在本栏目我们回顾历史上本周发生的重要事件—李小龙忌日，听听下面的短文，做做下面的练习，学习一些相关的英语表达形式。
本周是07月21日至07月28日历史上发生的事件。 | | On July 20th 1973 Bruce Lee died. He was an American-born martial artist, philosopher, instructor, martial arts actor and the founder of the Jeet Kune Do combat form. He was widely regarded as the most influentialmartial artist of the twentieth century and a cultural icon. He was also the father of actor Brandon Lee and of actress Shannon Lee. |
| Lee was born in San Francisco, California on November 27th 1940 and raised in Hong Kong. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked the first major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well. Lee became an iconic figure particularly to the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese national pride and Chinese nationalism in his movies. He primarilypracticed Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu).
Lee Jun Fan was born in the hour of the dragon, between 6–8 a.m., in the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, at the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco's Chinatown in the United States. Lee and his parents returned to Hong Kong when he was three months old. He was a citizen of the United States by birth and did not hold any other citizenships.
The exact details of Lee's death are a subject of controversy. On June 20th 1973 Lee complained of a headache. He took a painkiller and then lay down for a nap. Later when he could not be woken up, a doctor was called, and Lee was then taken to hospital by ambulance. He was pronounced dead that evening. The official finding was death by misadventure, caused by a reaction to a headache tablet.
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