Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express

水牛比尔和小马快车

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CHAPTER 1 RIDERS WANTED! It was spring, 1860. Bill saw a sign in the post office at Fort Laramie. The sign said: WANTED: RIDERS FOR THE PONY EXPRESS Young, skinny fellows under 18. Orphans welcome. $25 dollars a week. "That's the kind of job I want!" said Bill.

第1章想要骑手！ 那是1860年的春天。 比尔在拉勒米堡的邮局看到了一个标志。 标牌上写着： 想要： 小马快车的骑手 18岁以下的瘦骨嶙峋的年轻人。 欢迎孤儿。 每周25美元。 “那正是我想要的工作！”比尔说。

Bill went in to see Mr. Majors. Bill stood tall and said,"I want to join the Pony Express." Mr. Majors laughed. "A big wind could blow you away!" he said, "You are too young." "Gee whiz!" said Bill. "I' m sixteen!" "Don't try to fool me!" said Mr. Majors."If you are sixteen, then l' m a lizard."

比尔进去见梅杰斯先生。 比尔站得很高，说：“我想加入小马快车。” 梅杰斯先生笑了。“大风会把你吹走的！”他说，“你太年轻了。” “哎呀！”比尔说。“我十六岁了！” 梅杰斯先生说：“别想骗我！”。“如果你十六岁，那我就是蜥蜴。”

"I guess I' m closer to fifteen, " said Bill. "Can you ride? Follow trails? Swim? Shoot?" asked Mr. Majors. "Yes, sir," said Bill. "I roped cattle when I was nine, and I can ride like the wind." "It will be no picnic," said Mr. Majors. "You must ride seventy or more miles each day. There may be trouble, too." "I'm not afraid," Bill said.

“我想我快十五岁了，”比尔说。 梅杰斯先生问：“你会骑马吗？会沿着小径走吗？会游泳吗？会射击吗？”。 “是的，先生，”比尔说，“我九岁的时候就用绳子把牛拴起来了，我骑得像风一样快。” 梅杰斯先生说：“这不是野餐。”。“你每天必须骑行70英里或以上。也可能会有麻烦。” “我不怕，”比尔说。