習(xí)武者Russian：錚錚鐵拳塑武魂

精彩導(dǎo)讀

來(lái)自利比里亞的習(xí)武者Russian先生酷愛(ài)中國(guó)武術(shù)。他習(xí)武術(shù)、懂武術(shù)、傳武術(shù)，無(wú)論時(shí)局如何動(dòng)蕩，無(wú)論他人如何評(píng)價(jià)，他對(duì)中華武術(shù)的愛(ài)從不曾減一分。他用自己的實(shí)踐改變著世人對(duì)中華武術(shù)的認(rèn)知和誤解，傳播著自己對(duì)武術(shù)的那份最溫柔而又難以割舍的摯愛(ài)。

No history of Wushu in the West African state of Liberia would be complete without mentioning one man.He has devoted his life to Chinese martial arts.

As a young man and a martial arts fanatic，Pewee Russian wasdeterminedtochangehis country's attitude towards Chinese martial arts，which is seen by many as a violent foreign culture.

Against all difficulties，Russiandedicatedhis lifeto learningwushu and by the late 1990s he was becoming an expert. “At that time， fewer than five people in the entire country weretaking an interest inWushu，” he said.

As a boy，Russian lived with his foster parents，whoattempted to distracthimfrommartial arts.He found it“tiring and challenging” to keephis mind onWushu.

They told him that learning martial arts wasa dead end，but he persisted.

When the civil war began ravaging（蹂躪）the country at the end of 1990，it proved a setback for his Wushu studies.

“We had a Chinese master in Liberia who didn't stay too long in the country.When we started learning Wushu we couldn't go too far because of the war，” he recalls.

When the war was over，after more than 15 years， Wushu almost disappeared.However， a resilient（能立刻恢復(fù)精神的）Russian still carried the passion in his heart.

“One of the things that really drew me closer to Chinese martial arts is the discipline，the culture—it makes your mind disciplined.I think Wushu is my calling，” he says.

In 2010，the Chinese embassy（大使館）in Monrovia awarded him a short-term study course at the Shaolin Temple in China.That was the beginning of a comeback for the sport in his life.

When he returned to his country in 2011，Russian led efforts to establish the Liberia National Wushu Association.His persistence continued to attract interest from the Chinese embassy after he won an international medalon behalf ofhis country in 2016 at the Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival.

Since then， as a master， he has been inspiring others to share his enthusiasm.But he continues to have difficulties， including his non-stop search for more support for the sport and his mission to inspire his compatriots（同胞）who might be interested in Shaolin kungfu.Russian is now the face of martial arts in Liberia.

Every weekend morning，Russian trains over 100 people and his open gym is a magnet（有吸引力的人或物）for those seeking physical fitness.His Wushu school is teaching several children.

“I canassureyou that in the next five years，Wushu is going to be different.” he says.“You are going to be seeing Chinese martial arts in all of the counties;you are going to be seeing Wushu all over this country.”

In fact，martial arts is the only individual sport that has won an international accolade（嘉獎(jiǎng)）for Liberia.Russian is confident that once the sport gains more support from Liberians，it will pick up even more.

However，Russian still regrets failing to attend the Beijing Olympics in 2008.He was the third best martial artist on the African continent that year but lack of financekepthimaway fromthe games.

To compensate for this lost opportunity，he is working diligently to train the next generation of champions，making sure that he keeps the spirit ofWushualive in the country.

7.distract...from 使……從……中分心出來(lái)

8.keep one's mind on將注意力集中于……

9.a dead end 閉塞不通的一頭；死胡同

10.on behalf of代表……

11.pick up獲得

12.keep...away from 使遠(yuǎn)離……

13.compensate for彌補(bǔ)

14.make sure確信

Ⅱ.難句分析

1.No history of Wushu in the West African state of Liberia would be complete without mentioning one man.西非國(guó)家利比里亞的武術(shù)史，如果不提一個(gè)人，是不完整的。

本句使用的是 “No...without...”的雙重否定句式，旨在說(shuō)明Pewee Russian對(duì)利比里亞武術(shù)史的重要性。本句也是一個(gè)虛擬語(yǔ)氣，表示與現(xiàn)在相反的事實(shí)，此時(shí)，主句用“would/could/might+動(dòng)詞原形”的形式。

2.To compensate for this lost opportunity，he is working diligently to train the next generation of champions，making sure that he keeps the spirit of Wushu alive in the country.為了彌補(bǔ)這個(gè)失去的機(jī)會(huì)，他正在努力訓(xùn)練下一代的冠軍，確保他在這個(gè)國(guó)家保持武術(shù)的精神。

句中“To compensate for this lost opportunity”和“to train the next generation of champions”均為動(dòng)詞不定式作目的狀語(yǔ)。 making sure that...為現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語(yǔ)，that引導(dǎo)的是賓語(yǔ)從句。

Ⅲ.概寫(xiě)填詞

Fill in each blank with only one proper word according to the text.

