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PART VII—SCOTLAND (NORTHERN COUNTIES) CHAPTER XIII
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ABERDEENSHIRE: MORAYSHIRE: ROSS-SHIRE: PERTHSHIRE: STIRLINGSHIRE
DEER: KINLOSS: FEARN: INCHAFFRAY: CAMBUSKENNETH
DEER (Cistercian)
c. 580, Founded by St Columba and his nephew Drostan—1219, Refounded by William Comyn, Earl of Buchan.
AMIDST the low lying hills of the vicinity, the ruins of Deer abbey still lift their shattered walls towards the sky. Founded by St Columba and his nephew, and dedicated1 to St Drostan, they are situated2 in the older portion of the parish of Deer, where the incidents related in “Sir John of the Rose” are supposed to have been laid. Of the fine building, which was formerly3 erected4 “to the glory of God,” only very little remains5; but although the ruins are so scanty6 that they afford but little pleasure to the arch?ologist or the tourist, they are treasured and reverenced7 on account of the immense service they have rendered literature in keeping safely hidden from the ravages8 of time documents of great antiquity9, and consequently of great value as recording10 the customs and mode of living of our ancestors. The manuscripts, written in Latin, were discovered in the 18th century, but little attention was directed to them until these precious fragments of monastic literature found their way to Cambridge, and in 1860 the attention of{170} students was drawn11 to them by the learned librarian, Mr Bradshaw. It was then found that the small octavo of 86 pages contained St John’s Gospel, portions of the other three Gospels, the Apostle’s
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remains
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| v.尊敬,崇敬( reverence的过去式和过去分词 );敬礼 | |
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| 劫掠后的残迹,破坏的结果,毁坏后的残迹 | |
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antiquity
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recording
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creed
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monastery
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followers
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| 追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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demesne
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warfare
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hardy
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| adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的 | |
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relentless
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invoked
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extricate
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dilemma
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monks
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subjugated
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victorious
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capability
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baron
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| adv.部分地,从某些方面讲 | |
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erecting
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malice
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| n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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vented
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| 表达,发泄(感情,尤指愤怒)( vent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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celebrities
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| n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉 | |
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nay
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edifices
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quarry
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cloister
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reign
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| n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势 | |
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annexed
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| [法] 附加的,附属的 | |
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bishop
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slates
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| (旧时学生用以写字的)石板( slate的名词复数 ); 板岩; 石板瓦; 石板色 | |
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killing
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| n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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nave
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| n.教堂的中部;本堂 | |
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chapels
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| n.小教堂, (医院、监狱等的)附属礼拜堂( chapel的名词复数 );(在小教堂和附属礼拜堂举行的)礼拜仪式 | |
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chapel
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| adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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noted
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scotch
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ardent
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| adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的 | |
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heresy
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| n.异端邪说;异教 | |
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onward
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usurpation
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tribal
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feuds
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prey
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diplomacy
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| n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕 | |
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conquerors
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| 征服者,占领者( conqueror的名词复数 ) | |
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feudal
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supremacy
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clement
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clergy
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| n.[总称]牧师,神职人员 | |
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proceedings
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deluge
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sweeping
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monasteries
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| 修道院( monastery的名词复数 ) | |
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disturbance
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succumbed
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propriety
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canopy
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clan
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fanatic
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slain
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| 杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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relic
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dour
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creeks
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winding
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excavations
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majesty
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virgin
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Founder
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