VOA慢速英语:Tombstone, Arizona: "The Town Too Tough To Die"

短语讲解：

1. In 1877, Mr. Schieffelin was searching for silver in the Arizona territory.

search for 搜索，搜寻
例句：Many are making it easier to search for content.
许多人正尝试使搜索变得更容易。

2. Apache Indians considered it to be their land and were all too ready to fight for it.

fight for 为…而战斗
例句：Would you fight for me?
你会为我而战斗吗?

3. He decided to call his claim “Tombstone” because of the soldier’s warning.

because of 因为，由于
例句：I'm here because of you.
我来这儿是因为你们。

4. Soon, people heard about his silver discovery and arrived in the area.

hear about 得悉，听说
例句：So why do we hear about the manufacturing jobs?
那么为什么总是能听到制造业劳动力的信息呢？

5. But others were looking for easy money.

look for 寻找
例句：Did you look for your wife?
你去找你老婆了吗？

6. And a gunfight had already taken place that would forever include Tombstone among the famous stories told about the American Wild West.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Elections take place every four years.
选举四年举行一次。

7. Stories from people who saw the fight led to newspaper reports, more stories, books, and later, movies and television shows. 

lead to 把…带到; 领到; （道路）通向; 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

8. In fact, a marker near the spot tells what happened.

in fact 实际上，其实
例句：In fact quite the opposite.
事实上，情况恰好相反。