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Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film Enter the Dragon.
Brus Li was ti men juu brot koon fu tu ti wes we jis feimes film Enter ti Draguen.
Although Bruce Lee was born in Chinatown in San Francisco in 1940, his parents soon moved
Oubot Brus Li was bun in Chanaton in San Francisco in naitin fury, jis parents sun mud
back to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly
bak tu Hong Kong. Anfusnetli, ti Yapaniz Impiriu Ormy inveired HonG Kong Shorli
afterwards but the family survived.
Afterwers bat ti family survaid.

His father Lee Hoi Chuon was a famous Cantonese opera singer and actor and his mother
Jis fader Li Joi Chuen was ei feimes Cantoniz opera singuer end akter end jis moder

Grace was a wealthy aristocrat from Hong Kong. In 1957 Lee fought and won the Hong Kong
Greis was ei welfy aristekrat from Hong Kong. In naitin fifti-seven Li foor end wan ti Hong
Kong
high school boxing championship and then became the Hong Kong cha cha cha champion for
jai eskul baksin championshep end den bikeim ti Hong Kong cha cha cha chanpion fur
1958.
Naitin fifti-eight

At the age of 18, he returned to the United States where his sister and brother lived. He studied
At ti eids of eitin, ji retens tu ti Yunaide Steits wer jis sister end broder lid. Ji stadid
drama and philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. Then he opened his first
drama end filasifi at ti yuniverciti of Washington in Siaro. Den ji open jis ferst
martial arts school where he taught his friends Jun Fan Gung Fu.
Marshel arts eskul wer ji tot jis frens Yun Fan Gung Fu

Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the very famous TV series Kung Fu but Warner
Brus Li den jad ti oriyinal aidia pijaind ti very feimes Ti vi siriz Kung Fu bat warner
Bros. decided not to have a Chinese person as the star of the series. As a result, Bruce and
Brodes disaidid not tu jad ei chainiz persen as ti star of ti siriz. As ei risolt, Brus end
wife and children caught a plane to Hong Kong.
Waif end children kot ei plein tu Hong Kong

Back in Hong Kong, Bruce immediately made three very successful films with director Raymond
Bat in Hong kong, Brus imidietle meid Thri very sesecsfol films weth directer Raymond
Chow called The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon. There is a very famous
Chow col Ti Big Boss, Fis of Fury en Ti Wey of ti Draguen. Der is ei very feimes
fight scene in The Way of the Dragon with Chuck Norris filmed in the Colosseum in Rome where
fait sin in Ti Wey of ti Draguen weth chuck Norris felmd in ti Colesien in Roun wer
the gladiators fought. His last film was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. The movie
ti gladieres foor. Jis last film was Enter ti Draguen end was olsuo ei jiuds jet. Ti muvi
has made more than 200 million US dollars.
Jas meid mor dan tu handrid milien AS dolars.

Bruce Lee was a philosopher as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. He believed that all
Brus Li was ei filosefer as wel as ei faider end brou ei lat of boks. Ji belid dat ol
knowlegde eventually became selfknowledge.
Nolecs ivencholi bikein self-nolecs

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Grammar: GHT irregular verbs

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