great kung fu star Bruce Lee前为什么不加the

问题描述

Thanks to the films of great kung fu star Bruce Lee,the Chinese martial arts were introduced to the rest of the world.

great 前为什么不加 the?

老师答疑

王老师：

这里也可以用定冠词the, 但现代英语的趋势是表示职业的词置于姓名前，可看作是称呼，the经常省略，也可能是出于简练吧。请比较下面的例句：
1. The famous actress Gong Li was recruited by Sleemon to shoot a TV commercial.
2. Chinese film director Chen Kaige poses with Chinese movie star Gong Li at the Festival Palace in Cannes.3. 
3. The Korean movie star Jang Dong-gun is set to make his Hollywood debut soon.
4. Here is a picture of the famous movie star Zhang Ziyi.
但如果不是表示职业的名字后面接人名，名词前的 the 不能省略，如：The name Bruce Lee has become a household word.

y老师：

是受李小龙影响。