Britain’s Top 10 Haunted1 Castles

By Paul Geraghty

Britain abounds2. abound in: 大量存在，盛產(chǎn)。in haunted castles. Some are entertainment centres, where the past is brought to life by modern means; and some are just brooding3. brooding: 壓抑的，森然的。ruins, where you’ll be left alone with the ghosts. Why not take a trip and have a pleasant hour-long excursion, or even a nerve-racking overnight stay?4. excursion: 短途旅行，遠(yuǎn)足；nerve-racking: 使人焦慮的，使人十分緊張的。

Muncaster Castle 芒卡斯特城堡

Muncaster Castle in Cumbria is haunted by the ghost of a mysterious White Lady as well as by Tom Fool a jester5. jester: （中世紀(jì)歐洲宮廷的）逗樂小丑，弄臣。who worked in the castle 400 years ago and now likes to play tricks on visitors. Parties of 6—8 people can arrange for an all-night ghost sit in the Tapestry6. tapestry: 織錦。Room, said to be the castle’s most haunted spot. Scientists and paranormal researchers also conduct field experiments here and you can arrange to participate in one of these yourself with an allnight vigil.7. 科學(xué)家和超自然現(xiàn)象研究者也會(huì)在這里進(jìn)行實(shí)地實(shí)驗(yàn)，你還可以親自參與其中，徹夜不眠。paranormal: 超自然的，超常的；vigil: 值夜，守夜。

英國城堡眾多，其中有些城堡歷經(jīng)滄桑歲月，據(jù)說留下了不少冤魂厲鬼——蘇格蘭女王瑪麗一世被幽禁多年，死后仍然游蕩不去；瑪格麗特·柏米羅伊被心懷嫉恨的姐姐關(guān)在城堡的地牢，活活餓死，冤魂不散；無頭的鼓手男孩藏身于愛丁堡城堡，一察覺到危險(xiǎn)就會(huì)現(xiàn)身……當(dāng)你走在這些城堡中，白衣冤鬼，無頭冤魂，幽怨女鬼……可能就在你的身后??！你敢去嗎？

Glamis Castle格拉密斯城堡

As well as being a delight to look at, the castle made famous by Shakespeare’s Macbeth has a panoply of ghosts to frighten visitors and fascinate students of the paranormal.8. Macbeth: 《麥克白》，莎士比亞的“四大悲劇”之一；a panoply of: 許多不同的人（東西）；fascinate: 使著迷，迷住。Overnight stays are, alas9. alas: 哎呀，唉（表示難過或沮喪）。, not an option here but the castle is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Chillingham Castle奇靈厄姆城堡

This appropriately named castle has a wealth of spooky10. spooky: 陰森可怖的，鬧鬼似的。stories to entertain visitors and its very own ghost-walker to tell them. Ghost tours cost 20 per person and run in the evenings all year round. The castle also occasionally has ghostthemed special events such as dinner evenings where a ghost hunter visits and relates some of his experiences in the field.11. 這個(gè)城堡偶爾會(huì)舉辦以鬼為主題的特別活動(dòng)，例如在晚餐時(shí)會(huì)有幽靈獵人到訪，并講述自己的實(shí)戰(zhàn)經(jīng)歷。

Warwick Castle 華威城堡

Now owned by the Tussauds group, Warwick castle plays host to many spectacular shows and events throughout the year.12. Tussauds group: 杜莎集團(tuán)，隸屬于默林娛樂集團(tuán)（Merlin Entertainments Group），是英國當(dāng)?shù)刂膬?yōu)質(zhì)家庭娛樂景點(diǎn)營運(yùn)公司，目前亦是全球第二大的旅游景點(diǎn)營運(yùn)公司；spectacular:精彩的，引人入勝的。Waxwork13. waxwork: 蠟像。figures and costumed actors help bring the past to life. The castle’s famous Ghost Tower is said to be haunted by the spirit of Fulke Greville, an Elizabethan poet and courtier who was murdered by an aggrieved servant.14. Elizabethan: 伊麗莎白一世時(shí)期的；courtier: 侍臣，廷臣； aggrieved: 憤憤不平的，委屈的。A monthly Ghost-Alive show recreates this gruesome15. gruesome: 恐怖的，令人震驚的。event.

