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1911, the old American West is dying. Encroaching technological advances such as railroads, telegram offices, and stronger law enforcement begin to integrate themselves into western society.
The federal government wants the Bureau of investigation to aid in the process of civilizing the west by ridding the region of all of the savage gangs running wild and unchallenged, especially that of Bill Williamson and Dutch van der Linde.
rid sth of sth
If you rid a place or person of something undesirable or unwanted, you succeed in removing it completely from that place or person.
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Edgar Ross, the newly appointed head of the Bureau of investigation. Not wanting to make martyrs out of them, Ross decides to use an ex-associate of Williamson’s that the Bureau had been watching to hunt him down : John Marston.
hunt sb down
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to search for sb until you catch or find them, especially in order to punish or harm them 追捕，缉捕（某人）
Agent Milton
orphaned street kid seduced by that maniac’s silver tongue and matures into a degenerate murderer.
Agent Ross, Pinkerton Detective Agency seconded to the United States Government.
second: /səˈkɑːnd/
~ sb (from sth) (to sth)(especially BrE) to send an employee to another department, office, etc. in order to do a different job for a short period of time 临时调派；短期调任
Each year two teachers are seconded to industry for six months.
每年有两名教师派到产业部门工作六个月。
be seconded from something to something
During the dispute, many police officers were seconded from traffic duty to the prison service.
you’re a wanted man Mr. Morgan.
wanted: being searched for by the police, in connection with a crime 受通缉的
He is wanted by the police in connection with the deaths of two people.
他因与两条人命有关而受到警方通缉。
Italy’s most wanted man
意大利头号通缉犯
Five thousand dollars?
For me?
Can I turn myself in?
turn in: (informal) to take sb to the police or sb in authority because they have committed a crime 把…扭送（到警察局）；使自首
She threatened to turn him in to the police.
她扬言要把他交给警方。
He decided to turn himself in.
他决定到警察局去自首。
A guy fitting his description robbed a train belonging to Leviticus Cornwall up near Granite Pass.
fit:
[I, T](not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to agree with, match or be suitable for sth; to make sth do this （使）与…一致，和…相称，符合Something doesn’t quite fit here.
这里有点不大协调。
~ into sth
His pictures don’t fit into any category.
他的画哪一类也算不上。
~ sth
The facts certainly fit your theory.
这些事实和你的说法丝毫不差。
The punishment ought to fit the crime.
罚须当罪。
~ sth to sth
We should fit the punishment to the crime.
我们应该根据罪行量刑。
I haven’t done anything wrong aside from not play the games to your rules.
Spare me the philosophy lesson, I’ve already heard it from Mac Callender.
Spare:
to save sb/yourself from having to go through an unpleasant experience 省得；免去
~ sb/yourself sth
He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.
他不想让母亲有丝毫的担忧。
Please spare me (= do not tell me) the gruesome details.
那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。
You could have spared yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.
你要是先打个电话就用不着跑这一趟了。
~ sb/yourself from sth
She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court.
她无须出庭受折磨了。
He was pretty shot up by the time I got to him
shoot sb up
to cause great damage to sth by shooting 开枪打坏；击毁
so really it was more of a mercy killing. slow but merciful.
You people venerate savagery and you will die savagely.
What Arthur Morgan said in Rhodes before Sean get shut.
They said there was some big misunderstanding about them horses.
And… what about burning their fields?
They don’t know we had anything to do with that.
We are stuck in the middle of some ancient feud. Instead of playing both sides, we’re being used by both of them.
You act so high and mighty… but you’re no better than the rest of us.
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Damn, but 90th saw some trouble in this town. Remember all that? Mercy. Thing have calmed down since then.
It’s time folks stop talking about this curse on Valentine, nonsense.