| 簡介：一代巨星李小龍是美國螢光幕上第一位中
國英雄。戲裡他打破西方人對華人的刻
板印象；戲外他走出傳統，自創「截拳
道」，教導外國人中國功夫。他的哲學以
及傳奇至今仍為人所津津樂道。
Bruce Lee: A Modern Hero
When Bruce Lee died in 1973, he was only 32 years old. Despite his short life, his achievements as an actor, martial arts expert, and philosopher influenced people and made him a hero in the minds of many.
Lee played a big part in changing the way Westerners viewed Asians. Before him, Hollywood movies showed Asians mainly as stereotypes: funny looking and strange, almost like cartoon figures. When Bruce Lee began acting in America, he felt the effects of this type of racism. He was unable to get any serious parts. It wasn't until his appearance in martial arts films that Americans began to take notice of his talents. In these movies, Lee played the brave fighter who defended the weak. His perfectly fit body and his strength, speed, and personality amazed viewers. He gave them a new image of Chinese people and culture.
Bruce Lee thus became the first Chinese hero on the American screen. Through his roles and in real life, he showed people that life's difficulties and society's injustices can be conquered with the strength of just a single person.
李小龍：永遠的功夫英雄
李小龍一九七三年去世時年僅三十二歲。儘管生命短暫，但他作為演員、武術專家及思想家的成就影響了人們，並使他成為許多人心目中的英雄。
李小龍在改變西方人看待亞洲人方面居功厥偉。在他之前，好萊塢電影所呈現的亞洲人主要都是刻板印象：看起來滑稽、古怪，幾乎像是卡通人物。李小龍開始在美國演戲時感受到這種種族歧視的影響。他沒辦法得到任何重要的角色。一直到他出現在武術電影時，美國人才開始注意到他的才華。在這些電影中，李小龍扮演保護弱者的勇敢鬥士。他完美健壯的體格以及他的力量、速度和性格讓觀眾嘖嘖稱奇，他把中國人和中國文化的新形象帶給了他們。
李小龍因而成了美國銀幕上第一位中國英雄。他透過所扮演的角色和現實生活向人們證明，生活中的困境和社會的不公不義可以只靠單一個人的力量去克服。
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