Reggae is a kind of popular music that started in Jamaica. You can often feel it in the beat: the guitar or keyboard hits on the off-beat, the pace is unhurried, and the bass is strong and round.

Reggae isreggae是 a kind of popular music一種流行音樂， that started in Jamaica源自牙買加。 You can often feel it in the beat你常常可以從節奏裡感覺到它： the guitar or keyboard hits on the off-beat吉他或鍵盤會打在後拍上， the pace is unhurried速度不趕， and the bass is strong and round貝斯強勁又圓潤。

It grew in the 1960s out of earlier Jamaican styles, and it became famous around the world in the 1970s — Bob Marley is usually the first name students meet.

It grew in the 1960s out of earlier Jamaican styles它在1960年代從早期的牙買加音樂風格中發展出來， and it became famous around the world in the 1970s到1970年代在全世界出名—— Bob Marley is usually the first name students meetBob Marley通常是學生最先認識的名字。

The sound can feel relaxed on the surface, but the songs often talk about hardship, faith, and fairness, so it is not only holiday music, even though tourist ads sometimes sell it that way.

The sound can feel relaxed on the surface這種聲音表面上聽起來很放鬆， but the songs often talk about hardship, faith, and fairness但歌詞常常在講困苦、信仰和公平， so it is not only holiday music所以它不只是渡假音樂， even though tourist ads sometimes sell it that way即使觀光廣告有時候是這樣包裝它。

People now use reggae both for the classic Jamaican sound and, a bit loosely, for later cousins. Informal, and known worldwide.

People now use reggae both for the classic Jamaican sound現在人們用reggae這個字，既指原本經典的牙買加音樂， and, a bit loosely, for later cousins也比較鬆散地指後來的近親音樂。 Informal它是非正式的用字， and known worldwide但全世界都認識。