《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 14
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
1
Cornelius Fudge
2
Harry, Ron and Hermione had always known that Hagrid had an
unfortunate
liking for large and
monstrous
creatures.
unfortunate /ʌn'fɔːtʃ(ə)nət/ adj. 粗野的
monstrous /ˈmɒnstrəs/ adj. 大得古怪的
3
During their first year at Hogwarts he had tried to raise a dragon in his little wooden house, and it would be a long time before they forgot the giant, three-headed dog he’d
christened
‘Fluffy’.
christen /'krɪs(ə)n/ vt. 为……命名
4
And if, as a boy, Hagrid had heard that a monster was hidden somewhere in the castle, Harry was sure he’d have
gone to any lengths
for a glimpse of it.
go to any lengths 尽一切可能
5
He’d probably thought it was a shame that the monster had been
cooped
up so long, and thought it deserved the chance to stretch its many legs;
coop /kuːp/ vt. 把…关进笼子里
6
Harry could just imagine the thirteen-year-old Hagrid trying to fit a
lead
and
collar
on it.
lead /liːd/ n. <英>（牵狗用的）皮带
collar /ˈkɒlə(r)/ n. (狗等的)项圈
7
But he was
equally
certain
that Hagrid would never have meant to kill anybody.
equally /ˈiːkwəli/ adv. 同样
certain /ˈsɜːtn/ adj. 肯定
8
Harry half-wished he hadn’t found out how to work Riddle’s diary.
9
Again and again Ron and Hermione made him
recount
what he’d seen, until he was
heartily
sick of telling them and sick of the long,
circular
conversations
that followed.
recount /rɪˈkaʊnt/ vt. 详细叙述某事
heartily /'hɑːtɪlɪ/ adv. 强烈地
circular /ˈsɜːkjələ(r)/ adj. 循环的
conversation /kɒnvə'seɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 谈话
10
‘Riddle might have got the wrong person,’ said Hermione. ‘Maybe it was some other monster that was attacking people …’
11
‘How many monsters d’you think this place can hold?’ Ron asked
dully
.
dully /dʌlli/ adv. 没精打采地
12
‘We always knew Hagrid had been expelled,’ said Harry
miserably
. ‘And the attacks must’ve stopped after Hagrid was
kicked out
.
Otherwise
, Riddle wouldn’t have got his award.’
miserably /'mizərəbli/ adv. 痛苦地
kick out 开除
otherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz/ adv. 否则
13
Ron tried a different
tack
.
tack /tæk/ n. 策略
14
‘Riddle does sound like Percy – who asked him to
grass
on Hagrid, anyway?’
grass /grɑːs/ v. <英，非正式>（向警方）告发
15
‘But the monster had killed someone, Ron,’ said Hermione.
16
‘And Riddle was going to go back to some Muggle
orphanage
if they closed Hogwarts,’ said Harry. ‘I don’t blame him for wanting to stay here …’
orphanage /ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/ n. 孤儿院
17
Ron bit his lip, then said
tentatively
, ‘You met Hagrid down Knockturn Alley, didn’t you, Harry?’
tentatively /ˈtentətɪvli/ adv. 试验性地
18
‘He was buying a
Flesh
-Eating Slug
Repellent
,’ said Harry quickly.
flesh /fleʃ/ n. 肉
repellent /rɪˈpelənt/ n. 驱虫剂
19
The three of them fell silent. After a long pause, Hermione
voiced
the
knottiest
question of all in a hesitant voice: ‘Do you think we should go and ask Hagrid about it all?’
voice /vɒɪs/ v. 吐露(感情或意见)
knotty /ˈnɒti/ adj. 棘手的
20
‘That’d be a cheerful visit,’ said Ron. ‘Hello, Hagrid, tell us,have you been setting anything
mad
and
hairy
loose
in the castle lately?’
mad /mæd/ adj. 疯狂的
hairy /'heərɪ/ adj. 多毛的
loose /luːs/ vt. 释放
21
In the end, they decided that they wouldn’t say anything to Hagrid unless there was another attack,
22
and as more and more days went by with no whisper from the
disembodied
voice, they became hopeful that they would never need to talk to him about why he had been expelled.
disembodied /ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdid/ adj. 不具形体的
23
It was now nearly four months since Justin and Nearly Headless Nick had been Petrified, and nearly everybody seemed to think that the attacker, whoever it was, had
retired
for good
.
