美国名人 土匪 弗兰克与杰西詹姆斯.docx

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1、美国名人土匪弗兰克与杰西詹姆斯FrankandJesseJamesplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByPaulThompson2005-2-12VOICEONE:PeopleinAmerica,aprograminSpecialEnglishbytheVoiceofAmerica.(THEME)TwoofthemostfamousoutlawsoftheoldAmericanwestwerebrothers.mTonyRiggs.Today,MauriceJoyceandItellaboutFrankandJesseJames.Webeginthei

2、rstoryonacolddayinFebruary,eighteensixty-six.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:1.iberty,Missouri.Twooclockintheafternoon.(SFX)Twelvemenonhorsesrideslowlyintotown.Theirhatsarelowontheirfaces.TheystopinfrontoftheClayCountySavingsBank.Twoofthemengetofftheirhorsesandenterthebank.Thebankmanagerasksifhecanhelpthem.Thetwome

3、npulloutgunsfromundertheirheavycoats.Theydemandmoney.Inlessthantwominutes,theyreturntothestreet.Nowthegangisinagreathurry.Alltwelvemenbeginshooting.(SFX)Severalpeoplearewounded.Ayoungcollegestudentiskilled.(SFX)(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Whathappenedonthatdaywasthefirstbankrobbery,duringbusinesshours,inpeaceti

4、me,intheUnitedStates.HistorybookssaythetwomenwhowentintothebankwereFrankJamesandhisyoungerbrotherJesse.Butthiswasneverproved.FrankandJesseJamestoldlawmentheywerehomethatday.Severaloftheirfriendsconfirmedthestory.Trueornot,duringthenextsixteenyears,theJamesbrothersdidbecometwoofthemostfamousoutlawsin

5、America.VOICETWO:Historyexpertssaytheyrobbedatleasttwelvebanks,perhapsmanymore.Theystoppedseventrains,takingmoneyfrompassengersandtheUnitedStatesPostalService.Theyrobbedasmanyassevenstagecoaches,thehorse-pulledvehiclesusedbackthenaspublictransportation.TheytraveledfromtheirhomeinClayCounty,Missouri,

6、toMinnesotaintheNorthandtoTexasintheWest.Hundredsoflawmenhuntedthem.ButtheJamesBrotherswerenevercaught.Muchlater,theirstorywastoldinsongs.(MUSIC)WhowereFrankandJesseJames?Whyweretheysofamous?VOICEONE:FrankandJessewerethesonsofRobertJames,areligiousministerwhoownedafarminClayCountyzMissouri.Peoplewho

7、knewthefamilysaidtheJamesboyswerepoliteandfriendly.AtleastuntilthetimeofAmericasCivilWar.ManypeopleinMissouribelievedinthecauseofthesouthern,orConfederate,statesduringtheCivilWar.However,MissouriwasontheborderbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.AlmostasmanypeopletheresupportedtheUnionastheConfederacy.Terribl

8、efightingtookplaceinMissouriandinotherborderstates.Guerrillagroupsfrombothsideswereresponsibleforthefighting.VOICETWO:HistoryexpertssaymuchoftheviolenceintheAmericanWestwasaresultofthesituationaftertheCivilWar.ManyformerConfederatesoldiersreturnedhome,butdidnotputdowntheirguns.Theycontinuedtofightwh

9、attheysawassymbolsofnorthernoppression.Theseincludedbanksandrailroads.Manylocalpeopleagreedwiththeformersoldiersandsupportedthem.AlackofgovernmentcontrolintheWestalsoledtoincreasedviolenceafterthewar.Recordsshowthatviolentcrimeincreasedatthattimebyasmuchasfiftypercent.VOICEONE:FrankandJesseJamesarep

10、erhapsthemostfamousexamplesofthesoldier-turned-outlaw.DuringtheCivilWar,theJamesfamilysufferedattacksbyUnionguerrillas.Asawayoffightingback,FrankandJessebecameConfederateguerrillas.Theyrodewithtwoofthemostviolentguerrillagroups.AftertheWarztheycontinuedtheirviolentways.TheJamesbrotherswereextremelys

11、uccessful.Theirgangrodeforsixteenyears.Hundredsofgovernmentlawmentriedtocatchthem.AgentsoftheprivatePinkertonNationalDetectiveAgencytried,too.Butnoonedid.Mostlawmendidnotevenknowwhatthetwobrotherslookedlike.VOICETWO:JesseJamesenjoyedbeingfamous.Heoftenwroteletterstonewspapersdenyingthathewasguiltyof

12、anycrime.Oncezheatedinnerwithawell-knownPinkertondetectivewhowassearchingforhim.ThedetectivegotabigsurpriselaterwhenheopenedaletterfromJesseJames.Jessesaidhowmuchheenjoyedtheirdinnertogether.Healsowishedhimgoodluck!Storieslikethiswereprintedinnewspapersalloverthecountry.TheyhelpedMaketheJamesbrother

13、sfamous.Peoplelikedthestories.Thosewhohadbeenrobbeddidnot.Soon,largeamountsofmoneywereofferedforthecaptureofFrankandJesseJames.ThestateofMissouriofferedasmuchastenhousanddollarsorthebrothers.deadoralive.VOICEONE:ItwaseasyfortheJamesbrotherstohideintheirhomearea.Yetmostoftentheyhidinlargecities.Manyy

14、earslater,FrankJamestoldreportersthatitwaseasytohideinacity,becauseeveryonetherelookedlikeeverybodyelse.Whenoneplacebecametoodangerous,theJamesbrothersmovedtoanother.ThatwasonereasontheydecidedtogotoMinnesota.TheretheyplannedtorobthebankinthetownofNorthfield.FrankandJesserodetoNorthfieldwithsixfrien

15、ds.Threeofthefriendswerebrothers:Cole,JimandBobYounger.LiketheJamesbrothers,theYoungerswereformerConfederateguerrillas,nowoutlaws.VOICETWO:Fromthebeginning,theirattemptedrobberyofthebankinNorthfieldwasafailure.First,whenJessedemandedmoneyfrombankworkers,theysaidthesafecouldnotbeopened.Next,thegangde

16、cidedtogetoutoftownfast.ButthepeopleofNorthfieldknewsomethingwaswrong.Manyhadgonetotheirhomesorofficesfortheirguns.Thentheshootingbegan.Twomembersofthegangwerekilledintown.Anotherwaskilledlater.AndCole,JimandBobYoungerwerecaptured.OnlytwomenescapedFrankandJesseJames.Frankwaswounded,buthestayedonhishorse.LawmenchasedhimandhisbrotherformorethanaweekbeforetheyIosttheirtrail.