【美国人物志】弗兰克和杰西杰姆斯(6/10)
Jesse James在美国是一位尽人皆知的传奇人物，他和弟弟Frank James是美国西部妇孺皆知的西部大盗，他的故事的精彩程度似乎不亚于我们中国观众所熟悉侠盗罗宾汉。因此，多年以来以他的生平为内容的影视作品多达30几部，仅次于亚伯拉翰·林肯和比利小子（Billy the Kid）两位美国历史名人的“上镜率”。Hints：
Jesse James
Pinkerton
'good luck'!
Frank
Missouri
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201304/201304160910125674159.mp3Jesse James enjoyed being famous. He often wrote letters to newspapers denying that he was guilty of any crime. Once, he ate dinner with a well-known Pinkerton detective who was searching for him. The detective got a big surprise later when he opened a letter from Jesse James. Jesse said how much he enjoyed their dinner together. He also wished him 'good luck'! Stories like this were printed in newspapers all over the country. They helped make the James brothers famous. People liked the stories. Those who had been robbed did not. Soon, large amounts of money were offered for the capture of Frank and Jesse James. The state of Missouri offered as much as 10,000 dollars for the brothers. . . dead or alive.杰西杰姆斯非常享受成名的感觉。他经常写信给报社，否认他的行为是有罪的。有一次，他还和一位著名的平克顿侦探共进晚餐，而后者当时正在搜寻杰姆斯兄弟。这位侦探后来收到了杰西的来信而大吃一惊。在信中，杰西一边表示自己不知有多么享受这顿和著名侦探一起吃的晚饭，一边还调侃他：祝他好运！像这样的故事印上了报纸传遍了全国。这帮助杰姆斯兄弟声名大噪。大家都爱看这种故事，可那些曾被抢的人肯定不喜欢了。很快，缉拿杰姆斯兄弟的高额悬赏就出现了。在密苏里州，抓他们的悬赏就高达一万美元，而且是不论死活。
——译文来自: hawkinmoon
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