1 第一篇 A Life with Birds 有鸟陪伴的生活 For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of London's yeoman warders, _ better（更…） known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the top（顶部） of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. " From（从） 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的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。 The Tower of London is famous for（以..而著名） 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 _ offered(提供)__ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no _ hesitation（犹豫）_ in accepting it. "The birds have now become my life and I'm always _ aware（意识到） of the fact that I am _ maintaining （保持）_ a tradition. The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and it's my job to _ make（确保） sure this doesn't 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，如果乌鸦离开了伦敦塔，英国将落到敌人的手中，我的工作就是确保这种情况不会发生！ David devotes（献身于） about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _ fact（事实） that he lives right next to them is ideal. "I can keep（关注） a close eye on them all the time, and not just when I'm working." At first（起初）, David's wife Mo...
