纪念香港资深演员——吴孟达

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2月27日，香港知名喜劇演员吴孟达病逝，他生前留下的最后一条微博写着“我是中国人”，令无数网友集体致敬。他虽然在银幕这个舞台上演了一辈子的配角，但正如《人民日报》评价的那样：在香港这个舞台，爱国者达叔，和那些热爱国家的人，永远都是主角。

Legendary Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat， died on Saturday afternoon of liver cancer at the age of 70. 'Dubbed “Uncle Tat"， he was best known for working alongside “king of comedy" Stephen Chow， often playing the role of his uncle or

2）accomplice.

Born in Xiamen， China， in 1951， Ng moved to Hong Kong with his family at the age of five. After attending acting classes put on by Hong Kong 3lbroadcaster TVB in the early 1970s， when he was a classmate of Lamma Island-born Chow Yun-fat， he became a contract actor for the network.

Ng took supporting roles in multiple TV series in his early years until the chance to play a Chinese 4）martial arts character in Chor Lau-heung brought him public recognition. He then 5lventured into movies in 1981 with a debut in Heroic Cops， co-starring with Chow.

Just when Ng started rising to fame in the 1980s， he fell into a 6haze of drinking， gambling that left him with a debt of HK$300，000， equivalent to more than six years the salary of an average worker at the time. He sought help from his friend Chow Yun-fat， but was rejected.

“I'd feel ashamed if I had to declare 7bankruptcy. I realised that I needed to figure a way out. I didn't dare telling my family at the beginning and sol went to find [Chow Yun-fat]，” Ng said in an interview.

He realised that Chow would not give him money because that would not 8）ultimately help him. He declared bankruptcy， worked hard， and worked his way up again. He was later thankful that Chow did not lend him the money.

He starred with Stephen Chow in the television dramas The Final Combatand The Justice of Life in the late 1980s and viewers fell in love with the pair's chemistry.

Thereafter， he took part in many comedies with Stephen Chow， including All for the Winner in 1990 and Shaolin Soccer in 2001， which was the pair's last film together. “If we don't have any dream in life， we'll look like a salted fish"， from the 2001 fim Shaolin Soccer remains for many people their favorite cinema line.

In recent years， Ng had been active in the Chinese mainland. In 2017， he 9）participated in the science fiction film The Wandering Earth.

As a sci-fi， there were lots of action scenes， and Ng had suffered from heart failure. People worried about him， but Ng pointed out that The Wandering Earth was an excellent lolscript and was willing to contribute to the development of Chinese science fiction films， so he insisted on finishing the movie's filming.

After acting for so many years， he almost always played a supporting role. Ng was recognized as a golden supporting role， not only for Stephen Chow but also for llcountless stars. Ng didn't care， saying “With the help of the supporting role， the 12protagonist will play well."

The last Sina Weibo post left by Ng Man-tat reads， “I am a Chinese." It gained respect from netizens who l3shed their tears， not only for the classic movies he left， but also for his plain but natural love for his country.

1） dub 【dAb】 v.给...起绰号

2） accomplice 【e'kumpls】 n.同伙;共犯

3） broodcaster 【brs：dka：ste（r）】n.广播公司

4） martial 【'ma：l】 adj.军事的，尚武的

5） venture 【'ventJe（r）】 v.冒险做

6） haze 【helz】 n.阴霾;烟雾

7） bankruptcy 【'baenkraptsi】 n.破产

8） ultimately 【'ltimatli】 adv.最终

9） participate 【pa：'tuslpelt】 v.参与

11） countless 【'kauntles】 adj.无数的

12） protagonist 【prataeganlst】n.主角

13） shed 【ed】 v.灑，流

10） scrip 【skrp】n.剧本

著名香港演员吴孟达于周六下午因肝癌去世，享年70岁。被称为“达叔”的他以与“喜剧之王”周星驰合作而闻名，经常扮演叔叔或同伙的角色。

吴孟达1951年出生于中国厦门，五岁时随家人移居香港。20世纪70年代初，他参加了香港广播电视台的表演班，当时他与南丫岛的周润发是同班同学，后来成为该电视台的签约演员。

吴孟达早年曾在多部电视连续剧中担任配角，直到有机会在《楚留香传奇》中饰演一个武侠人物而走红。之后，他在1981年周润发主演的《执法者》中首次亮相，涉足电影业。

就在吴孟达在20世纪80年代开始成名时，他因饮酒、赌博而陷入负债30万港币的阴霾之中，这相当于当时普通工作者六年以上的工资。他向朋友周润发寻求帮助，但遭到拒绝。

一次吴孟达接受采访时说：“我觉得宣告破产很无耻，明白自己必须找一条出路。开始不敢给家里人说，所以就去找周润发。”

他意识到周润发不会给他钱，因为那并不能真正帮助到他。于是，他宣布破产，努力工作，从头再来。他很感激周润发当时没有借钱给他。

20世纪80年代后期，他与周星驰一起出演电视剧《盖世豪侠》和《他来自江湖》，观众们爱上了两人的化学反应。

之后，他与周星驰一起合作了许多电影，包括1990年的《赌圣》和2001年两人合作的最后一部影片《少林足球》。“做人如果没有梦想，跟咸鱼有什么区别？”至今仍是许多人最喜欢的电影台词。

近年来，吴孟达一直活跃于中国内地。2017年，他参演了科幻电影《流浪地球》。

作为科幻片，其中有很多动作场面，吴孟达一度因心力衰竭而晕倒。人们为他着急，但吴孟达认为《流浪地球》有着出色的剧本，他愿意为中国科幻电影的发展做出贡献，因此坚持要完成这部电影的拍摄。

在多年的演艺生涯中，他几乎总是扮演配角。不仅是周星驰，吴孟达也是无数明星公认的“黄金配角”。但吴孟达不在乎这些，他说：“有了配角的帮助，主角才能演好。”

吴孟达的最后一条新浪微博写道：“我是中国人。”这句话赢得了网民的尊敬，他们不仅为吴孟达留下的经典电影流泪，还为他对国家自然而朴素的爱而流泪。