2022Virtue and a fast Gun新概念英语课程讲解.docx

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,theaccidental,nobleoutlaw,orthehonestbutframedcowboy,orthesheriffmadesuspectbyviciousgossip;inshort,theindividualinconflictwithhimselfandhisfrontierenvironment.UnlikemostofhiscontemporariesinHollywood,Hartactually'knewsomethingoftheoldWest.Hehadlivedinitasachildwhenitwasalreadydisappearing,andhisherowasfirmlyrootedinhismemoriesandexperiences,andinboththehistoryandthemythologyofthevanishedfrontier.AndalthoughnoperiodorplaceinAmericanhistoryhasbeenmoreabsurdlyromanticized,mythandrealitydidjoinhandsinatleastonearena,theconflictbetweentheindividualandencroachingcivilization.MenaccustomedtostrugglingforsurvivalagainsttheelementsandIndianwerebewilderedbypoliticians,bankersandBusiness-men,andunhorsedbyfences,lawsandalientaboos.Hart'sgood-badmanwasalwaysanoutsider,alwaysoneofthedisinherited,andifhefounditnecessarytoshootasherifforrobabankalongtheway,hisearlyaudiencesfounditeasytounderstandandforgive,especiallywhenitwasHartwho,intheend,overcametheattackingIndians.Audiencesintheseconddecadeofthetwentiethcenturyfounditpleasanttoescapetoatimewhenlife,thoughhard,wasrelativelysimple.Westilldo;livinginaworldinwhichundeclaredaggression,war,hypocrisy,chicanery,anarchyandimpendingimmolationarepartofourdailylives,weallwantacodetoliveby.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supremacyn.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extra跑龙套starring领街outlawn.亡命徒outlaw