a Chinese martial art; combines principles of karate and judo

there is only a 「really tiny chance」 of even the best students becoming kung fu stars, her classmate chang xiufeng says pragmatically.

即使是最好的学生，成为功夫明星的机会也「微乎其微」，她的同学常秀峰（音译）很现实地说。

a young kung fu performer practices a headspring in the shaolin temple「s training hall.

一位年轻的功夫表演者正在少林寺的训练大厅里练习头手翻。

he hardly looks like a formidable foe, especially to anyone with chan」s kung fu skills.

他几乎看起来不像一个强大的对手，尤其是对成龙这样功夫技巧的人。

kung fu is not only training the body; it is also about controlling fear.

他问我，可能是看到了我脸上的表情。 「功夫不但可以锻炼身体，还能锻炼胆量。」

the 「crouching tiger and hidden dragon」 directed by an lee, a movie describing chinese kung fu has been the hottest movie in usa.

由李安导演的一部描述中国功夫的「卧虎藏龙」曾经是美国最火爆的影片。

shaolin kung fu is designed for combat, not to entertain audiences.

少林功夫是用来搏斗的，并不是用来娱乐观众的。

a drive down a main road passes some of the biggest schools. they rise like vegas casinos, with towering dormitories adorned with murals of kung fu fighters, dragons, and tigers.

城市主干道的两边就是一些大型的武术学校，它们如同拉斯维加斯的赌场一般鳞次栉比，高大的学生宿舍上装饰着功夫武者以及龙虎的壁画。

the fat panda dreams of becoming a kung fu warrior.

那个胖熊猫的梦想是成为一名功夫勇士。

yang「s kung fu lineage extends back through generations of shaolin monks. his own disciples are expected to pass on his teachings.

杨贵武的功夫渊源可以追溯到若干代之前的少林和尚，他的徒弟们有望将师傅的绝学传承下去。

then the final showdown with the bad kung fu kids.

然后结局定会和反派功夫小子一决胜负。

kung fu master yang guiwu, who died at age 77, is mourned by his family, dressed in traditional funeral robes.

功夫大师杨贵武死于七十七岁高龄，他的家人穿着传统的葬礼长袍正在服丧。

a kung fu master does not simply make good choices and use effective instruments to satisfy whatever preferences a person happens to have.

一位功夫大师不是简单地做出好的决定、使用有效的器具来满足一个人随时产生的不论什么偏好。

there was a time when he would spend six hours or more practicing traditional kung fu forms every day, but now he is pulled by some of the same modern forces that are reshaping the shaolin temple.

以前他曾每天花费六个小时或更多的时间来练习传统功夫，但现在他被某些现代力量所困，而正是这些力量将少林寺变得面目全非。

shaolin」s renaissance is largely the work of a kung fu movie and a very modern monk.

少林寺的复兴大部分要归功于一部功夫电影和一个非常现代化的僧人。

his path to this song peak began in 1982, when, as a 19-year-old kung fu prodigy, he left his family's home not far from the mongolian border and made a pilgrimage to the shaolin temple.

释德建早在1982年就来到了嵩山的这处峰顶，当时他还是一位年仅十九岁的功夫奇才，在离开了距离蒙古边境不远的故乡之后，朝圣般的来到了少林寺。

but what good is knowing kung fu if its very existence is eradicated?

但如果它最初存在的意义被根除，什么又好功夫呢?

kung fu is about bodies moving like a dance.

功夫就是移动身体，就像舞蹈。

「i do this all day, 」 he says, explaining that he incorporates kung fu moves into all sorts of daily activities, from pulling weeds to climbing the mountain.

「我整天都在练习，」他解释说，因为他把功夫动作融入到诸如拔草和爬山这样的日常活动中。