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1、美国名人女神枪手安妮奥克利AnnieOakley,1860-1926:OneoftheMostFamousSharpshootersinAmericanHistoryplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:19repeatByErinBraswell2008-2-23VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmBarbaraKleinwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglishprogram.TodaywereportaboutAnnieOakleyzawomanwhobecamefamousforherability
2、toshootagunandhitverysmallobjects.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AnnieOakleyTherearehundredsofstoriesaboutAnnieOakley.ManyofthestoriesinvolveheradventuresintheAmericanWildWest.OtherstellabouthertravelswithNativeAmericantribes.However;mostofthestoriesarenottrue.ShedidnotgrowupintheWildWest,nordidshefightinanybattle
3、s.AnnieOakleywasaperformerinatravelingWildWestshow.SheusedherskillatshootingaguntobecomeoneofthemostfamoussharpshootersinAmericanhistory.VOICETWO:AnnieOakleywasbornineighteensixtyinDarkeCounty,Ohio.HerrealnamewasPhoebeAnnMosey.Whenshewassixyearsold,herfatherdiedofpneumonia.Herfamilywasverypoor.Shedi
4、dnotattendschool.Whenshewasnineyearsold,Anniewenttolivewithanotherfamilyonafarm.Thenshebecameaservantforstillanotherfamily.Shelatersaidthatthisnewfamilyabusedher.WhenAnniereturnedtolivewithherownfamily,shedecidedtohelpthemearnmoney.Shetaughtherselfhowtoshoothergrandfathersgunandbeganhuntinganimalsfo
5、rfood.Shecouldshoottheanimalswithoutruiningtheimportantpartsofthemeat.Shesoldtheanimalstothepeopleinhertown.Whenshewasfifteenyearsold,shehadmadeenoughmoneytopayforherfamilysfarm.VOICEONE:Soonherabilitytoshootagunbecamewellknowninhertown.Whenshewassixteenyearsold,shewasinvitedtoashootingcontestwithaf
6、amousmarksmannamedFrankButler.FrankButlerclaimedthathecouldshootbetterthananyoneelse.Anniesurprisedeveryonewhenshewonthecompetition.Sheshotalltwenty-fivetargets,whileFrankButlerwasonlyabletoshoottwenty-fourofthem.Perhapstheirshootingabilitiesattractedthemtooneanother,becauseAnnieandFrankmarriedineig
7、hteenseventy-six.VOICETWO:Ineighteeneighty-two,AnnietookthenameOakley.SheandFrankButlerstartedputtingonshowstogether,demonstratingtheirabilitiestoshootagun.FrankButlerwasthestaroftheshowandAnnieOakleywashisassistant.However,sometimesshedidherownshooting.Twoyearslater,AnnieOakleymetthefamousNativeAme
8、ricanChiefSittingBull,ataperformance.Thechieflikedherskillinshootingandalsoherpersonality.Theybecamefriends.HegaveherthenameLittleSureShotbecauseofhershootingabilityandbecauseshewasonlyoneandone-halfmeterstall.(MUSIC:ColonelBuffaloBill)VOICEONE:SittingBullandBuffaloBillIneighteeneighty-fivezAnnieOak
9、leyandFrankButlerjoinedanothertravelingshow.ItwascalledBuffaloBillsWildWest.WilliamCody,betterknownasBuffaloBill,rantheshow.Forsixteenyears,AnnieOakleywasthestaroftheshowwhileFrankButlerwasherassistant.PostersfortheshowcalledheraChampionMarkswoman.TheWildWestshowbecameveryfamousallovertheUnitedState
10、s.Alloftheperformersdemonstratedtheirskills.ManyoftheperformershadfoughtinrealgunbattleswhilesettlingthewesternpartoftheUnitedStates.TheywantedtobringtheexcitementandmysteryoftheWildWesttoashowthatpeoplewouldliketowatch.VOICETWO:AnnieOakleydidtricksthatshowedoffhowgoodshewasataimingandshootingagun.S
