Borley Rectory was reputed to be the most haunted house in the uk. The rectory was built by the Rev1. Henry D.E. bull in 1863 near the river stour, essex, to house himself, his wife and their 14 children. However the rectory burnt down in a fire started in mysterious circumstances in 1939.
It's thought that the rectory was destined2 to be a haunted house from the start due to the events that had occurred on the site many centuries before. The foundation was an age old priory on land that contained a 12th century church, caretaker's house and other buildings. a.c. henning, the rector in 1936, discovered that the doomsday book told of a borley manor3 prior to 1066, so he concluded a wooden church was probably also built around that time. The foundations contained underground tunnels and a complex of vault4 rooms. The rectory had 20 rooms, was about 3 stories high.
The most popular story to the background of borley was that in 1362 benedictine monks6 built a monastery7 on the site which would later hold the rectory. Legend told of a nun8 from the bures convent, 7 miles southeast of borley falling in love with a monk5 from the monastery. They had decided9 to elope to be together, but the elders discovered their plans. a friend of the monk was to drive a carriage to help them escape. On the fateful night they were captured by the elders. The coachman was beheaded, the monk hanged and the nun was bricked up alive in the walls of the vaults10 beneath the rectory. Their ghosts have haunted the site ever since.
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1 rev
v.發(fā)動機旋轉(zhuǎn)，加快速度
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It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要負責在表演開始前鼓動觀眾的熱情。 Don't rev the engine so hard.別讓發(fā)動機轉(zhuǎn)得太快。
2 destined
adj.命中注定的；(for)以…為目的地的
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It was destined that they would marry.他們結(jié)婚是緣分。 The shipment is destined for America.這批貨物將運往美國。
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n.莊園，領(lǐng)地
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The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造這幢莊園的人就是它現(xiàn)在主人的一個直系祖先。 I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的領(lǐng)主，而是這兒的女主人。
4 vault
n.拱形圓頂，地窖，地下室
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The vault of this cathedral is very high.這座天主教堂的拱頂非常高。 The old patrician was buried in the family vault.這位老貴族埋在家族的墓地里。
5 monk
n.和尚，僧侶，修道士
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The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下來的和尚。 Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
6 monks
n.修道士，僧侶( monk的名詞復數(shù) )
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The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侶過著很清苦的生活。 He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受過修道士的嚴格訓練。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
7 monastery
n.修道院，僧院，寺院
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They found an icon in the monastery.他們在修道院中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個圣像。 She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.兩年前她被任命為這個修道院的院長。
8 nun
n.修女，尼姑
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I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我無法相信那個著名的歌星已做了修女。 She shaved her head and became a nun.她削發(fā)為尼。
9 decided
adj.決定了的，堅決的；明顯的，明確的
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This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。
10 vaults
n.拱頂( vault的名詞復數(shù) )；地下室；撐物跳高；墓穴
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It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家銀行的保險庫里。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他們考慮來自外部的感染公司的病毒，他們設想黑客侵入到信息寶庫中。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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