【美国人物志】威廉·弗雷德里克·科迪 (1/9)
威廉弗雷德里克科迪 (Buffalo Bill Cody) 又名野牛比尔 (Buffalo Bill) ，是一位水牛猎人、美军侦察兵及印第安战士。但他最为人所知的身份可能是蛮荒西部 (Wild West) 的代表人物，他制作了一部名为「野牛比尔的西大荒及世界级驯马师大会」(Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World) 的精彩表演，这场表演享誉全球并为美国西部创造了一个永恒不变的形象。野牛比尔的主要贡献在于创造了美国西部神话，一如好莱坞电影及电视影集所呈现出的蛮荒景象。Hints:
William Frederick Cody
Iowa
Colorado
"Buffalo Bill"
make-believe
Kansas
Pony Express
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201204/201204171220142985589.mp3William Frederick Cody was born in 1846 in the state of Iowa. He died in Colorado in 1917. Researchers disagree about other incidents in his life. That is because some stories about "Buffalo Bill" are a combination of factual events and make-believe. However, there is general agreement about the influence of "Buffalo Bill" Cody. People say he represented the spirit and tradition of the American West.
William F. Cody grew up in the center of the United States. William's family moved from Iowa to the territory of Kansas when he was still a child. His father died in 1857. A short time later, William started working at different jobs to help his family. He worked as a driver for a team of oxen. He guided the powerful animals as they moved goods from place to place. He also carried messages for a local company.
Later, William joined a group of men seeking gold in the mountains of Colorado. They were not very successful. Then he got a job as a Pony Express rider. The Pony Express used teams of men and horses to transport mail across the country. William was a skilled rider. Once he rode 515 kilometers in a single trip. This was one of the longest rides for the Pony Express. At the time, he was just 15 years old.威廉·弗雷德里克·科迪于1846年在爱荷华州出生。他1917年死于科罗拉多州。研究者对于他一生的其他事迹广有争论，这是因为“水牛比尔”（科迪的绰号，译者注）的一些故事混杂着真实和虚假。但是，“水牛比尔”科迪的影响力是公认的。人们说，他代表着美国西部的精神与传统。
威廉·F·科迪在美国中部长大。他还是孩子时，他们一家就从爱荷华州搬到了堪萨斯（准）州（堪萨斯于1861年成为美国第34个州，译者注）。他的父亲死于1857年。不久以后，威廉就开始干各种工作来养家糊口。他在一个牛队里干过司机，驾驶那些健壮的动物把货物从一地运到另一地。他也曾为当地的一家公司送过信。
后来，威廉加入了一队到科罗拉多的群山中寻找金子的人。他们并未大获成功。然后他得到了一份在快马邮递当骑手的工作。快马邮递用一队队人马在全国送信。威廉是个经验丰富的骑手。有一次他单程骑行了515公里。这是快马邮递最长的旅程之一。而那时候，他才仅仅15岁。
——译文来自: kongdh
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