少林功夫非洲学员班开班 Shaolin martial art class opens for African apprentices

An African apprentice(学院) demonstrates(展示) Shaolin kung fu(功夫) during the opening ceremony of the seventh Shaolin Martial Art African Apprentice Class on Monday, July 22, 2019. [Photo: IC]

The class is being held at the Shaolin Temple, a Zen Buddhist temple famous for its traditional Chinese Kung fu teaching, in Henan Province. The class was organized(组织) by the temple in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A total of 18 apprentices will live(生活) at the temple for three months. The apprentices are from Djibouti, Cameroon, Niger, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cote d'Ivoire.

Representatives(代表) of the African apprentices deliver a speech(演讲) during the opening ceremony of the seventh Shaolin Martial Art African Apprentice Class on Monday, July 22, 2019. [Photo: IC]

African apprentices listen to a speech during the opening ceremony of the seventh Shaolin Martial Art African Apprentice Class on Monday, July 22, 2019. [Photo: IC]

Shaolin apprentices demonstrate Chinese kung fu during the opening ceremony of the seventh Shaolin Martial Art African Apprentice Class on Monday, July 22, 2019. [Photo: IC]

A group photo of the African apprentices at the seventh Shaolin Martial Art African Apprentice Class on Monday, July 22, 2019. [Photo: IC]

重点词汇 Key Word:

功夫 <名词 n.>

• Kung fu
  E.g. Yībān lái shuō, gōngfu zhǐ de shì Zhōngguó wǔshù.
  一般来说,功夫指的是中国武术。
  In general, kung fu refers to the Chinese martial arts.

• Skill; workmanship; art
  E.g. Nǐ zài xiězuò shang xià de gōngfu bùgòu.
  你在写作上下的功夫不够。
  You didn't work hard enough on your writing.