1. vast west
2. Indians
3. hero.
devise=design
upright :正直
film maker: 制片人
good-bad man :本质好,偶尔做坏事的人
tramp :流浪者
Chinese Amercian 美籍华人(根在前)
noble: 1.rich 2.noble minded
out of impulse :一时冲动
cowherd/cowman : 牧童
suspect :嫌疑犯
He was made Chairman. 他被选为主席
abuse power : 滥用权力
rangy : 落魄的人
minor figure : 小人物
in short : 总之
in conflict with ...:与……有冲突
frontier : 此处意思是广阔的西部
unwillingly:不情愿地
outsider: 局外人
contemporary: 同时代的人,当代的
modern :现代的
know sth. of :略有了解
关于“西部在消失”的背景:
Jefferson
the declaration of Indepedence : 独立宣言
Louisiana : 路易斯安那
Mississippi :密西西比河
ambassador :大使
hire: 租用
fight across :难以定夺
...It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.