retire /rɪˈtaɪə(r)/ v. 退出
for good 永久地
24
Peeves had finally
got bored of
his ‘Oh Potter, you rotter’ song,
get bored of 厌倦了
25
Ernie Macmillan asked Harry quite politely to pass a bucket of
leaping
toadstools
in
Herbology
one day, and in March several of the Mandrakes threw a loud and
raucous
party in greenhouse three.
leaping /'li:piŋ/ adj. 跳跃的
toadstool /'təʊdstuːl/ n. 毒菌
herbology /hə:'bɔlədʒi/ 草药学
raucous /ˈrɔːkəs/ adj. 刺耳的
26
This made Professor Sprout very happy.
27
‘The moment they start trying to move into each other’s
pots
, we’ll know they’re fully mature,’ she told Harry. ‘Then we’ll be able to
revive
those poor people in the hospital wing.’
pot /pɒt/ n. 花盆
revive /rɪˈvaɪv/ vt. 使苏醒
28
The second-years were given something new to think about during their Easter holidays. The time had come to choose their subjects for the third year, a matter that Hermione, at least,
took
very seriously.
take /teɪk/ v. (以某种方式)对待
29
‘It could affect our whole future,’ she told Harry and Ron, as they
pored
over lists of new subjects, marking them with
ticks
.
pore /pɔː/ v. 仔细阅读
tick /tɪk/ n. 记号
30
‘I just want to give up Potions,’ said Harry.
31
‘We can’t,’ said Ron
gloomily
. ‘We keep all our old subjects, or I’d’ve
ditched
Defence Against the Dark Arts.’
gloomily /'glu:mili/ adv. 阴郁地
ditch /dɪtʃ/ v. <非正式>抛弃
32
‘But that’s very important!’ said Hermione, shocked.
33
‘Not the way Lockhart teaches it,’ said Ron. ‘I haven’t learned anything from him except not to set pixies loose.’
34
Neville Longbottom had been sent letters from all the witches and wizards in his family, all giving him different advice on what to choose.
35
Confused
and worried, he sat reading the subject lists with his tongue poking out, asking people whether they thought
Arithmancy
sounded more difficult than Study of Ancient
Runes
.
confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ vt. 使困惑
arithmancy /ə'riθmənsi/ n. 数字算命法
rune /ruːn/ n. 古代北欧使用的文字
36
Dean Thomas, who, like Harry, had grown up with Muggles, ended up closing his eyes and
jabbing
his wand at the list, then picking the subjects it landed on.
jab /dʒæb/ v. (用……)刺
37
Hermione took nobody’s advice but signed up for everything.
38
Harry smiled grimly to himself at the thought of what Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia would say if he tried to discuss his career in wizardry with them.
39
Not that he didn’t get any guidance: Percy Weasley was eager to share his experience.
40
‘
Depends
where you want to go, Harry,’ he said.
depend /dɪ'pend/ vi. 取决于
41
‘It’s never too early to think about the future, so I’d
recommend
Divination
.
recommend /ˌrekəˈmend/ vt. 推荐
divination /ˌdɪvɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 预言
42
People say Muggle Studies is a soft option, but I personally think wizards should have a
thorough
understanding of the non-magical
community
,
thorough /ˈθʌrə/ adj. 彻底的
community /kəˈmjuːnəti/ n. 社会
43
particularly if they’re thinking of working in close contact with them – look at my father, he has to deal with Muggle business all the time.
44
My brother Charlie was always more of an
outdoor
type, so he went for Care of Magical Creatures.
Play
to your
strengths
, Harry.’
outdoor /ˈaʊtdɔː(r)/ adj. 户外的
play /pleɪ/ v. (以某方式)行事
strength /streŋθ/ n. 长处
45
But the only thing Harry felt he was really good at was Quidditch.
46
In the end, he chose the same new subjects as Ron, feeling that if he was
rubbish
at them, at least he’d have someone friendly to help him.
rubbish /'rʌbɪʃ/ adj. <英，非正式>很差劲的
47
Gryffindor’s next Quidditch match would be against Hufflepuff. Wood was insisting on team practices every night after dinner, so that Harry barely had time for anything but Quidditch and homework.
