【Calypso】 - A-level备考词汇

Calypso

UK:  [kə'lɪpsəʊ]

US:  [kə'lɪpsoʊ]

复数：calypsos  

n.

1.卡吕普索(海上仙女,曾将Odysseus截留于其岛上七年)

2.(特里尼达等地居民临时编唱的一种)即兴小调

3.【植物;植物学】匙唇兰

adj.

1.特立尼达岛上土人所演唱之歌曲的

1 . The original plan was to use nine pieces of eight to bind Calypso. But when the First Court met, the Brethren were to a one skint broke.
原本是准备用九样宝物来封印女海神的，可是怎奈第一工会召开时，海盗们个个都穷的要死

2 . Calypso is a traditional performing art form of music and rap originated in Trinidad and Tobago and spreads widely in the Caribbean Islands.
“卡利普索小调”是殖民时期发源于特多的一种说唱艺术，随后在加勒比诸岛广泛流行。

3 . And from the parading samba schools in Rio to the calypso tents on Trinidad, the art form most identified with carnival is that of music.
而从在里约游行桑巴舞学校在特立尼达的卡里普索帐篷，大部分的艺术形式与狂欢确定是音乐。

4 . Smart money says the plot will revolve around Calypso , the Goddess of the Sea whom Davy Jones falls in love with.
消息灵通人士则声称电影情节将主要围绕海上女神卡吕普索展开，戴维·琼斯会爱上她。

5 . Calypso as a folk tradition has been further developed after Trinidad and Tobago and other Islands became independent.
加勒比诸岛独立后，“卡利普索”作为一种传统保留下来，并有进一步继承和发展。