山姆：海涛，我今天看了一部李小龙的电影——《猛龙过江》，中国功夫真是太厉害了！不过我不知道他在电影里的功夫是不是真实的。 海涛：我觉得大部分是真实的，当然，拍电影嘛，可能会使用一些特技特效。李小龙是功夫电影明星，他在全世界有两亿多的影迷呢。他的中国功夫的确非常了得，是非常著名的武术家。他尤其擅长双节棍，截拳道就是他创立的，他是大家公认的"功夫之王"。另外成龙、李连杰、甄子丹等也是中国非常著名的功夫明星，李连杰曾经连续五年获得国家武术冠军呢。 山姆：原来他们都是武术家啊，那你给我讲讲中国的武术吧。 海涛：武术是中华民族宝贵的文化遗产，在中国历史上可谓源远流长，中国人称武术为国术。武术首先是一种搏击技术，既可以同别人竞技也可以防身。此外，武术也是一种体育运动，可以强身健体、修心养性。在中国，热爱武术的人可多呢，在北京奥运会上武术就是特设项目。 山姆：哇！原来中国的武术这么博大精深啊！ 海涛：对呀。武术分为空手搏击和器械搏击，就拿器械来说吧，除了传统的刀、剑、棍可以作为兵器之外，像鞭子、锤、斧都可以作为兵器。在武侠小说中你甚至能看到武术高手们用树叶做兵器呢。 山姆：哈哈，树叶也能做兵器啊，这也太神了。听说中国武术中有许多门派，你能给我介绍一下吗？ 海涛：嗯，当然可以。像少林、武当、峨眉等等都是中国武术中非常著名的门派。少林寺中有十八罗汉，武功都十分高强，另外易筋经、少林棍法也都是非常厉害的武术绝技。另外，武术中还有一个有趣的现象，许多拳法都是以动物或者日常用品命名的，比如猴拳、鹤拳、白虎拳、螳螂拳，还有扇拳、板凳拳等等。山姆，你知道它们是怎么得来的吗？ 山姆：让我猜一下。猴拳这些应该是模仿动物的动作吧，扇拳、板凳拳也许是兵器，叶子都能当兵器，那扇子、板凳一定也可以。 海涛：哈哈，猜对了，你真是聪明绝顶。 山姆：既然我猜对了，作为奖励你得教我武术。 海涛：我哪会什么武术啊。不过，我在学校体育课上学过太极拳，倒是可以教你一下。 山姆：太好了，那现在就开始吧，我要成为一名武术高手，哈哈。 Sam: Hai Tao, I watched a Bruce Lee [Li Xiao Long] movie today —— Way of the Dragon [lit. Ferocious Dragon Crosses the River.] Chinese gongfu is just awesome! Is the martial art I saw in the movie for real?
Hai Tao: I feel most of it is real. But since it is a movie, no doubt there will be stunts and special effects. Bruce Lee is a martial arts movie star; he has more than 200 million fans worldwide. His [brand of] Chinese martial arts is most fantastic and he is a very famous martial artist. He's an expert in nunchaku, and he invented the Jeet Kune Do. He is widely accepted as the King of Martial Arts. Besides him, Jacky Chan [Cheng Long], Jet Li [Li Lianjie], Donnie Yen [Zhen Zidan] and company are also China's famous martial art movie stars. Jet Li was formerly crowned champion in China's wushu championships for five consecutive years.
Sam: So it turns out that they are [real] martial artists. Can you tell me more about China's martial arts, wushu?
HT: Wushu is a valuableculturalheritage of the people of China. It can be said that it goes back a long way in China's history. The Chinese people hail wushu as their martial art. Wushu is a combative skill that can be used in a tournament, and also as a means of defense. Besides this, wushu is also a form of physical exercise. It can keep your body strong and healthy while at the same time, nurture your mind and develop your nature. In China, many people are very passionate about wushu. In the Beijing [2008] Olympic games, wushu was a special event.
Sam: Wow! I never knew that [the scope of] China's martial arts is so vast and deep!
HT: Absolutely. Wushu can be divided into the bare-handed (unarmed) and weapon (armed) combats. In the weapons variety, apart from traditional weapons such as the dāo [single-edge Chinese sword, aka sabre], jiàn [double-edge straight sword, usually translated as just "sword"], and gùn [staff], the whip, hammer, and hatchet can also function as weapons. In wuxia novels, those martial art experts can even use a leaf as their weapon.
Sam: Haha, even a leaf can be used as a weapon, that's just too mysterious. I heard that there are many [different] schools in China's wushu. Can you briefly introduce them?
