《名人传记》之李小龙如何改变世界81:全港恰恰舞冠军

 　　After getting beaten one time,Bruce Lee decided¹ to learn a martial² art that could be used in real-life situations.

　　一次被击败后，李小龙下决心学习适于实战的搏击术。

　　He began by learning Wing Chun,and by the time he arrived in Seattle in 1959, he was a competent teacher.

　　他以咏春为基础，1959年到达西雅图时 已然一名有能力的老师。

　　Taky Kimura was one of Bruce Lee's first students and closest friends.This young man at 18 was a holy terror, and athleticism³.I mean, he... he was all Hong Kong Champion Cha-Cha dancer.

　　木村武之即为李小龙早期学生兼密友的一员，这小子才18岁 就简直是个怪物了 运动细胞丰富，首先 他是全港恰恰舞冠军。

　　His brother was all Hong Kong Champion fencer, so he became avid⁴ fencer and of course he did a lot of boxing in the streets, you know, in fights and things.

　　他哥哥是全港击剑冠军 因此他对击剑也兴趣浓厚 当然他还经常在街头打斗

　　He had a pretty good hold in boxing, and so, this guy, when he came over, he was... he was, he was an all-around athlete.

　　他对拳击也驾轻就熟 这家伙 感觉他... 他是个全能运动员

　　Taky Kimura was one of a small but dedicated⁵ group of followers⁶ who Bruce Lee began teaching in Seattle.Another of his first students was his wife-to-be, Linda.

　　木村武之是李小龙在西雅图时收的弟子 也是他当初为数不多但却忠实的追随者，而另一位后来成了他的妻子 琳达。

　　You would just pass through a doorway⁷ here, and it would go down the stairs into the basement,and it was just a plain room with concrete walls, and a swinging light-bulb,and he had, oh, maybe 10 or 12 students at the most at one time in the class.

　　就穿过这个门道 然后下到地下室里，地方也还空旷 四周是结实的墙壁 灯泡老晃荡，学生最多的时候有10到12名不等。

　　In 1966, the couple moved to Los Angles for Bruce to start work on the Green Hornet.

　　1966年 为出演"青蜂侠" 夫妇俩搬往洛杉矶

　　He opened up gym in Oakland and also began teaching private students, including actors Steve McQueen and James Coburn.It was during this period that he began mixing different fighting styles to develop his own martial arts of Jeet Kune Do.

　　在奥克兰开设武馆的同时 李小龙也开始教授私人弟子 包括演员史蒂夫 麦坤和詹姆斯 柯本，与此同时 他开始吸纳不同格斗术 并自成一家 即截拳道

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 athleticism   

n.运动竞赛，崇尚运动，竞技热

参考例句：

• He brings defense. He brings talent. He brings athleticism. That's a lot. “他带来的防御，他带来了人才，他带来了身体，这是很多”。 来自互联网
• Each of these sports isn't won through sheer athleticism alone. 每个体育项目无法凭借纯粹的运动能力而获胜。 来自互联网

4 avid   

adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的

参考例句：

• He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
• She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

6 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

7 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。