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在英国大不列颠岛的西南部,有一座名叫希鲁兹伯里的城镇。美丽的塞弗恩河静静地从这里流过,陡峭河岸的顶端,有一座绿树环绕的花园。这就是查理·达尔文的家。 1817年7月15日,这所住宅里笼罩着一种悲哀的气氛。花园的女主人丢下了六个可爱的孩子,静静地离开了人世。那年,查理刚8岁。父亲是镇上的名医,从早到晚都有病人,根本照顾不了小查理,便把他送进了学校。可是,那会儿的学校对学生却没有什么吸引力,学校里没有自然科学的课程,成天念的就是那些死板的《圣经》、古希腊文一类的东西。查理
In the southwestern part of the British Isles, there is a town called the Hilversbury. The beautiful Severn River flows quietly from here, at the top of the steep bank, with a tree-lined garden. This is Charlie Darwin’s home. July 15, 1817, this house is enveloped in a sad atmosphere. The garden hostess dropped six lovely children and quietly left. That year, Charlie was 8 years old. Father is a famous doctor in the town, from morning to night have a patient, can not take care of Charlie, then sent him to school. However, there was no attraction to the students at that moment in the school. There was no natural science course in the school. Those who read all day long were those rigid “bibles” and ancient Greek. Charlie