VOA慢速英语:Frank and Jesse James, Brothers in Crime in the Old West

pull out拔出
例句：He pulled out the pistol and aimed at the enemy officer.
他拔出手枪, 瞄准敌军官。

2. In less than two minutes, they return to the street. Now the gang is in a great hurry. All twelve men begin shooting.

in a hurry匆忙地，立即
例句：I almost bumped into a man who was entering in a hurry.
我差点撞着一个匆忙往里走的人。

3. Terrible fighting took place in Missouri and in other border states.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

4. Guerrilla groups from both sides were responsible for the fighting.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

5. Many former Confederate soldiers returned home, but did not put down their guns.

put down放下
例句：Put down that book and help your mother with the dishes.
放下那本书, 帮你母亲洗餐具。

6. A lack of government control in the West also led to increased violence after the war.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

7. But no one did. Most lawmen did not even know what the two brothers looked like.

look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：He looks like a scholar.
他看上去像个学者。

8. Once, he ate dinner with a well-known Pinkerton detective who was searching for him.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

9. Several months later, Frank James surrendered to the governor of Missouri. He was charged with several crimes and tried two times.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。

10. After Cole was released from prison, he and Frank James earned money by speaking to groups.

release from把…从…解脱出来
例句：You can be released from prison early for good behavior.
你可以因表现好提前释放。