By Hugh Schofield, BBC reporter, Paris

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Background:新一代的法国摇滚乐队打破长久以来的传统，唱起了英文歌曲。近日，法国乐坛中越来越多的歌手和乐队告别以往尽力维护法语及法国文化的传统，开始尝试用英语创作歌曲。

The breakthrough for bands that sing in English has not been straightforward. Under France's culturalprotection laws, radio stations can only play a set amount of English-language music, and most prefer to fill their quota with actual British or American bands.

That means little airtime for French-English bands.

There's also a feeling among some critics that singing in English is perhaps a bit of a cop out. But for the members of Anorak, in rehearsal here outside Paris, singing in English is simply a recognition of changing times.

The internet generation cares little for national barriers, today's French youngsters are tuned into English like everyone else is, so why feel guilty? Language has always been a vital part of French culture, so whether you like it or resent it, what's happening is undoubtedly significant. Young French musicians are abandoning their linguistic heritage, and joining the globalised world.

• cultural [´kʌltʃərəl]   a.文化(上)的；教养的   (初中英语单词)
• protection [prə´tekʃən]   n.警戒；护照；通行证   (初中英语单词)
• amount [ə´maunt]   n.总数；数量 v.合计   (初中英语单词)
• actual [´æktʃuəl]   a.现实的；实际的   (初中英语单词)
• recognition [,rekəg´niʃən]   n.认出；认识；承认   (初中英语单词)
• generation [,dʒenə´reiʃən]   n.发生；世代；同龄人   (初中英语单词)
• everyone [´evriwʌn]   pron.=everybody 每人   (初中英语单词)
• guilty [´gilti]   a.有罪的；心虚的   (初中英语单词)
• culture [´kʌltʃə]   n.修养；文化；饲养   (初中英语单词)
• undoubtedly [ʌn´dautidli]   ad.无疑地，确实地   (初中英语单词)
• reporter [ri´pɔ:tə]   n.报告人；记者；广播员   (高中英语单词)
• resent [ri´zent]   vt.不满于；怨恨；忿恨   (高中英语单词)
• significant [sig´nifikənt]   a.重要的；意义重大的   (高中英语单词)
• linguistic [liŋ´gwistik]   a.语言的；语言学的   (高中英语单词)
• rehearsal [ri´hə:səl]   v.(使)排练；背诵   (英语四级单词)
• happening [´hæpəniŋ]   n.事件，偶然发生的事   (英语四级单词)
• heritage [´heritidʒ]   n.遗产，继承物   (英语四级单词)