A: So you’re reading Jin Yong’s martial arts novel again?
B: Yup, Jin’s novels are so fascinating, especially the trilogy: “Legends of the Condor Heroes,” “Return of the Condor Heroes,” and “Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.”
A: The late novelist published his first story in 1955, which means this year marks the 70th anniversary of his “wuxia” world.
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B: Wasn’t an English version of “Legends of the Condor Heroes” also released in 2018?
A: Yes, but the debate over the translation of kung fu moves continues — like the evil move “Nine Yin Skeleton Claw.”
A: 你又在重讀金庸的武俠小說啦？
B: 對啊他的小說真是引人入勝，特別是射鵰三部曲︰《射鵰英雄傳》、《神鵰俠侶》、《倚天屠龍記》。
A: 金庸自1955年開始連載首部小說，今年正是他的武俠世界70週年！
B: 《射鵰英雄傳》不是在2018年還出過英文翻譯版嗎？
A: 不過書中各種功夫招式的翻譯仍持續引發爭論––例如邪惡的「九陰白骨爪」。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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