11、hecouldshootasmallmetalcointhrownintheairfromtwenty-sevenmetersaway.Shecouldshootthethinedgeofaplayingcardandthenshootitsixmoretimesasitfelltotheground.ShecouldshoottheashesoffofacigaretteherhusbandFrankButlerheldinhismouth.Ineighteeneighty-seven,BuffaloBilltookthewholeWildWestshowtoEurope.Theytrave
12、ledtomanycountriesandgavemanyperformances.TheyperformedinEnglandforQueenVictoria.AnnieOakleyreceivedalotofattention.Thenewspaperswrotestoriesaboutherandshetookpartinmanyshootingcontests.VOICEONE:TheWildWestshowreturnedtoEuropetwoyearslater.Bythistime,AnnieOakleyhadbecomeevenmorefamous.TheWildWestsho
13、wperformedinParis,France,forsixmonths.ThentheperformerstraveledtoGermany,ItalyandSpain.InGermany,theCrownPrinceaskedOakleytoshoottheashesoffofacigarettethatheheldinhismouth,asshefamouslyhaddonewithherhusband.SheaskedthePrincetoholdthecigaretteinhishandinsteadanddidthetrickeasily.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:When
14、theWildWestshowreturnedtotheUnitedStates,BuffaloBilldecidedtochangeittoincludescenesfromthelifeandcultureoftheWildWest.Thesescenesincludedtrainrobberies,gunfightsandconflictswithNativeAmericanIndians.Innineteen-oh-onezAnnieOakleywasinatraincrashthatbadlyinjuredherback.Shehadfiveoperations.AnnieandFr
15、ankwantedtostoptravelingsomuchandhavetheirownhome.SotheylefttheWildWestshow.TheybuiltahomeinCambridge,Maryland.Theylikedthisareabecauseithadanicecommunityandthereweremanyplacestheycouldgohunting.AnnieOakleyandFrankButlertookpartincommunityactivities.Oakleygaveshootinglessonsanddemonstrationsattheloc
16、alcountyfair.VOICEONE:AnnieOakleywroteabookaboutherlifethatwaspublishedinnineteenfourteen.ItwascalledPowdersIHaveUsed.Shealsowrotemanystoriesabouthuntingandfishing.Someofthesearticlestriedtogetotherwomentobeginhunting.Shealsotriedtogetwomentolearnhowtoshootagunsothattheycoulddefendthemselves.DuringW
17、orldWarOne,AnnieOakleyofferedtohelpthemilitary.Sheproposedtotrainagroupofwomenvolunteerswhowouldbecomesoldersinthewar.However,theUnitedStatesdidnotacceptthisoffer.ShealsoofferedtogivetheAmericantroopsshootinglessons.Shetraveledacrossthecountryandvisitedmanytrainingcamps.Shegaveshootingdemonstrations
18、andraisedmoneyformedicineandsupplies.VOICETWO:Innineteentwenty-five,AnnieOakleyandFrankButlermovedbacktoOhiotobenearherfamily.Theycontinuedtogiveperformances.ButAnnieOakleywassick.ShediedonNovemberthird,nineteentwenty-six.HerhusbandFrankButlerdiedeighteendayslater.AnnieOakleyhasbeenrememberedinmanyw
19、ays.Peoplehavewrittenmovieszsongs,plays,booksandtelevisionshowsabouther.OneofthemostfamousexamplesistheBroadwaymusicalplaycalledAnnieGetYourGun.IrvingBerlinwroteitinnineteenforty-six.Inoneofthefamoussongsfromthemusical,AnnieOakleyandFrankButlersingAnythingYouCanDo.ThesingersareEthelMermanandBruceYar
20、nell.(MUSIC:AnythingYouCanDo)VOICEONE:Themusicalisstillbeingperformedtodaytorememberawomanwithanunusualskill.Sheshowedthatwomencouldbejustasgood,ifnotbetter,thanmen.WeleaveyouwithTheresNoBusinessLikeShowBusinessfromAnnieGetYourGun.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyErinBraswellandproducedbyLawanDavis.mBarbaraKlein.VOICEONE:AndmSteveEmber.YoucanlearnmoreaboutfamousAmericansonourWebsite,.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
