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A Life with Birds 完型一第一篇 有鸟陪伴的生活 For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of Londons yeoman warders, 1 better known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the 2 top of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. 3 From our bedroom we have a marvellous view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, says David. 作为伦敦塔的守卫者之一David Cope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。”nearly???[ni?li]??adv.?几乎; 差不多David???[deivid]??n.?大卫Cope???[k?up]?库普 ；? Cooper [ku:p?] 库珀（姓氏） work as???任…职, 当…work as+地点work as做…工作Tower of London???n.?伦敦塔tower???[tau?]??n.?塔, 高楼 London???[l?nd?n]??n.?伦敦(英国首都)Yeoman Warder???（英国）皇家近卫军仪仗卫士，伦敦塔卫士yeoman???[j??m?n]??n.?1?史自耕农,自由民2?义勇骑兵队成员[英]【史】(王室或贵族的)侍者, 随从; 卫士adj.?坚毅的：刚毅的;忠实的warder??? [w?:d?]??n.监视; 监督; 监禁; 监护, 选举区; (监狱的)监房; 收容室; 保卫(现仅用于 watch and ward)[古]看守人; 守卫队beefeater???[bi:fi:t?]?? n.吃牛肉的人，身强力壮的人, 大力士[美俚]英国人? beef???[bi:f]??n.?牛肉?eater???[i:t?]??n.?吃…的人known as 被认为是，被称为? tourist???[tu?rist]??n.?旅行者, 观光客lives???[la?vz]??n.?生命(life的复数)bedroom???[bed,ru:m, -,r?m]??n.?卧室,寝室adj.?1?美城郊住宅区的at the top of在…顶上byward tower 拜弗德塔 gatehouse???[ge?t,ha?s]????n.?警卫室,门房marvellous???[mɑ:vil?s]??adj.?1?不可思议的, 惊奇的, 奇妙的2?〈口〉极好的, 绝妙的Tower Bridge???n.?塔桥(在英国伦敦泰晤士河上的两端各有一塔)Thames???[temz]??n.?(伦敦)泰晤士河The Tower of London is famous 4 for its ravens, the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was 5 offered the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no 6 hesitation in accepting it. The birds have now become my life and Im always 7 aware of the fact that I am 8 maintaining a tradition. The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and its my job to 9 make sure this doesnt happen! 伦敦塔以大黑色的鸟——乌鸦而著名，它们已经在那里生活了三个多世纪。David立刻被这种鸟迷住了，当他在八年前被提供乌鸦主人的职位时他毫不犹豫地接受了它。“这种鸟类现在已经成为我的生命，我总是警觉到我在保持一个传统。传说中说，如果乌鸦离开伦敦塔，英国将落到敌人手中，我的工作就是确保