职称英语综合类完形填空第一篇A Life with Birds逐句翻译

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,(1) better known to tourists as Beefeaters.作为伦敦塔的守卫者之- David Cope在那里工作了近17年，被游客们称为伦敦塔卫兵。David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the(2) top of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. 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。"(3) From our bedroom we have a marvellous view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, " says David. 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 (4) for its ravens, the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries.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 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. "David立刻被这种乌迷住了，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。“The birds have now become my life and I'm always (7)aware of the fact that I am (8) maintaining a tradition. 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。The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and it's my job to (9) make sure this doesn't happen!" 传说中说，如果乌鸦离开伦敦塔，英国将落到敌人手中，我的工作就是确保这种情况不会发生！”

David (10) devotes about four hours a day to the care of the ravens.David每天大约用四个小时的时间来护理乌鸦。He has grown to love them and the (11) fact that he lives right next to them is ideal. 他已经爱上了它们，而他紧挨在它们的旁边生活是最佳选择。"I can (12) keep a close eye on them all the time, and not just when I'm working." “我可以在所有的时间内密切关注它们，不仅仅是在工作的时候。”

(13)At first , David's wife Mo was not (14) keen on the idea of life in the Tower, but she too will be sad to leave when he retires next year. "起初，David的妻子Mo对生活在塔里的想法并不热衷，但David明年即将退休，她要离开时也会很伤心。When we look out of our windows, we see history (15) all around us, and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories." “当我们透过我们的窗口向外看，我们看到历史环绕在我们身边，我们正接受它并为我们未来的记忆存储它。”

marvellous /a.奇妙的，不可思议的

fascinate / v. 着迷，吸引

raven /n. 乌鸦，黑色的鸟

legend / n. 传奇，传说

1. ...from our bedroom we have a marvellous view of ... :从我们的卧室看去，有一个奇妙的角度。。。

2. ... keen on the idea of life in the Tower..: 热衷于塔里的生活

flat n. 平地；平面；公寓

hesitation n. 犹豫

delighted adj. 高兴的；欣喜的v. 使…兴高采烈；感到快乐（delight的过去分词）

Gate house传达室

maintain a tradition ，保持一个传统

at the top of ，表示在……顶部最为合适

be famous for 意为“以……而著名”，

be aware of 表示“意识到”，

keep an eye on 为固定搭配，意为“注意，关注”，

make sure，意为“确保”

be keen on 为固定搭配，表示“对……感兴趣，对……热衷”，

1. A. more B. better C. sooner

D. very

2. A. height B. summit C. peak

D. top

3. A. Since B. Out C. From

D. Through

4. A. for B. because C. of

D. by

5. A. award B. applied C. presented

D. offered

6. A. regret B. delay C. hesitation

D. choice

7. A. aware B. knowing C. pleased

D. delighted

8. A. holding B. maintaining C. surviving D. lasting

9. A. take B. make C. have

D. keep

10. A. devotes B. spends C. passes

D. provides

11. A. reason B. chance C. opportunity

D. fact

12. A. hold B. have C. keep

D. put