48
However, the
training sessions
were getting better, or at least
drier
, and the evening before Saturday’s match,
training session 训练项目
dry /draɪ/ adj. 少雨的
49
he went up to his dormitory to drop off his broomstick, feeling Gryffindor’s chances for the Quidditch Cup had never been better.
50
But his cheerful mood didn’t last long. At the top of the stairs to the dormitory, he met Neville Longbottom, who was looking
frantic
.
frantic /ˈfræntɪk/ adj. 紧张忙乱的
51
‘Harry – I don’t know who did it. I just found –’
52
Watching Harry fearfully, Neville pushed open the door.
53
The contents of Harry’s trunk had been thrown everywhere. His
cloak
lay
ripped
on the floor.
cloak /kləʊk/ n. 斗篷
rip /rɪp/ v. 猛地扯开
54
The
bedclothes
had been pulled off his four-poster and the drawer had been pulled out of his bedside cabinet, the contents
strewn
over the
mattress
.
bedclothes /'bedkləʊðz/ n. 被褥
strew /struː/ v. 散播
mattress /ˈmætrəs/ n. 床垫
55
Harry walked over to the bed, open-mouthed,
treading
on a few
loose
pages of Travels with Trolls.
tread /tred/ vi. 踏
loose /luːs/ adj. 零散的
56
As he and Neville pulled the blankets back onto his bed, Ron, Dean and Seamus came in.
57
Dean swore loudly. ‘What happened, Harry?’
58
‘No idea,’ said Harry. But Ron was examining Harry’s robes. All the pockets were
hanging out
.
hang out 挂出
59
‘Someone’s been looking for something,’ said Ron. ‘Is there anything
missing
?’
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adj. 失掉的
60
Harry started to pick up all his things and throw them into his trunk. It was only as he threw the last of the Lockhart books back into it that he realised what wasn’t there.
61
‘Riddle’s diary’s gone,’ he said in an
undertone
to Ron.
undertone /'ʌndətəʊn/ n. 低音
62
‘What?’
63
Harry jerked his head towards the dormitory door and Ron followed him out.
64
They hurried back down to the Gryffindor common room, which was half-empty, and joined Hermione, who was sitting alone, reading a book called Ancient Runes Made Easy.
65
Hermione looked
aghast
at the news.
aghast /əˈɡɑːst/ adj. 吃惊的
66
‘But – only a Gryffindor could have stolen – nobody else knows our password …’
67
‘Exactly,’ said Harry.
68
They woke next day to
brilliant
sunshine and a light,
refreshing
breeze.
brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/ adj. 明亮的
refreshing /rɪ'freʃɪŋ/ adj. 新鲜的
69
‘Perfect Quidditch conditions!’ said Wood
enthusiastically
at the Gryffindor table, loading the team’s plates with
scrambled
eggs. ‘Harry,
buck up
there, you need a decent breakfast.’
enthusiastically /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪkli/ adv. 满腔热情地
scramble /ˈskræmbl/ vt. (用黄油)炒蛋
buck up 打起精神
70
Harry had been staring down the packed Gryffindor table, wondering if the new owner of Riddle’s diary was right in front of his eyes.
71
Hermione had been urging him to report the
robbery
, but Harry didn’t like the idea.
robbery /ˈrɒbəri/ n. 盗窃
72
He’d have to tell a teacher all about the diary and how many people knew why Hagrid had been expelled fifty years ago? He didn’t want to be the one who
brought it all up
again.
bring up 提出
73
As he left the Great Hall with Ron and Hermione to go and collect his Quidditch things, another, very serious worry was added to Harry’s growing list.
74
He had just set foot on the marble staircase when he heard it yet again: ‘Kill this time … let me rip … tear …’
75
He shouted aloud and Ron and Hermione both jumped away from him in
alarm
.
alarm /əˈlɑːm/ n. 惊恐
76
‘The voice!’ said Harry, looking over his shoulder. ‘I just heard it again – didn’t you?’
77
Ron shook his head, wide-eyed. Hermione, however, clapped a hand to her forehead.
78
‘Harry – I think I’ve just understood something! I’ve got to go to the library!’
79
And she sprinted away, up the stairs.