Pewee Russian is an 1.______in martial arts.He comes from Liberia.He practised martial arts to change peoples'2.______to martial arts.There are some difficulties for him.One is that his foster parents attempted to 3.______him from martial arts.Another one is that his country went through a civil 4.______，for which Wushu almost

閱讀掃障

Ⅰ.詞塊積累

1.assure vt.向……保證；使……確信

2.diligently adv.勤勉地；勤奮地

3.be determined to do下定決心……

4.dedicated...to（doing）... 致力于……

5.take an interest in對(duì)……感興趣

6.attempt to do試圖做某事disappeared in his country.However，the culture of 5.______in martial arts drove him back to Wushu.In 6.______，he won an international medalatthe Zhengzhou InternationalShaolin Wushu Festival.Afterwards，he set up his own gym and 7.______about 100 people.He hopes that martial arts will thrive（繁榮）in the near future.He is sure that he would keep the 8.______of Wushu alive in the country.

譯文助讀

西非國(guó)家利比里亞的武術(shù)史，如果不提一個(gè)人，是不完整的。他畢生致力于中國(guó)武術(shù)。

作為一個(gè)年輕人和武術(shù)狂熱者，Pewee Russian下定決心要改變他的國(guó)家對(duì)中國(guó)武術(shù)的看法，中國(guó)武術(shù)被許多人視為一種暴力的外國(guó)文化。

盡管困難重重，Russian仍致力于學(xué)習(xí)武術(shù)，到了20世紀(jì)90年代末，他開(kāi)始成為一名專(zhuān)家。他說(shuō)：“當(dāng)時(shí)，全國(guó)只有不到五人對(duì)武術(shù)感興趣?！?/p>

小時(shí)候，Russian和他的養(yǎng)父母住在一起，父母試圖分散他對(duì)武術(shù)的注意力。他發(fā)現(xiàn)把注意力集中在武術(shù)上“既乏味又富有挑戰(zhàn)性”。

他們告訴他學(xué)習(xí)武術(shù)是一個(gè)死胡同，但是他仍然堅(jiān)持著。

當(dāng)1990年底內(nèi)戰(zhàn)開(kāi)始蹂躪這個(gè)國(guó)家時(shí)，事實(shí)證明這是他武術(shù)研究的一次挫折。

他回憶道：“我們?cè)诶壤飦営幸晃恢袊?guó)大師，他在利比里亞沒(méi)有待太久，當(dāng)我們開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)武術(shù)時(shí)，因?yàn)閼?zhàn)爭(zhēng)我們不能走得太遠(yuǎn)。”

戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束后，經(jīng)過(guò)15年多的時(shí)間，武術(shù)幾乎滅絕了。然而，堅(jiān)韌不拔的Russian仍然對(duì)武術(shù)充滿激情。

他說(shuō)：“真正讓我更接近中國(guó)武術(shù)的是紀(jì)律、文化——它會(huì)讓你的思想受到約束。我認(rèn)為武術(shù)是我的使命。”

2010年，中國(guó)駐蒙羅維亞大使館為他提供了在中國(guó)少林寺進(jìn)行短期學(xué)習(xí)的課程。這是他一生中這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)卷土重來(lái)的開(kāi)始。

當(dāng)他于2011年回國(guó)時(shí)，Russian領(lǐng)導(dǎo)成立了利比里亞國(guó)家武術(shù)協(xié)會(huì)。在2016年鄭州國(guó)際少林武術(shù)節(jié)上，他代表自己的國(guó)家贏得了一枚國(guó)際獎(jiǎng)牌，此后，他的堅(jiān)持不懈繼續(xù)吸引著中國(guó)大使館的興趣。

從那以后，作為一名大師，他一直在激勵(lì)別人來(lái)分享他的熱情。但他仍然有困難，包括他要不斷尋求更多的人支持這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，和完成激勵(lì)他的那些可能對(duì)少林功夫感興趣的同胞的使命。Russian現(xiàn)在是利比里亞武術(shù)的代言人。

每個(gè)周末的早晨，Russian都會(huì)訓(xùn)練100多人，他的開(kāi)放式健身房吸引著那些想要健身的人。他的武術(shù)學(xué)校正在教幾個(gè)孩子。

他說(shuō)：“我可以向你保證，在未來(lái)五年里，武術(shù)將有所不同。你將在所有的縣看到中國(guó)武術(shù)，你將在全國(guó)各地看到武術(shù)?！?/p>

事實(shí)上，武術(shù)是唯一一項(xiàng)為利比里亞贏得國(guó)際贊譽(yù)的單項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，Russian相信，一旦這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)得到利比里亞人的更多支持，它將更加繁榮。

然而，Russian仍對(duì)未能參加2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)感到遺憾。那年，他是非洲大陸第三位最佳武術(shù)大師，但由于缺乏資金，他無(wú)法參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)。

為了彌補(bǔ)這個(gè)失去的機(jī)會(huì)，他正在努力訓(xùn)練下一代的冠軍，確保他能讓武術(shù)的精神在這個(gè)國(guó)家留存下來(lái)。