美国西部探险 第10期:西部罪犯

 　　Outlaws² of the West

　　西部罪犯

　　It was very difficult to keep law and order in the West.

　　在西部很难遵纪守法。

　　Most settlers were honest people, but there were a lot of outlaws.

　　多数移居者是诚实的人，但也有很多不法之徒。

　　Outlaws robbed banks, trains and stagecoaches³.

　　不法之徒抢劫银行，铁路和公共马车。

　　Honest people were afraid to travel.

　　老实人不敢旅行。

　　There were horse thieves and cattle thieves, but there were few sheriffs!

　　有盗马贼和盗牛贼，但几乎没有治安官！

　　Who were the sheriffs of the West?

　　西部的治安官是谁？

　　The most famous were Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett, Wild Bill Hickock and Bat Masterson.

　　最著名的是Wyatt Earp，Pat Garrett，Wild Bill Hickock和Bat Masterson。

　　Wyatt Earp and his brother Virgil were Western heroes.

　　Wyatt Earp和他的兄弟Virgil是西部的英雄。

　　In October 1881 they killed three outlaws at the O.K.Corral in Arizona.

　　他们在1881年10月的亚利桑那州O.K.Corral杀死了三个不法之徒。

　　The gunfight at the O.K.Corral became a legend.

　　在O.K.Corral的枪战变成了一个传奇。

　　There are several films about this gunfight.

　　有几个电影描写了这场枪战。

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　　Who were the outlaws of the West?

　　西部的不法之徒是谁？

　　There were a lot of outlaws in the West.

　　在西部有很多不法之徒。

　　The most famous were Billy the Kid and Jesse James.

　　最著名的是Billy the Kid和Jesse James。

　　Billy the Kid was a killer⁴ and a cattle thief.

　　Billy the Kid是一名杀手，一个盗牛贼。

　　He worked on a cattle ranch⁵ in New Mexico.

　　他在新墨西哥州的一个畜牧场工作。

　　There was a $5,000 reward for Billy the Kid.

　　悬赏5000美元缉拿Billy the Kid。

　　In 1880 Sheriff Pat Garrett captured him and put him in prison.

　　治安官Pat Garrett在1880年抓住了他并把他送进监狱。

　　Billy escaped from prison. He killed two of the sheriff's men.

　　Billy越狱了，他杀死了治安官的两名手下。

　　Sheriff Pat Garrett followed him to Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

　　Pat Garrett追赶他到了新墨西哥州的萨姆纳堡。

　　On July 14 1881, he killed Billy the Kid during a gunfight. Billy was only 21 years old!

　　在1881年7月14日的一场枪战中，他杀死了Billy the Kid。Billy当时只有21岁！

　　Jesse James and his brother Frank were bank and train robbers.

　　Jesse James和他的兄弟Frank是银行、火车抢匪。

　　They terrorized the West for many years.

　　他们威震西部很多年。

　　In 1881 there was a $10,000 reward for the arrest of Jesse or Frank James.

　　在1881年，悬赏一万美金逮捕Jesse或Frank James。

　　On April 3 1882, an outlaw¹ called Bob Ford⁶ killed Jesse in Missouri.

　　一名叫做Bob Ford的不法之徒在1882年4月3日的密苏里杀死了Jesse。

　　In the West horse thieves, cattle thieves and killers⁷ were usually hanged when they were captured.

　　在西部，盗马贼、盗牛贼、杀手通常在被捕后处以绞刑。

　　The West was a violent place!

　　西部是一个充满暴力的地方！

1 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

2 outlaws   

歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯

参考例句：

• During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
• I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。

3 stagecoaches   

n.驿马车( stagecoach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

6 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

7 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。