80
‘What does she understand?’ said Harry
distractedly
, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.
distracted /dɪˈstræktɪd/ adj. 心烦意乱的
81
‘Loads more than I do,’ said Ron, shaking his head.
82
‘But why’s she got to go to the library?’
83
‘Because that’s what Hermione does,’ said Ron, shrugging. ‘When in doubt, go to the library.’
84
Harry stood, irresolute, trying to catch the voice again, but people were now emerging from the Great Hall behind him, talking loudly, exiting through the front doors on their way to the Quidditch pitch.
85
‘You’d better get moving,’ said Ron. ‘It’s nearly eleven – the match.’
86
Harry raced up to Gryffindor Tower, collected his Nimbus Two Thousand and joined the large crowd swarming across the grounds, but his mind was still in the castle, along with the bodiless voice,
87
and as he pulled on his scarlet robes in the changing room, his only comfort was that everyone was now outside to watch the game.
88
The teams walked onto the pitch to
tumultuous
applause
. Oliver Wood took off for a
warm-up
flight around the goalposts, Madam Hooch
released
the balls.
tumultuous /tjʊ'mʌltjʊəs/ adj. 欢腾的
applause /əˈplɔːz/ n. 热烈鼓掌
warm-up /'wɔ:mʌp/ n. 热身
release /rɪˈliːs/ vt. 释放
89
The Hufflepuffs, who played in canary yellow, were standing in a
huddle
, having a last-minute discussion of
tactics
.
huddle 队员靠拢(磋商战术)
tactics /'tæktɪks/ n. 战术
90
Harry was just mounting his broom when Professor McGonagall came half-marching, half-running across the pitch, carrying an enormous purple
megaphone
.
megaphone /'megəfəʊn/ n. 扩音器
91
Harry’s heart dropped like a stone.
92
‘This match has been cancelled,’ Professor McGonagall called through the megaphone,
addressing
the packed stadium.
address /əˈdres/ v. <正式>向……讲话
93
There were
boos
and shouts. Oliver Wood, looking
devastated
, landed and ran towards Professor McGonagall without getting off his broomstick.
boo /buː/ vi. 发出嘘声
devastate /ˈdevəsteɪt/ vt. 使极度震惊
94
‘But Professor!’ he shouted. ‘We’ve got to play … the Cup … Gryffindor …’
95
Professor McGonagall ignored him and continued to shout through her megaphone:
96
‘All students are to make their way back to the house common rooms, where their Heads of Houses will give them
further
information. As quickly as you can, please!’
further /ˈfɜːðə(r)/ adj. 更多的
97
Then she lowered the megaphone and
beckoned
Harry over to her.
beckon /ˈbekən/ vt. & vi. (用头或手的动作)示意
98
‘Potter, I think you’d better come with me …’
99
Wondering how she could possibly suspect him this time, Harry saw Ron
detach
himself from the
complaining
crowd; he came running up to them as they set off towards the castle.
detach /dɪˈtætʃ/ v. 脱离
complaining /kəm'pleɪnɪŋ/ adj. 抱怨的
100
To Harry’s surprise, Professor McGonagall didn’t
object
.
object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ v. 反对
101
‘Yes, perhaps you’d better come too, Weasley.’
102
Some of the students swarming around them were grumbling about the match being cancelled, others looked worried.
103
Harry and Ron followed Professor McGonagall back into the school and up the marble staircase. But they weren’t taken to anybody’s office this time.
104
‘This will be a bit of a shock,’ said Professor McGonagall in a surprisingly gentle voice as they approached the hospital wing.
105
‘There has been another attack … another double attack.’
106
Harry’s insides did a horrible
somersault
. Professor McGonagall pushed the door open and he and Ron entered.
somersault /'sʌməsɒlt/ n. 翻筋斗
107
Madam Pomfrey was bending over a sixth-year girl with long curly hair.
108
Harry recognised her as the Ravenclaw they’d
accidentally
asked for directions to the Slytherin common room.
accidentally /ˌæksɪˈdentəli/ adv. 偶然地
109
And on the bed next to her was –
110
‘Hermione!’ Ron groaned.
111
Hermione lay
utterly
still, her eyes open and
glassy
.
utterly /ˈʌtəli/ adv. 完全地
glassy /'glɑːsɪ/ adj. 呆滞的
112
‘They were found near the library,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘I don’t suppose either of you can explain this? It was on the floor next to them …’
113
She was holding up a small, circular mirror.
