「聽＆讀」西部罪犯
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It was very difficult to keep law and order in the West。
在西部很難遵紀守法。
Most settlers were honest people， but there were a lot of outlaws。
多數移居者是誠實的人，但也有很多不法之徒。
Outlaws robbed banks， trains， and stagecoaches。
不法之徒搶劫銀行，鐵路和公共馬車。
Honest people were afraid to travel。
老實人不敢旅行。
There were horse thieves and cattle thieves， but there were few sheriffs！
有盜馬賊和盜牛賊，但幾乎沒有治安官！
Who were the sheriffs of the West？
西部的治安官是誰？
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。
他們在1881年10月的亞利桑那州O。K。Corral殺死了三個不法之徒。
The gunfight at the O。K。Corral became a legend。
在O。K。Corral的槍戰變成了一個傳奇。
There are several films about this gunfight。
有幾個電影描寫了這場槍戰。
Who were the outlaws of the West？
西部的不法之徒是誰？
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 killer and a cattle thief。
Billy the Kid是一名殺手，一個盜牛賊。
He worked on a cattle ranch in New Mexico。
他在新墨西哥州的一個畜牧場工作。
There was a $5，000 reward for Billy the Kid。
懸賞5000美元緝拿Billy the Kid。
In 1880 Sheriff Pat Garrett captured him and put him in prison。
治安官Pat Garrett在1880年抓住了他並把他送進監獄。
Billy escaped from prison。 He killed two of the sheriff‘s men。
Billy越獄了，他殺死了治安官的兩名手下。
Sheriff Pat Garrett followed him to Fort Sumner， New Mexico。
Pat Garrett追趕他到了新墨西哥州的薩姆納堡。
On July 14， 1881， he killed Billy the Kid during a gunfight。 Billy was only 21 years old！
在1881年7月14日的一場槍戰中，他殺死了Billy the Kid。Billy當時只有21歲！
Jesse James and his brother Frank were bank and train robbers。
Jesse James和他的兄弟Frank是銀行、火車搶匪。
They terrorized the West for many years。
他們威震西部很多年。
In 1881 there was a $10，000 reward for the arrest of Jesse or Frank James。
在1881年，懸賞一萬美金逮捕Jesse或Frank James。
On April 3， 1882， an outlaw called Bob Ford killed Jesse in Missouri。
一名叫做Bob Ford的不法之徒在1882年4月3日的密蘇里殺死了Jesse。
In the West horse thieves， cattle thieves， and killers were usually hanged when they were captured。
在西部，盜馬賊、盜牛賊、殺手通常在被捕後處以絞刑。
The West was a violent place！
西部是一個充滿暴力的地方！
《美國西部探險》是2009年華東師範大學出版社、商務印書館出版的圖書。本書的主要內容是美國西部總是與淘金狂潮、西部牛仔、拓荒大軍聯絡在一起。當年印第安人在這裡與大自然和諧相處，如今的美國西部仍是一片富足的土地。在激情燃燒的記憶深處，有多少拓荒的激情、豪放的牛仔，又有多少印第安人永失家園的淚水和哀號。
