美国名人女神枪手安妮·奥克利.docx

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.TodaywereportaboutAnnieOakleyzawomanwhobecamefamousforherabilitytoshootagunandhitverysmallobjects.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AnnieOakleyTherearehundredsofstoriesaboutAnnieOakley.ManyofthestoriesinvolveheradventuresintheAmericanWildWest.OtherstellabouthertravelswithNativeAmericantribes.However;mostofthestoriesarenottrue.ShedidnotgrowupintheWildWest,nordidshefightinanybattles.AnnieOakleywasaperformerinatravelingWildWestshow.SheusedherskillatshootingaguntobecomeoneofthemostfamoussharpshootersinAmericanhistory.VOICETWO:AnnieOakleywasbornineighteensixtyinDarkeCounty,Ohio.HerrealnamewasPhoebeAnnMosey.Whenshewassixyearsold,herfatherdiedofpneumonia.Herfamilywasverypoor.Shedidnotattendschool.Whenshewasnineyearsold,Anniewenttolivewithanotherfamilyonafarm.Thenshebecameaservantforstillanotherfamily.Shelatersaidthatthisnewfamilyabusedher.WhenAnniereturnedtolivewithherownfamily,shedecidedtohelpthemearnmoney.Shetaughtherselfhowtoshoothergrandfather'sgunandbeganhuntinganimalsforfood.Shecouldshoottheanimalswithoutruiningtheimportantpartsofthemeat.Shesoldtheanimalstothepeopleinhertown.Whenshewasfifteenyearsold,shehadmadeenoughmoneytopayforherfamily'sfarm.VOICEONE:Soonherabilitytoshootagunbecamewellknowninhertown.Whenshewassixteenyearsold,shewasinvitedtoashootingcontestwithafamousmarksmannamedFrankButler.FrankButlerclaimedthathecouldshootbetterthananyoneelse.Anniesurprisedeveryonewhenshewonthecompetition.Sheshotalltwenty-fivetargets,whileFrankButlerwasonlyabletoshoottwenty-fourofthem.Perhapstheirshootingabilitiesattractedthemtooneanother,becauseAnnieandFrankmarriedineighteenseventy-six.VOICETWO:Ineighteeneighty-two,AnnietookthenameOakley.SheandFrankButlerstartedputtingonshowstogether,demonstratingtheirabilitiestoshootagun.FrankButlerwasthestaroftheshowandAnnieOakleywashisassistant.However,sometimesshedidherownshooting.Twoyearslater,AnnieOakleymetthefamousNativeAmericanChiefSittingBull,ataperformance.Thechieflikedherskillinshootingandalsoherpersonality.Theybecamefriends.Hegaveherthename"LittleSureShot"becauseofhershootingabilityandbecauseshewasonlyoneandone-halfmeterstall.(MUSIC:"ColonelBuffaloBill")VOICEONE:SittingBullandBuffaloBillIneighteeneighty-fivezAnnieOakleyandFrankButlerjoinedanothertravelingshow.Itwascalled"BuffaloBill'sWildWest."WilliamCody,betterknownasBuffaloBill,rantheshow.Forsixteenyears,AnnieOakleywasthestaroftheshowwhileFrankButlerwasherassistant.Postersfortheshowcalledhera"ChampionMarkswoman."TheWildWestshowbecameveryfamousallovertheUnitedStates.Alloftheperformersdemonstratedtheirskills.ManyoftheperformershadfoughtinrealgunbattleswhilesettlingthewesternpartoftheUnitedStates.TheywantedtobringtheexcitementandmysteryoftheWildWesttoashowthatpeoplewouldliketowatch.VOICETWO:AnnieOakleydidtricksthatshowedoffhowgoodshewasataimingandshootingagun.Shecouldshootasmallmetalcointhrownintheairfromtwenty-sevenmetersaway.Shecouldshootthethinedgeofaplayingcardandthenshootitsixmoretimesasitfelltotheground.ShecouldshoottheashesoffofacigaretteherhusbandFrankButlerheldinhismouth.Ineighteeneighty-seven,BuffaloBilltookthewholeWildWestshowtoEurope.Theytraveledtomanycountriesandgavemanyperformances.TheyperformedinEnglandforQueenVictoria.AnnieOakleyreceivedalotofattention.Thenewspaperswrotestoriesaboutherandshetookpartinmanyshootingcontests.VOICEONE:TheWildWestshowreturnedtoEuropetwoyearslater.Bythistime,AnnieOakleyhadbecomeevenmorefamous.TheWildWestshowperformedinParis,France,forsixmonths.ThentheperformerstraveledtoGermany,ItalyandSpain.InGermany,theCrownPrinceaskedOakleytoshoottheashesoffofacigarettethatheheldinhismouth,asshefamouslyhaddonewithherhusband.SheaskedthePrincetoholdthecigaretteinhishandinsteadanddidthetrickeasily.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:WhentheWildWestshowreturnedtotheUnitedStates,BuffaloBilldecidedtochangeittoincludescenesfromthelifeandcultureoftheWildWest.Thesescenesincludedtrainrobberies,gunfightsandconflictswithNativeAmericanIndians.Innineteen-oh-onezAnnieOakleywasinatraincrashthatbadlyinjuredherback.Shehadfiveoperations.AnnieandFrankwantedtostoptravelingsomuchandhavetheirownhome.SotheylefttheWildWestshow.TheybuiltahomeinCambridge,Maryland.Theylikedthisareabecauseithadanicecommunityandthereweremanyplacestheycouldgohunting.AnnieOakleyandFrankButlertookpartincommunityactivities.Oakleygaveshootinglessonsanddemonstrationsatthelocalcountyfair.VOICEONE:AnnieOakleywroteabookaboutherlifethatwaspublishedinnineteenfourteen.Itwascalled"PowdersIHaveUsed."Shealsowrotemanystoriesabouthuntingandfishing.Someofthesearticlestriedtogetotherwomentobeginhunting.Shealsotriedtogetwomentolearnhowtoshootagunsothattheycoulddefendthemselves.DuringWorldWarOne,AnnieOakleyofferedtohelpthemilitary.Sheproposedtotrainagroupofwomenvolunteerswhowouldbecomes