HT: Sure. Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, etc. are among the more famous schools of China's wushu. In the case of the Shaolin temple, there is the Eighteen Arhat [Boxing] which boasts of a martial arts skill most supreme. Then there is the Yijin Jing [Muscle-Tendon Change Classic] and the Shaolin staff technique which are also extremelysupreme and awesome feats. Apart from those, there is yet another interesting phenomenon in wushu: many boxing techniques are named after animals and everyday objects. Take for instance, Monkey Boxing, Crane Boxing, White Tiger Boxing, Praying Mantis Boxing. Further, there are the Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing, and so on. Sam, do you know how these styles came about?
Sam: Let me guess, Monkey Boxing and the like would be an imitation of an animal's movements while Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing might refer to weapons [used.] If they can use a leaf as a weapon, then surely the fan and wooden bench can be weapons too.
HT: Haha, you got it. You're really smart.
Sam: Since I guessed it right, you should reward me by teaching me wushu.
HT: I know nothing about wushu, but I've learnt Taiji during sports class in school. I can teach that to you instead.
Sam: That will be just great! Let's start right away, I wanna be a wushu expert, haha.
-- atchooo@
Hai Tao: I feel most of it is real. But since it is a movie, no doubt there will be stunts and special effects. Bruce Lee is a martial arts movie star; he has more than 200 million fans worldwide. His [brand of] Chinese martial arts is most fantastic and he is a very famous martial artist. He's an expert in nunchaku, and he invented the Jeet Kune Do. He is widely accepted as the King of Martial Arts. Besides him, Jacky Chan [Cheng Long], Jet Li [Li Lianjie], Donnie Yen [Zhen Zidan] and company are also China's famous martial art movie stars. Jet Li was formerly crowned champion in China's wushu championships for five consecutive years.
Sam: So it turns out that they are [real] martial artists. Can you tell me more about China's martial arts, wushu?
HT: Wushu is a valuableculturalheritage of the people of China. It can be said that it goes back a long way in China's history. The Chinese people hail wushu as their martial art. Wushu is a combative skill that can be used in a tournament, and also as a means of defense. Besides this, wushu is also a form of physical exercise. It can keep your body strong and healthy while at the same time, nurture your mind and develop your nature. In China, many people are very passionate about wushu. In the Beijing [2008] Olympic games, wushu was a special event.
Sam: Wow! I never knew that [the scope of] China's martial arts is so vast and deep!
HT: Absolutely. Wushu can be divided into the bare-handed (unarmed) and weapon (armed) combats. In the weapons variety, apart from traditional weapons such as the dāo [single-edge Chinese sword, aka sabre], jiàn [double-edge straight sword, usually translated as just "sword"], and gùn [staff], the whip, hammer, and hatchet can also function as weapons. In wuxia novels, those martial art experts can even use a leaf as their weapon.
Sam: Haha, even a leaf can be used as a weapon, that's just too mysterious. I heard that there are many [different] schools in China's wushu. Can you briefly introduce them?
HT: Sure. Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, etc. are among the more famous schools of China's wushu. In the case of the Shaolin temple, there is the Eighteen Arhat [Boxing] which boasts of a martial arts skill most supreme. Then there is the Yijin Jing [Muscle-Tendon Change Classic] and the Shaolin staff technique which are also extremelysupreme and awesome feats. Apart from those, there is yet another interesting phenomenon in wushu: many boxing techniques are named after animals and everyday objects. Take for instance, Monkey Boxing, Crane Boxing, White Tiger Boxing, Praying Mantis Boxing. Further, there are the Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing, and so on. Sam, do you know how these styles came about?
Sam: Let me guess, Monkey Boxing and the like would be an imitation of an animal's movements while Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing might refer to weapons [used.] If they can use a leaf as a weapon, then surely the fan and wooden bench can be weapons too.
HT: Haha, you got it. You're really smart.
Sam: Since I guessed it right, you should reward me by teaching me wushu.
HT: I know nothing about wushu, but I've learnt Taiji during sports class in school. I can teach that to you instead.
Sam: That will be just great! Let's start right away, I wanna be a wushu expert, haha.
Hai Tao: I feel most of it is real. But since it is a movie, no doubt there will be stunts and special effects. Bruce Lee is a martial arts movie star; he has more than 200 million fans worldwide. His [brand of] Chinese martial arts is most fantastic and he is a very famous martial artist. He's an expert in nunchaku, and he invented the Jeet Kune Do. He is widely accepted as the King of Martial Arts. Besides him, Jacky Chan [Cheng Long], Jet Li [Li Lianjie], Donnie Yen [Zhen Zidan] and company are also China's famous martial art movie stars. Jet Li was formerly crowned champion in China's wushu championships for five consecutive years.
