2022VirtueandafastGun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,the第1页共25页accidental,nobleoutlaw,orthehonestbutframedcowboy,orthesheriffmadesuspectbyviciousgossip;inshort,theindividualinconflictwithhimselfandhisfrontierenvironment.UnlikemostofhiscontemporariesinHollywood,Hartactually'knewsomethingoftheoldWest.Hehadlivedinitasachildwhenitwasalreadydisappearing,andhisherowasfirmlyrootedinhismemoriesandexperiences,andinboththehistoryandthemythologyofthevanished第2页共25页frontier.AndalthoughnoperiodorplaceinAmericanhistoryhasbeenmoreabsurdlyromanticized,mythandrealitydidjoinhandsinatleastonearena,theconflictbetweentheindividualandencroachingcivilization.MenaccustomedtostrugglingforsurvivalagainsttheelementsandIndianwerebewilderedbypoliticians,bankersandBusiness-men,andunhorsedbyfences,lawsandalientaboos.Hart'sgood-badmanwasalwaysanoutsider,alwaysoneofthedisinherited,andifhefounditnecessary第3页共25页toshootasherifforrobabankalongtheway,hisearlyaudiencesfounditeasytounderstandandforgive,especiallywhenitwasHartwho,intheend,overcametheattackingIndians.Audiencesintheseconddecadeofthetwentiethcenturyfounditpleasanttoescapetoatimewhenlife,thoughhard,wasrelativelysimple.Westilldo;livinginaworldinwhichundeclaredaggression,war,hypocrisy,chicanery,anarchyandimpendingimmolationarepartofourdailylives,weallwantacodetoliveby.第4页共25页Newwordsandexpressions生词短语supremesupera.数一数二超级supremecourt最高法院supremepeople’scourt最高人民法院intermediate中级supremacy第5页共25页n.数一数二malesupremacy大男子主义malesupremacist大男子主义者greymare赛过丈夫的妻子secondtonone最高的IndiaissecondtoChinainpopulation.secondto仅次于protagonistn.主角antagonist反面角色leadingrole主角supportingrole配角第6页共25页extra跑龙套starring领街outlawn.亡命徒outlawsinthegreenwood绿林英雄brigand地匪，流窜犯highwayman打劫的fake假的framedsheriff第7页共25页viciousfake假的venomous恶毒的heinous恶毒的malicious邪恶的gossipn.无稽之谈rumor谣言，传闻Itisrumoredthatherobbedthebank.gossipmonger传谣言的人inshort第8页共25页总之n环境inbrief/inaword总之environmentsurrounding环境undertheenvironment在……状况下environmentmakesman.环境造就人vanishedarena第9页共25页a.消逝了的n.竞技场absurdlyad荒诞的amphitheater圆形剧场politicalarena政治舞台anarchymonarchylawlessimpending第10页共25页coden.准则n.混乱君主制adj.非法的chaosn.混乱n.骚乱deliver给a.遭到陷害的第11页共25页n.司法长官a.恶毒的bullflighting斗牛encroachingencroach侵扰Americancultureisencroachingglobally.penetratin渗入Hisspeehispenetrating.India第12页共25页n.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.慢慢渗入的alienproduct洋货第13页共25页alienword外来词eg.sofa,jeep,café,coolie,kotow；alienatev.远离taboon.戒律forbiddenwordsdisinheritvt.剥求……的继承权damnitinherit继承第14页共25页inheritance继承权undeclareda.未经宣布的hypocrisyn.伪善hypocrite伪君子hypocritical过于挑剔chicaneryn.诈骗chicanev.骗（以-ry结尾的名词没有复数如machinery,pottery,jewelery第15页共25页cheat,deceive,hoaxcheat骗钱财deceiveone’sf...
