摘要
街头艺人在我们的印象中，总是自由而潇洒的。可你也许不知道，在伦敦当个街头艺人着实不易。他们不仅要躲过19世纪的封杀大潮，如今还要迎接严格的考试，过了审核才能持证上岗。这经历是不是也相当坎坷呢？
Imagine hearing only the clip of your heels on the squares of Covent Garden. If Charles Babbage had had his way in 1864 then a walk through town might have been eerily quiet today.
出处
《英语学习》
2018年第11期36-40,共5页
English Language Learning