114
Harry and Ron shook their heads, both staring at Hermione.
115
‘I will
escort
you back to Gryffindor Tower,’ said Professor McGonagall heavily. ‘I need to address the students
in any case
.’
escort /ˈeskɔːt/ vt. 护送
in any case 不管怎样
116
‘All students will return to their house common rooms by six o’clock in the evening.
117
No student
is to
leave the dormitories after that time. You will be escorted to each lesson by a teacher.
is to 将要做
118
No student is to use the bathroom unaccompanied by a teacher.
119
All further Quidditch training and matches are to be
postponed
. There will be no more evening activities.’
postpone /pəˈspəʊn/ v. 推迟
120
The Gryffindors packed inside the common room listened to Professor McGonagall in silence.
121
She rolled up the parchment from which she had been reading and said in a
somewhat
choked
voice,
somewhat /ˈsʌmwɒt/ adv. 有点
choke /tʃəʊk/ v. 哽噎
122
‘I need hardly add that I have rarely been so
distressed
. It is likely that the school will be closed unless the
culprit
behind these attacks is caught.
distress /dɪˈstres/ vt. 使痛苦
culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ n. 罪犯
123
I would urge anyone who thinks they might know anything about them to come forward.’
124
She climbed somewhat
awkwardly
out of the portrait hole, and the Gryffindors began talking immediately.
awkwardly /'ɔ:kwə:dli/ adv. 不舒服地
125
‘That’s two Gryffindors down, not counting a Gryffindor ghost, one Ravenclaw and one Hufflepuff,’ said the Weasley twins’ friend Lee Jordan, counting on his fingers.
126
‘Haven’t any of the teachers noticed that the Slytherins are all safe? Isn’t it obvious all this stuff’s coming from Slytherin?
127
The heir of Slytherin, the monster of Slytherin – why don’t they just
chuck
all the Slytherins out?’
chuck /tʃʌk/ vt. 抛掷
128
he roared, to nods and
scattered
applause.
scatter /ˈskætə(r)/ vt. 使散播
129
Percy Weasley was sitting in a chair behind Lee, but for once he didn’t seem keen to make his views heard. He was looking pale and stunned.
130
‘Percy’s in shock,’ George told Harry quietly. ‘That Ravenclaw girl – Penelope Clearwater – she’s a Prefect. I don’t think he thought the monster would dare attack a Prefect.’
131
But Harry was only half-listening. He didn’t seem to be able to get rid of the picture of Hermione, lying on the hospital bed as though carved out of stone.
132
And if the culprit wasn’t caught soon, he was looking at a lifetime back with the Dursleys.
133
Tom Riddle had turned Hagrid in because he was faced with the
prospect
of a Muggle orphanage if the school closed. Harry now knew exactly how he had felt.
prospect /ˈprɒspekt/ n. 前景
134
‘What’re we going to do?’ said Ron quietly in Harry’s ear. ‘D’you think they suspect Hagrid?’
135
‘We’ve got to go and talk to him,’ said Harry,
making up his mind
.
make up one's mind 下定决心
136
‘I can’t believe it’s him this time, but if he set the monster loose last time he’ll know how to get inside the Chamber of Secrets, and that’s a start.’
137
‘But McGonagall said we’ve got to stay in our tower unless we’re in class –’
138
‘I think,’ said Harry, more quietly still, ‘it’s time to get my dad’s old Cloak out again.’
139
Harry had
inherited
just one thing from his father: a long and silvery Invisibility Cloak. It was their only chance of sneaking out of the school to visit Hagrid without anyone knowing about it.
inherit /ɪnˈherɪt/ v. 继承（遗产）
140
They went to bed at the usual time, waited until Neville, Dean and Seamus had stopped discussing the Chamber of Secrets and finally fallen asleep,
141
then got up, dressed again, and threw the Cloak over themselves.
142
The journey through the dark and deserted castle corridors wasn’t
enjoyable
. Harry, who had wandered the castle at night several times before, had never seen it so crowded after
sunset
.
enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbl/ adj. 愉快的
sunset /ˈsʌnset/ n. 日落(时)
143
Teachers, Prefects and ghosts were marching the corridors in pairs, staring around for any unusual activity.
