. "To recollect" a name is to remember it (As here, it’s often used in the negative). "You heard the story of Jesse James….and those who squeal are usually found dying or dead.... Another one of Bonnie’s poems: "To squeal" is to make a high sound like a pig, or more colloquially, to tell the police as to the location or activities of a person who has done something illegal. ...They call them cold hearted killers, they say they are heartless and mean, but I say with pride, I knew Clyde, when he was upright, honest and clean... If a person is "cold hearted" or "heartless," they are mean, abusive and indifferent to the suffering of others. A person who is "upright" is honest, fair and responsible, but this word is a bit old-fashioned. ...If a policeman is killed in Dallas, and they have no clue to guide... A "clue" is a small piece of evidence, such as a written note or a fingerprint, that leads to the solution of a crime. ....if they can’t find a fiend, they just wipe the slate clean, and they hang it on Bonnie and Clyde.... A "fiend" is a great little word for a totally evil person or criminal. "To wipe the slate clean" means to start all over, in this case looking for the criminals (a slate is a thin piece of rock, or here, an imaginary record of past mistakes). "To hang" a crime on somebody is to blame them for it, even if they did not do it. ...If they try to act like citizens, and rent them a nice little flat, about the third night, they’re invited to fight, by a sub gun’s rat-a-tat-tat... A "flat" is a British word for an apartment. A "sub gun" is a never used way of referring to a sub machine gun, which is an extremely powerful gun that can shoot hundreds of bullets a minute. "Rat-a-tat-tat" is the sound that machine guns makes. ...Someday they’ll go down together, they’ll bury them side by side, to few it will be grief, to the law a relief, but it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde..." In this case, if "they go down together," this means they will probably die together. "Grief" is great sadness or feelings of suffering. You did just perfect :: I never figured on that. "To figure on" something is to count on or expect it. Why do you want to merry me? :: To make an honest women out of you. "To make an honest person out of" somebody is to influence them so that they become honest and moral. A somewhat silly expression. What would you do if you could start all over clean, with no record and nobody after us? :: ….I wouldn’t live in the same state where we pull our jobs. In this case, a "record" is a "criminal record" that the police keep on all individuals. "To pull a job" is a very slangy way of saying to do a job, though here, the job that Clyde is talking about is robbing banks. I’m your pa, I’m your kin! Not that there Clyde Barrow!
责任编辑:yechenglu
