1 Who Was Bruce Lee

Who Was Bruce Lee? The spectators at the International Karate Tournament of 1964 in Long Beach, California were amazed. They were watching a twenty-

李小龙是谁？1964年在加州长滩举行的国际空手道锦标赛上，观众们都惊呆了。 他们在看一部20分钟的电影

three-year-old young man named Bruce Lee give a demonstration in martial arts. The martial arts are ways of fitness, fighting, and self-defense. Many of them began hundreds of years ago in Asia, in places such as China, Japan, and Korea. First, Bruce did some push-ups. But these weren't ordinary push-ups. Bruce did them with only one hand. Not only that, he did them using only two fingers of one hand. Push-ups are hard enough to do with two hands. They're almost impossible with two fingers. But Bruce had no trouble. Up, down, up, down—perfect form. What strength Bruce had! Then Bruce showed what he called a "oneinch punch." His opponent stood directly in front of him. Bruce pulled his hand back just one

一个名叫李小龙的三岁年轻人表演武术。 武术是健身、战斗和自卫的方式。 其中许多都始于数百年前的亚洲，比如中国、日本和韩国。 首先，布鲁斯做了一些俯卧撑。 但这些不是普通的俯卧撑。 布鲁斯只用一只手做的。 不仅如此，他用一只手的两个手指完成了这些动作。 俯卧撑很难用两只手做。 用两根手指几乎做不到。 但布鲁斯没有遇到任何麻烦。上，下，上，下，完美的形式。 布鲁斯的力气真大！然后布鲁斯展示了他所谓的“一英寸拳” 他的对手就站在他的正前方。 布鲁斯的手只缩回了一次

inch. He thrust it forward with such force that the other man fell backward into a chair. The other man couldn't stay standing, even though he knew what was coming. What power Bruce had! Finally, Bruce stood with his opponent right in front of him. Bruce stood perfectly still. Suddenly, Bruce's hands flashed and were in the other man's face before he could react. Bruce didn't hit him or even touch him. He was just showing how quick he could be. What speed Bruce had! News of Bruce's amazing performance that day reached a Hollywood producer. He thought Bruce might be the right actor for a new television series. The part needed someone who could be a superspy, like a Chinese James Bond. So the producer asked Bruce to come in for a screen test—a tryout for television or the movies. Bruce was a natural in front of the camera. He had a lot of experience acting when he was growing up in Hong Kong. He also had confidence, charm, and good looks. He did so well in his screen test that he got the part! He

英寸。他用力向前一推，使那人向后倒在椅子上。 另一个人站不住了，尽管他知道接下来会发生什么。 布鲁斯有多大的力量啊！最后，布鲁斯站在了对手的面前。 布鲁斯一动不动地站着。 突然，布鲁斯的手一闪而过，在他反应过来之前就在对方的脸上。 布鲁斯没打他，连碰都没碰。 他只是在展示他有多快。 布鲁斯的速度真快！布鲁斯那天精彩表演的消息传到了一位好莱坞制片人那里。 他认为布鲁斯可能是出演一部新电视剧的合适演员。 这个角色需要一个超级间谍，就像中国版的詹姆斯·邦德。 所以制片人让布鲁斯来试镜——试演电视剧或电影。 在镜头前，布鲁斯是个天生的演员。 他在香港长大，有很多表演经验。 他还有自信、魅力和英俊。 他在试镜中表现得很好，得到了那个角色！他

was no longer "just" a martial-arts star. He was going to be a TV star, too. Bruce accomplished many other things during his lifetime. He was also a teacher and an author. Most of all, though, he became known around the world as an action-movie star. He used his martial-arts skills in the movies to fight the bad guys and save the day. Then suddenly, Bruce was gone. Even before his most successful movie was shown in theaters, he died. He was only thirty-two years old. That was in 1973. Bruce Lee is even more famous now than he was then. Other actors and actresses have portrayed martial artists in the movies. But no one ever did it with the strength, power, and speed that Bruce did.

不再“只是”一个武术明星。 他也想成为一名电视明星。 布鲁斯在他的一生中完成了许多其他的事情。 他也是一名教师和作家。 但最重要的是，他以动作电影明星的身份闻名于世。 他在电影中运用他的武术技巧与坏人搏斗，拯救了世界。 突然间，布鲁斯不见了。 甚至在他最成功的电影上映之前，他就去世了。 他只有32岁。 那是1973年。李小龙现在比以前更有名了。 其他演员也在电影中扮演武术家。 但没有人能以布鲁斯的力量、力量和速度做到这一点。