144
Their Invisibility Cloak didn’t stop them making any noise, and there was a particularly tense moment when Ron
stubbed
his toe only
yards
from the spot where Snape was standing guard.
stub one's toe 踢到脚趾
yard /jɑːd/ n. 码(等于3英尺或36英寸或0.9144米)
145
Thankfully
, Snape
sneezed
at almost exactly the moment Ron
swore
.
thankfully /ˈθæŋkfəlɪ/ adv. (用以表示高兴或宽慰)幸亏
sneeze /sniːz/ vi. 打喷嚏
swear /sweə(r)/ v. 咒骂
146
It was with relief that they reached the oak front doors and
eased
them open.
ease /iːz/ vt. 使安心
147
It was a clear, starry night. They hurried towards the lighted windows of Hagrid’s house, and pulled off the Cloak only when they were right outside his front door.
148
Seconds after they had knocked, Hagrid
flung it open
. They found themselves face to face, with him aiming a
crossbow
at them, Fang the
boarhound
barking loudly behind him.
fling it open 猛地打开
crossbow /'krɒsbəʊ/ n. 弩
boarhound /'bɔːhaʊnd/ n. 用以猎野猪的大猎狗
149
‘Oh,’ he said, lowering the weapon and staring at them. ‘What’re you two doin’ here?’
150
‘What’s that for?’ said Harry, pointing at the
crossbow
as they stepped inside.
crossbow /'krɒsbəʊ/ n. 弩
151
‘Nothin’ … nothin’,’ Hagrid muttered. ‘I’ve bin
expectin’
… doesn’ matter … Sit down … I’ll make tea …’
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ vt. 认为(某人)会来
152
He hardly seemed to know what he was doing. He nearly
extinguished
the fire, spilling water from the kettle on it, and then smashed the teapot with a nervous jerk of his massive hand.
extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ vt. 使熄灭
153
‘Are you OK, Hagrid?’ said Harry. ‘Did you hear about Hermione?’
154
‘Oh, I heard, all righ’,’ said Hagrid, a slight
break
in his voice.
break /breɪk/ n. （因情感作用）嗓音突变
155
He kept glancing nervously at the windows.
156
He poured them both large mugs of boiling water (he had forgotten to add
tea bags
) and was just putting a
slab
of fruitcake on a plate, when there was a loud knock on the door.
tea bag n. 袋泡茶
slab /slæb/ n. 厚片
157
Hagrid dropped the fruitcake. Harry and Ron exchanged
panic-stricken
looks, then threw the Invisibility Cloak back over themselves and
retreated
into a corner.
panic-stricken /'pænik,strikən/ adj. 受恐慌的
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ vi. 撤退
158
Hagrid checked that they were hidden, seized his crossbow and flung open his door once more.
159
‘Good evening, Hagrid.’
160
It was Dumbledore. He entered, looking
deadly
serious, and was followed by a second, very odd-looking man.
deadly /ˈdedli/ adv. 非常
161
The stranger was a short,
portly
man with
rumpled
grey hair and an anxious expression.
portly /'pɔːtlɪ/ adj. 肥胖的
rumpled /'rʌmpld/ adj. 弄皱的
162
He was wearing a strange mixture of clothes: a
pin-striped
suit, a scarlet tie, a long black cloak and pointed purple boots. Under his arm he carried a
lime-green
bowler
.
pin-striped 有条纹的
lime-green 石灰绿
bowler /'bəʊlə/ n. 圆顶礼帽
163
‘That’s Dad’s boss!’ Ron breathed. ‘Cornelius Fudge, the
Minister
of Magic!’
minister /ˈmɪnɪstə(r)/ n. 部长
164
Harry elbowed Ron hard to make him shut up.
165
Hagrid had gone pale and sweaty. He dropped into one of his chairs and looked from Dumbledore to Cornelius Fudge.
166
‘Bad business, Hagrid,’ said Fudge, in rather
clipped
tones. ‘Very bad business. Had to come. Four attacks on Muggle-borns. Things’ve gone far enough. Ministry’s got to act.’
clipped /klɪpt/ adj. 发音清楚的
167
‘I never,’ said Hagrid, looking
imploringly
at Dumbledore, ‘you know I never, Professor Dumbledore, sir …’
imploringly /im'plɔ:riŋli/ adv. 恳求地
168
‘I want it understood, Cornelius, that Hagrid has my full
confidence
,’ said Dumbledore, frowning at Fudge.
