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1、ALifewithBirds有鸟陪伴的生活Fornearly17yearsDavidCopehasworkedasoneoftheTowerofLondon'syeomanwarders,betterknowntotouristsasbeefeaters.David,64,livesinathree-bedroomedflatrightatthetopoftheBywardTower,oneofthegatehouses."FromourbedroomwehaveamarvellousviewofTowerBridgeandthe奇妙的
2、景色Thames,"saysDavid.TheTowerofLondonisfamousforitsravens,thelargeblackbirdswhichhavelivedthereforoverthreecenturies.DavidwasimmediatelyfascinatedbythebirdsandwhenhewasofferedthepostofRavenMastereightyearsagohehadnohesitationinacceptingit."ThebirdshavenowbecomemylifeandI'
3、malwaysawareofthefactthatIammaintainingatradition.ThelegendsaysthatiftheravensleavetheTower,Englandwillfalltoenemies,andit'smyjobtomakesurethisdoesn'thappen!"Daviddevotesaboutfourhoursadaytothecareoftheravens.Hehasgrowntolovethemandthefactthathelivesrightnexttothemisidea
4、l."Icankeepacloseeyeonthemallthetime,andnotjustwhenI'mworking."Atfirst,David'swifeMowasnotkeenontheideaoflifeintheTower,butshetoowillbesadtoleavewhenheretiresnextyear."Whenwelookoutofourwindows,weseehistoryallaroundus,andwearetakingitinandstoringitupforourfuturememories.
5、"ALifewithBirds有鸟陪伴的生活Fornearly17yearsDavidCopehasworkedas(work动词,原意“工作”,与as搭配,表示作为……,工作了……)oneoftheTowerofLondon'syeomanwarders,__better1__known(表示“更为人所熟知”,good的比较级)totouristsasbeefeaters.David,64,livesinathree-bedroomedflatrightatthe__at2__of(词组搭配atthetopof,表示在……顶部)the
6、BywardTower,oneofthegatehouses."__from3__(表示从卧室的角度看去,这里考察方位介词)ourbedroomwehaveamarvellousviewofTowerBridgeandtheThames,"saysDavid.译文:作为伦敦塔的守卫者之一DavidCope在那里工作了近17年,被游客们称为Beefeaters。David,64岁,生活在Byward塔顶部的一个三居室的单元里,一个警卫室。David说:“从我们的卧室看去,我们可以看到伦敦塔桥和泰晤士河的一个美好景色。”TheTowerof
7、Londonisfamous__for4__(固定搭配befamousfor意为“以……而著名”)itsravens,thelargeblackbirdswhichhavelivedthereforoverthreecenturies.Davidwasimmediatelyfascinatedbythebirdsandwhenhewas__offered5__thepostof(被动语态,被提供……职位)RavenMastereightyearsagohehadno__hesitation6__(名词,表示犹豫)inaccepting(
8、accept接受,在介词后用动名词。考试时候可能替换)it."ThebirdshavenowbecomemylifeandI'malways__aware7__of(固定搭配,beawareof表示“意识到