Sam: So it turns out that they are [real] martial artists. Can you tell me more about China's martial arts, wushu?
HT: Wushu is a valuableculturalheritage of the people of China. It can be said that it goes back a long way in China's history. The Chinese people hail wushu as their martial art. Wushu is a combative skill that can be used in a tournament, and also as a means of defense. Besides this, wushu is also a form of physical exercise. It can keep your body strong and healthy while at the same time, nurture your mind and develop your nature. In China, many people are very passionate about wushu. In the Beijing [2008] Olympic games, wushu was a special event.
Sam: Wow! I never knew that [the scope of] China's martial arts is so vast and deep!
HT: Absolutely. Wushu can be divided into the bare-handed (unarmed) and weapon (armed) combats. In the weapons variety, apart from traditional weapons such as the dāo [single-edge Chinese sword, aka sabre], jiàn [double-edge straight sword, usually translated as just "sword"], and gùn [staff], the whip, hammer, and hatchet can also function as weapons. In wuxia novels, those martial art experts can even use a leaf as their weapon.
Sam: Haha, even a leaf can be used as a weapon, that's just too mysterious. I heard that there are many [different] schools in China's wushu. Can you briefly introduce them?
HT: Sure. Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, etc. are among the more famous schools of China's wushu. In the case of the Shaolin temple, there is the Eighteen Arhat [Boxing] which boasts of a martial arts skill most supreme. Then there is the Yijin Jing [Muscle-Tendon Change Classic] and the Shaolin staff technique which are also extremelysupreme and awesome feats. Apart from those, there is yet another interesting phenomenon in wushu: many boxing techniques are named after animals and everyday objects. Take for instance, Monkey Boxing, Crane Boxing, White Tiger Boxing, Praying Mantis Boxing. Further, there are the Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing, and so on. Sam, do you know how these styles came about?
Sam: Let me guess, Monkey Boxing and the like would be an imitation of an animal's movements while Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing might refer to weapons [used.] If they can use a leaf as a weapon, then surely the fan and wooden bench can be weapons too.
HT: Haha, you got it. You're really smart.
Sam: Since I guessed it right, you should reward me by teaching me wushu.
HT: I know nothing about wushu, but I've learnt Taiji during sports class in school. I can teach that to you instead.
Sam: That will be just great! Let's start right away, I wanna be a wushu expert, haha.
-- atchooo@
Lesson Summary:
Gongfu tea, Gongfu Panda, Chinese gongfu —— gongfu is such an integral part of Chinese culture that they're virtually inseparable. Today, let's tune in to "Chinese gongfu". Lesson Content: Sam: Hai Tao, I watched a Bruce Lee [Li Xiao Long] movie today —— Way of the Dragon [lit. Ferocious Dragon Crosses the River.] Chinese gongfu is just awesome! Is the martial art I saw in the movie for real?Hai Tao: I feel most of it is real. But since it is a movie, no doubt there will be stunts and special effects. Bruce Lee is a martial arts movie star; he has more than 200 million fans worldwide. His [brand of] Chinese martial arts is most fantastic and he is a very famous martial artist. He's an expert in nunchaku, and he invented the Jeet Kune Do. He is widely accepted as the King of Martial Arts. Besides him, Jacky Chan [Cheng Long], Jet Li [Li Lianjie], Donnie Yen [Zhen Zidan] and company are also China's famous martial art movie stars. Jet Li was formerly crowned champion in China's wushu championships for five consecutive years.
Sam: So it turns out that they are [real] martial artists. Can you tell me more about China's martial arts, wushu?
HT: Wushu is a valuableculturalheritage of the people of China. It can be said that it goes back a long way in China's history. The Chinese people hail wushu as their martial art. Wushu is a combative skill that can be used in a tournament, and also as a means of defense. Besides this, wushu is also a form of physical exercise. It can keep your body strong and healthy while at the same time, nurture your mind and develop your nature. In China, many people are very passionate about wushu. In the Beijing [2008] Olympic games, wushu was a special event.
Sam: Wow! I never knew that [the scope of] China's martial arts is so vast and deep!
HT: Absolutely. Wushu can be divided into the bare-handed (unarmed) and weapon (armed) combats. In the weapons variety, apart from traditional weapons such as the dāo [single-edge Chinese sword, aka sabre], jiàn [double-edge straight sword, usually translated as just "sword"], and gùn [staff], the whip, hammer, and hatchet can also function as weapons. In wuxia novels, those martial art experts can even use a leaf as their weapon.
