《名人传记》之我是李小龙11:坚韧不拔的性格

 　　We both attended the University of Washington.We would get together on campus¹ and attend our classes, occasionally,when we weren't doing Kung Fu or something else.

　　一起进入华盛顿大学后，在不练习功夫的闲暇之余我们就开始在校园里一起漫步，偶尔一起上课。

　　And then when we were both done with our classes,we would rush back to his studio,which was just right there in the university district,and we'd turn on the TV and watch General Hospital every day.And it was like,"We have to get there. It's almost three o'clock!"

　　我们上完课以后总会快步回到他位于大学区内的国术馆，然后打开电视收看每天的《综合医院》。当时经常这么说，"快三点了 赶紧过去"

　　In the 60s, marriages were happening in California.In the rest of the country there were no interracial marriages.I mean, it was very difficult.

　　在60年代的加州出现了异族通婚，但其他地区却不允许异族婚姻，这非常棘手。

　　My mother was not thrilled when we decided² to get married,and didn't want her daughter to have to suffer any negativity from others.

　　我母亲听说我们要结婚的消息后并不惊喜，相反她不希望我受到任何负面舆论压力的影响

　　The ban on interracial marriage was lifted in 1968.That didn't mean the ban lifted in people's hearts.

　　政府于1968年解除了异族婚姻的禁令，但人们心中仍然存在偏见。

　　Bruce was very strong in saying,"I want to marry Linda. I know that we are a good match."And so we did get married. It was really hard on my mother.But it wasn't long before she came to love Bruce very much.

　　布鲁斯的态度则十分强硬，"我一定会娶琳达。我们是天作之合"，最终我们结婚了，刚开始我妈妈并不高兴，不过不久她也逐渐接受了布鲁斯。

　　It's so important to know that it was his wife Linda that grounded him.She was his rock.As a couple,we really did not suffer any prejudice from outsiders,and I think this had a great deal to do with Bruce's overwhelming³ personality.

　　很重要的一点是妻子琳达是他成功的基础，她是他坚强的后盾。作为夫妻，我们并没有受到什么舆论的影响，这都归功于布鲁斯坚韧不拔的性格

1 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 overwhelming   

adj.势不可挡的，压倒的，无法抵抗的

参考例句：

• The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned.洪水来势凶猛，很快这个城市就被淹没了。
• The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.该法案以压倒多数通过。