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Return of the Dragon龙之归来(1973)

Today,we are going to talk about a 1973 film,which is written and directed by Bruce Lee ( 李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng )   Return of the Dragon (龙之归来lóng zhī guīlái) , it is his third film, a mix of hard-edged kung f u (功夫gōngfǔ) and goofy humo r  (幽默yōumò) . Once again he plays the country boy who travels to a foreign land, in this case Italy, where his restaurant-owning cousins face trouble from the local syndicate. Their strong-arm tactics have driven customers away and now threaten the family, but Lee refuses to buckle under their pressure and takes them on in a series of impressive confrontations. 

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Chinese phrase translation: 催生 (cuī shēng) to hasten child delivery

催生 (cuī shēng) to hasten child delivery   Usage: “催生”指医生根据医学上的需要,为孕妇实施一些措施以达到使胎儿早点出生的过程,现在引申为“因为某些原因,加速形成了当前状态”的意思。“催生” refers to when doctors implement measures to induce an early birth according to the medical needs of a pregnant woman, and now is interpreted as forcing something into its current state for certain reasons.

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Game of Death死亡游戏(1978)

Today, we are going to talk about a 1978 film,the DVD Released version is in 2001,named Game of Death   (死亡游戏sǐwáng yóuxì) . Bruce Lee   ( 李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng )  originally intended Game of Death to be a more philosophical treatment of martial arts. He started working on the film in 1972, after completing Way of the Dragon. Reportedly he shot about 90 minutes of footage   (连续镜头liánxù jìngtóu)  for the end of the film (of which 23 minutes can be used today). He never wrote a screenplay   (剧本jùběn)  for it. 

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The Chinese Connection精武门(1972)

Today, we are going to talk about a 1972 film.Although  The Big Boss (唐山大兄 Táng shān dàxiōng )  made Bruce Lee   (李小龙Lǐ Xiǎolóng)  known, but The Chinese Connection   (精武门jīngwǔmén)  is the film that truly made the Chinese audience love him and worship him.  Rightfully so, for this is Lee's best movie. He plays Chen, the top disciple of a revered kung fu master, recently killed under mysterious circumstances. Chen's spirit burns with a sense of duty, a desire for vengeance and an indomitable will to uphold the pride and rights of his people in a time where they are treated as second class citizens in their own land. 

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