Kung fu grandma at 99 99歲的功夫奶奶

李紹芬

99歲高齡的張荷仙老人不僅能向外國(guó)游客展示她的武術(shù)技能，還能當(dāng)教練指導(dǎo)孩子們練習(xí)武術(shù)。

A video of an elderly Chinese woman demonstrating her martial art skills at a recent local gathering has quickly become a hit on YouTube， where it was viewed over 440，000 times and given more than 4，500 likes. Even Zhao Lijian， spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic of China， has taken notice， saying about the video on Twitter， “Kung fu spirit never gets old！”

Kung fu grandma， Zhang Hexian， had already established a reputation by 2017， although in nearly 10 decades she has never left her hometown， the village of Zhangkeng in Ninghai County， Zhejiang Province. Zhang stands about 1.5 meters tall. Her kung fu movements are fluent and her steps are steady. Zhang began learning kung fu at the age of 5 from her father， who was a sixth?generation inheritor of Zhang Boxing， a martial art style found mainly in southern China.

“I started learning the basics： a firm stance. Use your hands to chop and push. Thrust with the palms，” Zhang said. “I used to practice every day when I was young. Now Im getting older and I have less strength than before， but I still have vigor （活力）.” She added， “Kung fu is not for violence， but to protect ourselves and help others when necessary.”

Zhang， a warm?hearted， lifelong farmer， gets along well with her neighbors. Feng Chuanyin， her youngest son， said， “My mother is always ready to help. She would help people who are about to get married in the village， doing needlework and cooking. Her life is ordinary but well?organized. She gets up at 5 in the morning， cooks three meals every day， visits her friends and chats occasionally after lunch. In the afternoon， she practices kung fu.”

Kung fu grandma has passed her fathers style of Zhang Boxing down to her grandchildren， who come to her house on weekends and holidays. Upon learning the news that a primary school in a neighboring town had set up a martial art class recently， Zhang volunteered to coach the children and offered all the help she could. Feng said his mother and family want to pass down the spirit of kung fu to the younger generation， and hope it will help keep them healthy.

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1. Whats her purpose of learning kung fu according to Zhang Hexian？

A. To stop violence.

B. To protect herself and help others.

C. To remain young.

D. To practice every day and help others.

2. Which of the following words can describe Zhangs feeling about kung fu？

A. Bored. B. Enthusiastic.

C. Confused. D. Neutral.

3. What do we know about Zhang Hexian？

A. She is indifferent but kind.

B. She is negative but active.

C. She is persistent and helpful.

D. She is ambitious and easy?going.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph？

A. Zhang believes the kung fu spirit never gets old.

B. Zhang sets up a primary school to learn kung fu.

C. Zhang wants to leave the spirit of kung fu to the young.

D. Zhang passes her fathers style of Zhang Boxing down to her grandchildren.

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1. A video of an elderly Chinese woman demonstrating her martial art skills at a recent local gathering has quickly become a hit on YouTube， where it was viewed over 440，000 times and given more than 4，500 likes. 一段中國(guó)老奶奶在最近一次當(dāng)?shù)氐募瘯?huì)上展示武術(shù)技巧的視頻迅速在YouTube上走紅，該視頻被觀看超過44萬次，獲得4，500多個(gè)贊。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，where引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)定語從句，先行詞是YouTube。其中become a hit意為“成為熱點(diǎn);風(fēng)靡一時(shí)”。

2. Kung fu grandma， Zhang Hexian， had already established a reputation by 2017， although in nearly 10 decades she has never left her hometown， the village of Zhangkeng in Ninghai County， Zhejiang Province. 盡管在近100年的時(shí)間里，張荷仙從未離開過自己的家鄉(xiāng)——浙江省寧?？h漲坑村，但截至2017年，這位功夫奶奶已經(jīng)名聲在外。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，其中主句為Kung fu grandma， Zhang Hexian， had already established a reputation by 2017，其時(shí)間狀語為by +過去的時(shí)間，故用過去完成時(shí)。句中的the village of Zhangkeng in Ninghai County， Zhejiang Province是her hometown的同位語。