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1、美国名人水牛比尔科迪BuffaloBillCodyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:0014:46repeatByGeorgeGrow2004-5-1(THEME)VOICEONE:mGwenOuten.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellthestoryofamancalledBuffaloBill.HisrealnamewasWilliamF.Cody.HecreatedWildWestshowsthatpeoplearoundtheworldenjoyedfor

2、morethanthirtyyears.(THEME)VOICEONE:WilliamFrederickCodywasbornineighteen-forty-sixinthestateofIowa.HediedinColoradoinnineteen-seventeen.Researchersdisagreeaboutotherincidentsinhislife.ThatisbecausesomestoriesaboutBuffaloBillareacombinationoffactualeventsandmake-believe.However,thereisgeneralagreeme

3、ntabouttheinfluenceofBuffaloBillCody.PeoplesayherepresentedthespiritandtraditionoftheAmericanWest.VOICETWO:WilliamF.CodygrewupinthecenteroftheUnitedStates.WilliamsfamilymovedfromIowatotheterritoryofKansaswhenhewasstillachild.Hisfatherdiedineighteen-fifty-seven.AshorttimeIaterzWilliamstartedworkingat

4、differentjobstohelphisfamily.Heworkedasadriverforateamofoxen.Heguidedthepowerfulanimalsastheymovedgoodsfromplacetoplace.Healsocarriedmessagesforalocalcompany.1.ater,WilliamjoinedagroupofmenseekinggoldinthemountainsofColorado.Theywerenotverysuccessful.ThenhegotajobasaPonyExpressrider.ThePonyExpressus

5、edteamsofmenandhorsestotransportmailacrossthecountry.Williamwasaskilledrider.Onceherodefive-hundred-fifteenkilometersinasingletrip.ThiswasoneofthelongestridesforthePonyExpress.Atthetime,hewasjustfifteenyearsold.(MUSICBRIDGE)VOICEONE:Kansasbecameastateineighteen-sixty-one.Afewweekslater,theCivilWarbe

6、tweenthestatesstarted.Southernstatesfoughttoprotecttherightsofindividualstates.Northernstatesfoughttokeepthecountryunited.Duringthewar,KansasjoinedwiththeNorthandprovidedmenfortheUnionarmy.WilliamwastooyoungtofightwhentheCivilWarstarted.Atfirst,heservedtheUnionforcesasascout,orexplorer.Ineighteen-si

7、xty-fourzhejoinedtheUnitedStatesArmy.CodybecameamemberoftheSeventhKansasCavalry.HisforcewassenttonearbysouthernstatesduringtheCivilWar.Codydroveateamofhorses.Heremainedthereuntilthewarended.VOICETWO:Afterthewar,WilliamCodymarriedLouisaFredericiinSaintLouiszMissouri.Theyweremarriedformorethanfiftyyea

8、rsandhadfourchildren.Whentheywerefirstmarried,Codyhadmanydifferentjobs.Forexample,heoperatedahotelinKansas.ThenhebeganhuntingbuffaloforworkcrewsbuildingtheKansasPacificRailroad.Theworkersusedthewildanimalsformeat.CodygotthenameBuffaloBillbywinningabuffalohuntingcompetition.Reportssayheshotandkilledm

9、orethanfour-thousandbuffaloinjusteighteenmonths.(MUSICBRIDGE)VOICEONE:Codyre-joinedtheArmyineighteen-sixty-eight.HeservedasacivilianscoutformilitaryforcesfightingIndiansintheWest.HisexperienceandskillsmadehimanablefighterandguidefortheArmy.CodyhelpedtheFifthCavalrydefeatagroupofCheyennewarriors.Heal

10、soservedasaguideforindividualswhowantedtohuntbuffalo.SomehunterscamefrombigcitiesintheeasternUnitedStatesandfromothercountries.OnceheguidedamemberofRussiasrulingfamily,theGrandDukeAlexiszonahuntingtrip.Americannewspapersreportedontheiractivities.VOICETWO:Codysexcitinglifeprovidedthedetailsformanysto

11、ries.AnumberofwritersbeganproducingstoriesaboutfamouspeopleofthewesternUnitedStates.Thesestoriesbecameknownasdimenovels.DimenovelshelpedmakeheroesofpeoplelikeDavyCrockettandKitCarson.AwriternamedNedBuntlinedecidedtowriteabookaboutBuffaloBill.BuntlinesbookandnewspaperreportshelpedmakeCodyfamous.Thebo

12、okbecamepopularandwaslatermadeintoaplaycalledScoutsofthePrairie.BuffaloBillevenappearedintheshow.CriticssaidCodywasabadactor,buttheshowwasverysuccessful.TheplayledCodytoformhisowntravelingshow.ThegroupincludedanotherherooftheAmericanWest,WildBillHickok.VOICEONE:Duringthisperiod,Codyoftenreturnedtoth

13、eWesttofindotherwork.HeassistedtheArmyinitsoperationsagainstIndiantribes.Ineighteen-seventy-sixzIndianwarriorsdefeatedGeneralGeorgeCusterandhisforcesintheBattleofLittleBigHorninMontana.AfewweeksIaterzCodyandothersoldiersclashedwithagroupofCheyenneIndians.Duringthefighting,CodyreportedlykilledaCheyen

14、newarriornamedYellowHair.ThiseventaddedyetanotherincidenttoBuffaloBillscollectionofstories.CodylikedtheideaofbeingashowmanandtellingpeopleabouttheAmericanWest.Ineighteen-seventy-ninezhewrotehisownlifestoryandbeganpublishinghisowndimenovels.Healsocontinuedtoproduceplays.(MUSICBRIDGE)VOICETWO:Codyorga

15、nizedhisfirstWildWestshowineighteen-eighty-twointhestateofNebraska.Theshowwasperformedoutside.Itwasdesignedtoentertainandeducatecrowdsofpeople.Therewerecowboys,Indians,buffaloandotherkindsofanimals.Peoplewerenotsureexactlywhattheshowwas,buttheylikedit.Thefollowingyear,Codyandhisbusinesspartnersforme

16、datravelingshowcalledBuffaloBillsWildWest.ItbroughtcowboysandIndianstopeopleinpartsoftheUnitedStateswhomightneverhaveseenthem.Theshowwasamajorsuccessforthenextthirtyyears.Peoplelikeditformanyreasons.Onewasadesiretoreturntoearlier,simplertimes.TheAmericanWestofthedimenovelswasfastdisappearing.Theareawasstartingtodevelop.VOICEONE:BuffaloBillsWildWestshowincludedcowboyshuntingbuffalo.Ith