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　　by birth he was an

　　常见释义：

　　出生时他是个.

　　1、there he was ─── 他就在那儿

　　2、who was he ─── 他是谁

　　3、he was thirsty ─── 他渴了

　　4、by birth ─── adv.在血统上，生来；adv.生来；在血统上

　　5、what was he ─── 他是干什么的

　　6、he was little ─── 他很小

　　7、he was ─── n.赫柏（希腊神话中司青春的女神）

　　8、he was down ─── 他倒下了

　　9、he was big ─── 他很高大

　　1、

　　By birth he was an

　　Englishman; by profession, a sailor; by instinct and training, a rebel. ─── 出生来说，他是英国人；就职业来说，他是海员；就本性和所受的教育来说，他是个叛逆者。

　　2、

　　By birth he was an

　　Englishman; by profession, a sailor; by instinct and training, a rebel. ─── 就出生来说，他是英国人；就职业来说，他是海员；就本性和所受的教育来说，他是个叛逆者。

　　3、The reason was, of course, that he being naturally an underground animal by birth and breeding, the situation of Badgers house exactly suited him and made him feel at home; ─── 当然，这是因为，他原本就是一只地下生地下长的动物，獾的住宅的位置正合他心意，所以他感到舒适自在。