Sam: Haha, even a leaf can be used as a weapon, that's just too mysterious. I heard that there are many [different] schools in China's wushu. Can you briefly introduce them?
HT: Sure. Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, etc. are among the more famous schools of China's wushu. In the case of the Shaolin temple, there is the Eighteen Arhat [Boxing] which boasts of a martial arts skill most supreme. Then there is the Yijin Jing [Muscle-Tendon Change Classic] and the Shaolin staff technique which are also extremelysupreme and awesome feats. Apart from those, there is yet another interesting phenomenon in wushu: many boxing techniques are named after animals and everyday objects. Take for instance, Monkey Boxing, Crane Boxing, White Tiger Boxing, Praying Mantis Boxing. Further, there are the Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing, and so on. Sam, do you know how these styles came about?
Sam: Let me guess, Monkey Boxing and the like would be an imitation of an animal's movements while Fan Boxing, Wooden Bench Boxing might refer to weapons [used.] If they can use a leaf as a weapon, then surely the fan and wooden bench can be weapons too.
HT: Haha, you got it. You're really smart.
Sam: Since I guessed it right, you should reward me by teaching me wushu.
HT: I know nothing about wushu, but I've learnt Taiji during sports class in school. I can teach that to you instead.
Sam: That will be just great! Let's start right away, I wanna be a wushu expert, haha.
- dragon [´drægən]
n.龙 (初中英语单词) - expert [´ekspə:t] n.&a.专家；内行 (初中英语单词)
- formerly [´fɔ:məli] ad.从前，以前 (初中英语单词)
- champion [´tʃæmpiən] n.冠军 vt.拥护 (初中英语单词)
- valuable [´væljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.有价值的，贵重的 (初中英语单词)
- cultural [´kʌltʃərəl] a.文化(上)的；教养的 (初中英语单词)
- physical [´fizikəl] a.物质的；有形的 (初中英语单词)
- healthy [´helθi] a.健康的 (初中英语单词)
- absolutely [´æbsəlu:tli] ad.绝对地；确实 (初中英语单词)
- weapon [´wepən] n.武器；斗争手段 (初中英语单词)
- variety [və´raiəti] n.变化；多样(性)；种类 (初中英语单词)
- hammer [´hæmə] n.锤子 v.重击 (初中英语单词)
- function [´fʌŋkʃən] n.机能；职责 vi.活动 (初中英语单词)
- mysterious [mi´stiəriəs] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词)
- briefly [´bri:fli] ad.简短地；简略地 (初中英语单词)
- temple [´tempəl] n.庙宇；寺院；太阳穴 (初中英语单词)
- supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)
- extremely [ik´stri:mli] ad.极端地；非常地 (初中英语单词)
- boxing [´bɔksiŋ] n.拳击运动 (初中英语单词)
- instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)
- monkey [´mʌŋki] n.猴子 v.乱弄；胡闹 (初中英语单词)
- wooden [´wudn] a.木制的；呆板的 (初中英语单词)
- reward [ri´wɔ:d] n.&v.报答；报酬；奖赏 (初中英语单词)
- learnt [lə:nt] learn 的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)
- culture [´kʌltʃə] n.修养；文化；饲养 (初中英语单词)
- fantastic [fæn´tæstik] a.奇异的；荒谬的 (高中英语单词)
- tournament [´tuənəmənt] n.比赛，锦标赛 (高中英语单词)
- passionate [´pæʃənit] a.易动情的；易怒的 (高中英语单词)
- phenomenon [fi´nɔminən] n.现象；奇迹；珍品 (高中英语单词)
- everyday [´evridei] a.每日的，日常的 (高中英语单词)
- imitation [,imi´teiʃən] n.模仿；仿制品；赝品 (高中英语单词)
- martial [´mɑ:ʃəl] a.战争的；象军人的 (英语四级单词)
- heritage [´heritidʒ] n.遗产，继承物 (英语四级单词)
- traditional [trə´diʃənəl] a.传统的，习惯的 (英语四级单词)
- hatchet [´hætʃit] n.短柄小斧 (英语四级单词)
- summary [´sʌməri] a.&n.摘要(的) (英语四级单词)
- virtually [´və:tʃuəli] ad.实际上，实质上 (英语四级单词)
- ferocious [fə´rəuʃəs] a.凶猛的；残忍的 (英语六级单词)
- consecutive [kən´sekjutiv] a.连续的；连贯的 (英语六级单词)
- technique [tek´ni:k] n.技术；技巧；方法 (英语六级单词)
- inseparable [in´sepərəbəl] a.分不开的 (英语六级单词)
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