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1、Captain256germsonALifewithBirdsFornearly17yearsDavidCopehasworkedasoneoftheTowerofLondon'sYeomanWarders,betterknowntotouristsasBeefeaters.David,64,livesinathree-bedroomedflatrightatthetopoftheBywardTower,oneofthegatehouses.“FromourbedroomwehaveamarvelousviewofTowerBridgean
2、dtheThames.”saysDavid.TheTowerofLondonisfamousforitsravens,thelargeblackbirdswhichhavelivedthereforoverthreecenturies.DavidwasimmediatelyfascinatedbythebirdsandwhenhewasofferedthepostofRavenMastereightyearsagohehadnohesitationinacceptingit,‘ThebirdshavenowbecomemylifeandI'
3、malwaysawareofthefactthatIammaintainingatradition.ThelegendsaysthatiftheravensleavetheTower,Englandwillfalltoenemies,andit'smyjobtomakesurethisdoesn'thappen,!”Daviddevotesaboutfourhoursadaytothecareoftheravens.Hehasgrowntolovethemandthefactthathelivesrightnexttothemisideal
4、.“Icankeepacloseeyeonthemallthetime,andnotjustwhenI'mworking.”Atfirst,David'swifeMowasnotkeenontheideaoflifeintheTower,butshetoowillbesadtoleavewhenheretiresnextyear.“Whenwelookoutofourwindowsweseehistoryallaroundus,andwearetakingitinandstoringitupforourfuturememories.”ALu
5、ckyBreakActorAntonioBanderasisusedtobreakingbones,anditalwaysseemstohappenwhenhe'sdoingsport.InthefilmPlayittotheBoneheplaysthepartofamiddleweightboxeralongsideWoodyHarrelson.DuringthemarkingofthefilmHarrelsonkeptcomplainingthatthefightscenesweren'tveryconvincing,soonedayh
6、esuggestedthatheandBanderasshouldhaveafightforreal.TheSpanishactorwasn'tkeenontheideaatfirst,buthewaseventuallypersuadedbyhisco-startoputonhisglovesandclimbintotheboxingring.However,whenherealizedhowseriouslyhisopponentwastakingitall,hebegantoregrethisdecisiontofight.Andth
7、eninthethirdround,HarrelsonhitBanderassohardinthefacethatheactually-brokehisnose.Hiswife,actressMelanieGriffith,wasfuriousthathehadbeenplaying“sillymachogames”.“Shewasright”,confessesBanderas,“andIwasafooltotakearisklikethatinthemiddleofamovie.”Hewasremendedofthetimehebrok
8、ehislegduringafootballmatchinhisnativeMalaga.Hehadalwaysdreamedofbecomingasoccerstar,ofpe