Tutbury Castle特伯利城堡

Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire is more of a ruin than a functioning building, having been largely destroyed on the orders of Oliver Cromwell for harbouring the King, Charles I,16. Oliver Cromwell: 奧利弗·克倫威爾（1599—1658），英國政治家、軍事家、宗教領(lǐng)袖；harbour: 窩藏，庇護(hù)；Charles I: 查理一世（1600—1649），英國國王，于1625年即位，后被處死。during the English civil war. Despite this, the building has a rich haunted history which no doubt owes much to its tumultuous17. tumultuous: 動(dòng)亂的，騷亂的。past. Mary Queen of Scots spent much of her imprisonment here and her ghost has been spotted on the grounds on several occasions.18. Mary Queen of Scots: 蘇格蘭女王瑪麗一世（1542—1587），出生一周后即位，1567年被廢黜，后一直被英格蘭女王伊麗莎白軟禁并最終被處死；imprisonment: 關(guān)押，監(jiān)禁。

Tutbury is only open to the general public from Easter until September but special arrangements can be made for large parties at other times. The castle also runs ghost hunts which can involve overnight stays in the Great Hall or King’s bedroom.

Windsor Castle溫莎城堡

The official residence of Her Majesty the Queen plays host to a number of illustrious ghosts including Henry VIII, his sometime wife Anne Boleyn,Charles I, and George III.19. illustrious: 著名的，卓越的；Henry VIII: 亨利八世（1491—1547），都鐸王朝第二任君主，英格蘭與愛爾蘭國王；George III: 喬治三世（1738—1820），1760年即位為大不列顛國王及愛爾蘭國王，后為聯(lián)合王國國王。Only certain parts of the castle are open to visitors, and only during the day,so you may not get to see any of the famous ghosts even if they make an appearance, but you never know!

Bodelwyddan Castle伯代爾維丹城堡

It is said that many mystery ghosts have been spotted at Bodelwyddan Castle in north Wales.The castle offers ghost walks; evening ghost vigils in which you use the latest equipment to try and detect ghosts; and, for the stout of heart,20. detect: 發(fā)現(xiàn)，測出；stout: 勇敢的，堅(jiān)決的。all-night vigils too. The castle is also an outstation21. outstation: 邊防哨。for the National Portrait Gallery so, even if you don’t get to see a ghost; you should be able to absorb a little culture.

Berre Pomeroy Castle貝里·柏米羅伊古堡

Berre Pomeroy Castle in Devon is now no more than a picturesque22. picturesque: 別致的，別具一格的。ruin but it is said to be one of the most haunted spots in Britain. Both White and Blue Lady ghosts have been seen in the grounds. The first is believed to be the spirit of Margaret Pomeroy, imprisoned in the castle dungeon and left to starve to death by a jealous sister;23. dungeon:（城堡中的）地牢，土牢；starve to death: 餓死。the identity of the other is unknown. The castle is open to the public from March until October but only during the day.unfortunate woman who threw herself to her death over the battlements after learning that her lover had been slain.24. 斯塔福德郡的塔姆沃斯城堡住著很多鬼魂，其中包括一位不幸的女人，她在得知自己的愛人慘遭殺戮后，便了結(jié)了自己的生命。battlement: 城垛；slay: 殘殺，屠殺。Another ghost, of the Black Lady,was said to be famously photographed25. photograph: 給……拍照。by a ghosthunting team in the 1940s.

Edinburgh Castle 愛丁堡城堡

Situated spectacularly on a hill overlooking the city, Edinburgh castle has its share of spectacular ghost stories, including that of the headless

Tamworth Castle塔姆沃思城堡

Tamworth Castle in Staffordshire is believed to be home to many ghosts, including that of one drummer boy who appears whenever danger threatens; and the Lost Piper who vanished one day while exploring the maze of tunnels beneath the castle.26. overlook: 俯瞰，俯視；drummer: 鼓手；piper: 管道修理工；vanish: 消失，失蹤；explore: 在……探險(xiǎn)，探測；maze: 迷宮；tunnel: 隧道，地道。