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1、Captain256germsonALifewithBirdsFornearly17yearsDavidCopehasworkedasoneoftheTowerofLondon'sYeomanWarders,betterknowntotouristsasBeefeaters.David,64,livesinathree-bedroomedflatrightatthetopoftheBywardTower,oneofthegatehouses.“FromourbedroomwehaveamarvelousviewofT
2、owerBridgeandtheThames.”saysDavid.TheTowerofLondonisfamousforitsravens,thelargeblackbirdswhichhavelivedthereforoverthreecenturies.DavidwasimmediatelyfascinatedbythebirdsandwhenhewasofferedthepostofRavenMastereightyearsagohehadnohesitationinacceptingit,‘Thebirds
3、havenowbecomemylifeandI'malwaysawareofthefactthatIammaintainingatradition.ThelegendsaysthatiftheravensleavetheTower,Englandwillfalltoenemies,andit'smyjobtomakesurethisdoesn'thappen,!”Daviddevotesaboutfourhoursadaytothecareoftheravens.Hehasgrowntolovethemandthef
4、actthathelivesrightnexttothemisideal.“Icankeepacloseeyeonthemallthetime,andnotjustwhenI'mworking.”Atfirst,David'swifeMowasnotkeenontheideaoflifeintheTower,butshetoowillbesadtoleavewhenheretiresnextyear.“Whenwelookoutofourwindowsweseehistoryallaroundus,andwearet
5、akingitinandstoringitupforourfuturememories.”ALuckyBreakActorAntonioBanderasisusedtobreakingbones,anditalwaysseemstohappenwhenhe'sdoingsport.InthefilmPlayittotheBoneheplaysthepartofamiddleweightboxeralongsideWoodyHarrelson.DuringthemarkingofthefilmHarrelsonkept
6、complainingthatthefightscenesweren'tveryconvincing,soonedayhesuggestedthatheandBanderasshouldhaveafightforreal.TheSpanishactorwasn'tkeenontheideaatfirst,buthewaseventuallypersuadedbyhisco-startoputonhisglovesandclimbintotheboxingring.However,whenherealizedhowse
7、riouslyhisopponentwastakingitall,hebegantoregrethisdecisiontofight.Andtheninthethirdround,HarrelsonhitBanderassohardinthefacethatheactually-brokehisnose.Hiswife,actressMelanieGriffith,wasfuriousthathehadbeenplaying“sillymachogames”.“Shewasright”,confessesBander
8、as,“andIwasafooltotakearisklikethatinthemiddleofamovie.”HewasremendedofthetimehebrokehislegduringafootballmatchinhisnativeMalaga.Hehadalwaysdreamedofbecomingasoccerstar,ofpe