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ n. 信任
169
‘Look, Albus,’ said Fudge, uncomfortably. ‘Hagrid’s
record’s
against
him. Ministry’s got to do something – the school
governors
have been in touch.’
record /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 前科
against /ə'genst/ prep. 对……造成伤害（威胁，不利）
governor /ˈɡʌvənə(r)/ n. 董事
170
‘Yet again, Cornelius, I tell you that taking Hagrid away will not help in the slightest,’ said Dumbledore.
171
His blue eyes were full of a
fire
Harry had never seen before.
fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ n. 怒火
172
‘Look at it from my
point of view
,’ said Fudge,
fidgeting
with his
bowler
.
point of view n. 观点
fidget /'fɪdʒɪt/ v. 玩弄
bowler /'bəʊlə/ n. 圆顶礼帽
173
‘I’m under a lot of
pressure
. Got to be seen to be doing something. If it turns out it wasn’t Hagrid, he’ll be back and no more said. But I’ve got to take him. Got to. Wouldn’t be doing my duty –’
pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ n. 压力
174
‘Take me?’ said Hagrid, who was trembling. ‘Take me where?’
175
‘For a short stretch only,’ said Fudge, not meeting Hagrid’s eyes. ‘Not a punishment, Hagrid, more a
precaution
. If someone else is caught, you’ll be let out with a full apology …’
precaution /prɪˈkɔːʃn/ n. 预防措施
176
‘Not Azkaban?’
croaked
Hagrid.
croak /krəʊk/ vt. 用嘶哑的声音说
177
Before Fudge could answer, there was another loud
rap
on the door.
rap /ræp/ vi. 敲击
178
Dumbledore answered it. It was Harry’s
turn
for an elbow in the
ribs
: he’d let out an audible gasp.
turn /tɜːn/ n. 轮到的机会
rib /rɪb/ n. 肋
179
Mr Lucius Malfoy strode into Hagrid’s hut,
swathed
in a long black
travelling
cloak, smiling a cold and satisfied smile. Fang started to growl.
swathe /sweɪð/ vt. 裹
travelling /'trævəliŋ/ adj. 旅行的
180
‘Already here, Fudge,’ he said
approvingly
. ‘Good, good …’
approvingly /əpˈru:vɪ ŋlɪ/ adv. 满意地
181
‘What’re you doin’ here?’ said Hagrid
furiously
. ‘Get outta my house!’
furiously /'fjuəriəsli/ adv. 狂怒地
182
‘My dear man, please believe me, I have no pleasure at all in being inside your – er – d’you call this a house?’ said Lucius Malfoy, sneering as he looked around the small cabin.
183
‘I simply called at the school and was told that the Headmaster was here.’
184
‘And what
exactly
did you want with me, Lucius?’ said Dumbledore. He spoke politely, but the fire was still
blazing
in his blue eyes.
exactly /ɪg'zæk(t)lɪ/ adv. (要求得到更多信息)究竟
blaze /bleɪz/ vi. 猛烈地燃烧
185
‘
Dreadful
thing, Dumbledore,’ said Mr Malfoy lazily, taking out a long roll of parchment,
dreadful /ˈdredfl/ adj. 糟透的
186
‘but the
governors
feel it’s time for you to
step aside
. This is an Order of
Suspension
– you’ll find all twelve signatures on it. I’m afraid we feel you’re
losing your touch
.
governor /ˈɡʌvənə(r)/ n. 董事
step aside 下台
suspension /səˈspenʃn/ n. 暂令停职
lose one’s touch 不再擅长做某事
187
How many attacks have there been now? Two more this afternoon, wasn’t it? At this
rate
, there’ll be no Muggle-borns left at Hogwarts, and we all know what an awful
loss
that would be to the school.’
