A highwayman was a man who stopped people and carriages on the open road and robbed them, especially in Britain in the 1600s and 1700s. Highway here is the public road, and man is the person.

A highwayman was a man highwayman是指...的人 who stopped people and carriages在大馬路上攔下行人和馬車 on the open road on the open road and robbed them並搶劫他們, especially in Britain in the 1600s and 1700s尤其在1600、1700年代的英國。Highway here這裡的highway is the public road是指公共道路, and man is the personman則是那個人。

He belongs to history and to stories: a rider at night, a pistol, the old shout to stand and hand over your money. Songs sometimes make him look bold or even polite, though actually he was a thief, and many were hanged.

He belongs to history and to stories他屬於歷史和故事: a rider at night夜裡的騎士, a pistol一把手槍, the old shout to stand and hand over your money那句叫人站住交出錢的老台詞。Songs sometimes make him look bold or even polite歌謠有時把他形容得英勇甚至有禮貌, though actually不過其實 he was a thief他是個賊, and many were hanged而且很多人最後被絞死。

A very few women did the same work, but the old word is still highwayman. You would not use it for a thief in a car today; that is just a robber. This word lives on the old roads, in books and in films about the past.

A very few women did the same work極少數女性也做過同樣的事, but the old word is still highwayman但這個舊字還是叫highwayman。You would not use it你不會用這個字 for a thief in a car today稱呼今天開車搶劫的賊; that is just a robber那就只是robber。This word lives on the old roads這個字活在過去的道路上, in books and in films about the past活在關於過去的書和電影裡。