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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：
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What happened on that day was the first bank robbery, during business hours, in peacetime, in the United States. History books say the two men who went into the bank were Frank James and his younger brother Jesse. But this was never proved. Frank and Jesse James told lawmen they were home that day. Several of their friends confirmed the story. True or not, during the next 16 years, the James brothers did become two of the most famous outlaws in America.
History experts say they robbed at least 12 banks, perhaps many more. They stopped seven trains, taking money from passengers and the United States Postal Service. They robbed as many as seven stagecoaches, the horse-pulled vehicles used back then as public transportation. They traveled from their home in Clay County, Missouri, to Minnesota in the North and to Texas in the West. Hundreds of lawmen hunted them. But the James Brothers were never caught. Much later, their story was told in songs.那天发生的劫案，是美国和平年代在银行营业时间里发生的第一起银行劫案。史书声称，那天进入银行的那两个人就是弗兰克杰姆斯和他的弟弟——杰西杰姆斯，但此事从未得到证实。弗兰克和杰西告诉警方那天他们在家，并有几个他们的朋友为此作证。不管这事是真是假，在随后的16年里，杰姆斯兄弟确实成了美国历史上最有名的罪犯之一。历史学家说，他们至少抢过12家银行，也许更多。他们还截停过7辆火车，并从乘客身上和美国邮政服务管理局那抢钱。他们还在公共马车上作案高达7次，在那时，这种马拉的交通工具是用于公共交通运输的。从他们的家乡——密苏里州的克莱县，到明尼苏达州北部和德克萨斯州的西部，都是他们作案的范围。成百上千的警察在追捕他们，可杰姆斯兄弟从来也没被逮到过。很久以后，他们的故事都被编成歌了。
——译文来自: hawkinmoon |
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发表于 2016-8-2 13:17:59