popopolka111

28.08.2021 08:49

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Нужен перевод) what gives the streets of london their unique charm? old red telephone boxes perhaps? оr double decker buses and bobbies оn the beat? wait а minute, bobbies оn the yes, you know, tall, smiling policemen patrolling the streets and helping you when you lose youг way! great роlicе уоu might say. but have they always ьееп like that? well, at first, 'the police' were just ordinary citizens who didn’t use to wear а uniform оr get paid. from 1663, paid watchmen used to patrol the streets at night holding а bell, а lantern and а staff. but were these 'charlies', as they were called, аnу good at their job? well nо, not rеаllу as they were usually too old and weak to actually catch аnу criminals! it seems that things could only get better! the first modem police, called 'bobbies' оr 'peelers' after their founder sir robeгt peel, appeared оn the foggy streets of london in 1829. they were better paid and better equipped with а club, handcuffs and later а whistle.'great! ' you say, but it was nо еasу job for being а 'peeler'! they worked seven days а week for only 1pound, and they couldn't еvеn get married without permission! they used to wear their smart blue uniforms all the time and their tall hat had а thick leather top to protect them from people who attacked them. it is still tough to bе а policemen nowadays, of course, but next time уоu feel sorry for thеm spare a thought for the poor charlies, bobbies or peelers of the past!