《名人传记》之李小龙如何改变世界104:来也匆匆 去也匆匆

 　　But Bruce Lee disappeared almost as quickly as he emerged on July 20th, 1973,dying of a brain edema just weeks just before Enter The Dragon was released.

　　但是李小龙来也匆匆 去也匆匆 1973年7月20号，距"龙争虎斗"的公映仅数周时 因为脑水肿而去世。

　　The cause was put down to an allergic¹ reaction to a painkiller².

　　原因归结于对止痛药的过敏

　　His death sent shock waves around the world,

　　他的离世震惊了全世界

　　prompting the biggest public gathering³ in the Hong Kong history.

　　造成香港有史以来最大的公众悼念会

　　He was laid to rest in Seattle with former students Steve McQueen and James Coburn as coffin⁴ bearers.

　　他被葬在西雅图，其弟子史蒂夫·麦昆和詹姆斯垫·柯本为他抬棺

　　I had decided⁵ to sent Bruce's body back to Seattle.

　　我打算把小龙的遗体带回西雅图

　　It was not a popular opinion emm... in Hong Kong because,they thought Bruce's their son in Hong Kong, but that's what I decided.

　　呃... 香港人不赞成这么做，他们认为小龙是香港的子孙 但是我还是按自己的想法做了

　　Bruce Lee's sudden death left vacuum as the world clamoured to see more of this new Asian superstar.

　　李小龙的猝死给世界留下了空白，人们都渴望再睹这位新兴亚洲巨星的风采。

　　A rash of Bruce Lee look-likes in copycat films emerged,inspiring a wholly film genre⁶, known as Bruceploitation.

　　盲目模仿李小龙的电影大量涌现，却也引出一种新的电影题材 叫做李氏打斗片。

1 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

2 painkiller   

n.止痛药

参考例句：

• I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。
• The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

5 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。

6 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。