rate /reɪt/ n. 进度
loss /lɒs/ n. 损失
188
‘Oh, now, see here, Lucius,’ said Fudge, looking
alarmed
, ‘Dumbledore
suspended
… no, no …
last
thing we want just now …’
alarmed /əˈlɑːmd/ adj. 受惊的
suspend /səˈspend/ v. 使暂时停职（或停学等）
last /lɑːst/ adj. 最不可能的
189
‘The
appointment
– or suspension – of the Headmaster is a matter for the
governors
, Fudge,’ said Mr Malfoy smoothly. ‘And as Dumbledore has
failed to
stop these attacks …’
appointment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ n. 任命
governor /ˈɡʌvənə(r)/ n. 董事
fail to 未能
190
‘Now look, Lucius, if Dumbledore can’t stop them –’ said Fudge, whose
upper
lip was sweating now, ‘I mean to say, who can?’
upper /ˈʌpə(r)/ adj. 上面的
191
‘That
remains
to be seen,’ said Mr Malfoy, with a nasty smile. ‘But as all twelve of us have voted …’
remain /rɪ'meɪn/ v. 仍需去做(或处理)
192
Hagrid leapt to his feet, his
shaggy
black head
grazing
the ceiling.
shaggy /'ʃægɪ/ adj. 毛发粗浓杂乱的
graze /ɡreɪz/ v. 擦过
193
‘An’ how many did yeh have ter threaten an’
blackmail
before they agreed, Malfoy, eh?’ he roared.
blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/ n. 敲诈
194
‘
Dear
, dear, you know, that temper of yours will
lead you into
trouble one of these days, Hagrid,’ said Mr Malfoy. ‘I would advise you not to shout at the Azkaban guards like that. They won’t like it at all.’
dear /dɪə/ int. 哎呀
lead into 引起
195
‘Yeh can’ take Dumbledore!’ yelled Hagrid, making Fang the boarhound
cower
and
whimper
in his basket. ‘Take him away, an’ the Muggle-borns won’
stand a chance
! There’ll be killin’s next!’
cower /ˈkaʊə(r)/ vi. 抖缩
whimper /ˈwɪmpə(r)/ v. 乌咽
stand a chance 有希望
196
‘Calm yourself, Hagrid,’ said Dumbledore sharply. He looked at Lucius Malfoy.
197
‘If the governors want my removal, Lucius, I shall of course step aside.’
198
‘But –’ stuttered Fudge.
199
‘No!’ growled Hagrid.
200
Dumbledore had not taken his bright blue eyes off Lucius Malfoy’s cold grey ones.
201
‘However,’ said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly, so that none of them could miss a word,
202
‘you will find that I will only
truly
have left this school when none here are
loyal
to me. You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.’
truly /ˈtruːli/ adv. 真正地
loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ adj. 忠诚的
203
For a second, Harry was almost sure Dumbledore’s eyes flickered towards the corner where he and Ron stood hidden.
204
‘
Admirable
sentiments
,’ said Malfoy, bowing.
admirable /ˈædmərəbl/ adj. 令人称赞的
sentiment /ˈsentɪmənt/ n. (对怜悯、怀旧等的)柔情
205
‘We shall all miss your – er – highly
individual
way of running things, Albus, and only hope that your
successor
will manage to
prevent
any – ah – “killin’s”.’
individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ adj. 独特的
successor /sək'sesə/ n. 继任者
prevent /prɪˈvent/ vt. 阻止
206
He strode to the cabin door, opened it and
bowed Dumbledore out
.
bow sb out 恭敬地送出某人
207
Fudge,
fiddling
with his bowler, waited for Hagrid to go ahead of him, but Hagrid
stood his ground
, took a deep breath and said carefully,
fiddle /'fɪd(ə)l/ v. （尤指厌烦或紧张地）不停摆弄
stand one's ground 不让步
208
‘If anyone wanted ter find out some stuff, all they’d have ter do would be ter follow the spiders. That’d lead ’em right! That’s all I’m sayin’.’
209
Fudge stared at him in amazement.
210
‘All right, I’m comin’,’ said Hagrid, pulling on his
moleskin
overcoat.
moleskin /'məʊlskɪn/ n. 鼹鼠毛皮
211
But as he was about to follow Fudge through the door, he stopped again and said loudly, ‘An’ someone’ll need ter feed Fang while I’m away.’
212
The door banged shut and Ron pulled the Invisibility Cloak off.
213
‘We’re in trouble now,’ he said hoarsely. ‘No Dumbledore. They might as well close the school tonight. There’ll be an attack a day with him gone.’
214
Fang started howling, scratching at the closed door.
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