将雷鬼音乐带给了更多的受众。
如今，很多风格的音乐家，如流行音乐、蓝调音乐甚至是爵士乐都依然从雷鬼音乐中获得借鉴。
联合国教科文组织在一份声明中写道，雷鬼音乐没变的一点是——它是社会舆论的窗口，让人醍醐灌顶，让人有了歌颂上帝的方式……而且雷鬼音乐依然是让人发声的窗口。
目前，联合国教科文组织的文化遗产名录中有300多个对象。
除了雷鬼音乐之外，本周，联合国教科文组织这家位于巴黎的机构还添加了其他5个文化传统到其名录中，包括阿萨默尔，这是一种传统歌舞形式，在约旦很多地方的婚礼上会表演这样的歌舞。
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