VirtueandafastGun新概念英语课程讲解
VirtueandafastGun新概念英语课程讲解VirtueandafastGun美德与快抢手WilliamS.Hartwas,perhaps,thegreatestofallWesternstars,forunlikeGaryCooperandJohnWayneheappearedinnothingbutWesterns.From1914to1924hewassupremeandunchallenged.ItwasHartwhocreatedthebasicformulaoftheWesternfilm,anddevisedtheprotagonistheplayedineveryfilmhemade,thegood-badman,theaccidental,nobleoutlaw,orthehonestbutframedcowboy,orthesheriffmadesuspectbyviciousgossip;inshort,theindividualinconflictwithhimselfandhisfrontierenvironment.UnlikemostofhiscontemporariesinHollywood,Hartactually'knewsomethingoftheoldWest.Hehadlivedinitasachildwhenitwasalreadydisappearing,andhisherowasfirmlyrootedinhismemoriesandexperiences,andinboththehistoryandthemythologyofthevanishedfrontier.AndalthoughnoperiodorplaceinAmericanhistoryhasbeenmoreabsurdlyromanticized,mythandrealitydidjoinhandsinatleastonearena,theconflictbetweentheindividualandencroachingcivilization.MenaccustomedtostrugglingforsurvivalagainsttheelementsandIndianwerebewilderedbypoliticians,bankersandBusiness-men,andunhorsedbyfences,lawsandalientaboos.Hart'sgood-badmanwasalwaysanoutsider,alwaysoneofthedisinherited,andifhefounditnecessarytoshootasherifforrobabankalongtheway,hisearlyaudiencesfounditeasytounderstandandforgive,especiallywhenitwasHartwho,intheend,overcametheattackingIndians.Audiencesintheseconddecadeofthetwentiethcenturyfounditpleasanttoescapetoatimewhenlife,thoughhard,wasrelativelysimple.Westilldo;livinginaworldinwhichundeclaredaggression,war,hypocrisy,chicanery,anarchyandimpendingimmolationarepartofourdailylives,weallwantacodetoliveby.Newwordsandexpressions生词短语supremesupera.首屈一指超级supremecourt最高法院supremepeople'scourt最高人民法院intermediate中级supremacyn.首屈一指malesupremacy大男子主义malesupremacist大男子主义者greymare胜过丈夫的妻子secondtonone最高的IndiaissecondtoChinainpopulation.secondto仅次于protagonistn.主角antagonist反面角色leadingrole主角supportingrole再己角extra跑龙套starring领街outlawn.亡命徒outlawsinthegreenwood绿林好汉brigand地匪，流窜犯highwayman打劫的fake假的framedsheriffviciousfake假的venomous恶蠹的heinous恶近的malicious邪恶的gossipn.流吉蜚语rumor谣言，传闻Itisrumoredthatherobbedthebank.gossipmonger传谣言的人inshort总之n环境inbrief/inaword总之environmentsurrounding环境undertheenvironment在情况下environmentmakesman.环境造就人vanishedarenaa.消失了的n.竞技场absurdlyad荒诞的amphitheater圆形剧场politicalarena政治舞台anarchymonarchylawlessimpendingcoden.准贝Un.混乱启主制adj.非法的chaosn.混乱n.骚乱deliver给a.遭到陷害的n.司法长官a.恶蠹的bullflighting斗牛encroachingencroach侵犯Americancultureisencroachingglobally.penetratin渗入Hisspeehispenetrating.Indian.印第安人bewildervt.使手足无措wilder迷茫baffle/muddle迷乱的dizzy昏的aliendisorient使失去方向a.外来的a.渐渐渗入的alienproduct洋货alienword夕卜来词eg.sofa,jeep,cafecoolie,kotow；alienatev.远离taboon.戒律forbiddenwordsdisinheritvt.剥求的继承权damnitinherit继承inheritance继承权undeclareda.未经宣布的hypocrisyn.伪善hypocrite伪启子hypocritical过于挑剔chicaneryn.诈骗chicanev.骗（以-ry结尾的名词没有复数如machinery,pottery,jewelerycheat,deceive,hoaxcheat骗钱财deceiveone'sfeelingshoax:playtrick（哄小孩）chaoticadj.混舌Limminent迫近的sacrificen.祭祀品turbulencea.迫近的approaching靠近immolatevt.杀immolationn.杀戮Notesonthetext课文注释Williams.HartWilliam:first/given/Christiannames.:middlenameHart:lastnameWesternstars西部片影星for因为unlike与不同appearinnothingbut仅仅出现于1. nothingbut仅仅Heisnothingbutliar.他是骗子。Heisanythingbutliar他不是骗子heisnothingbutangry.他很生气heisanyghingbutangry.他不生气GaryCooperPuritan活教徒comedy喜剧unchallenged=matchlessItwas强调句式vastwestIndianshero.devise=designupright正直filmmaker制片人good-badman本质好，偶尔做坏事的.人tramp流浪者ChineseAmercian美籍华人（根在前）noble:1.rich2.noblemindedoutofimpulse一时冲动cowherd/comman牧童suspect嫌疑犯HewasmadeChairman.他被选为主席abusepower滥用权力rangy落魄的人minorfigure小人物inshortinconflictwith与有冲突frontier此处意思是广阔的西部unwillinglyoutsider局夕卜人contemporary同时代的人，当代的modern现代的knowsth.of略有了解关于“西部在消失”的背景常识JeffersonthedeclarationofIndepedence独立宣言Louisiana路易斯安那-64-Mississippi密西西比河ambassador大使hire租用fightacross难以定夺（将在外，启命有所不受）goldrush淘金热hero英雄mythology神话although让步状语从句nomore构成最高级romanticized此处指作成电影（浪漫化）indelibleeffect不可磨灭的印象joinhands=coexist并存solidbasis虚构同位句conflict是arena的同位语accustomedto做后置定语意思是usedto习惯于unhorsed放弃戎马生涯overcame击退comment评论relatively相对的do=finditpleasanVirtueandafastGun新概念英语课程讲解】
