《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 7
CHAPTER SEVEN
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Mudbloods and Murmurs
2
Harry spent a lot of time over the next few days dodging out of sight whenever he saw Gilderoy Lockhart coming down a corridor.
3
Harder to avoid was Colin Creevey, who seemed to have memorised Harry’s timetable.
4
Nothing seemed to give Colin a bigger
thrill
than to say, ‘All right, Harry?’ six or seven times a day and hear, ‘Hullo, Colin,’ back,
however
exasperated
Harry sounded when he said it.
thrill /θrɪl/ n. 强烈的兴奋、恐惧或快乐感
however /haʊ'evə/ adv. 不管到什么程度
exasperate /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ vt. 激怒
5
Hedwig was still angry with Harry about the
disastrous
car journey and Ron’s wand was still
malfunctioning
,
disastrous /dɪˈzɑːstrəs/ adj. 灾难性的
malfunction /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/ n. 故障
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surpassing
itself on Friday morning by shooting out of Ron’s hand in Charms and hitting tiny old Professor Flitwick
squarely
between the eyes,
surpass /səˈpɑːs/ vt. 胜过，优于；超越；非…所能办到或理解
squarely /ˈskweəli:/ adv. 正好
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creating a large,
throbbing
green
boil
where it had struck.
throbbing /'θrɔbiŋ/ adj. 跳动的
boil /bɔɪl/ n. 疖子
8
So, with one thing and another, Harry was quite glad to reach the weekend. He, Ron and Hermione were planning to visit Hagrid on Saturday morning.
9
Harry, however, was
shaken
awake several hours earlier than he would have liked by Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
shake /ʃeɪk/ v. 摇动
10
‘Whassamatter?’ said Harry
groggily
.
groggily /'grɑgɪli/ adv. 无力地
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‘Quidditch practice!’ said Wood. ‘Come on!’
12
Harry squinted at the window. There was a thin mist hanging across the pink and gold sky. Now he was awake, he couldn’t understand how he could have slept through the
racket
the birds were making.
racket /'rækɪt/ n. 吵闹声
13
‘Oliver,’ Harry
croaked
, ‘it’s the
crack of dawn
.’
croak /krəʊk/ vi. 发牢骚
crack of dawn n. 破晓
14
‘Exactly,’ said Wood. He was a tall and
burly
sixth-year and, at the moment, his eyes were gleaming with a
madenthusiasm
.
burly /'bɜːlɪ/ adj. (指人)魁梧的
mad /mæd/ adj. 狂热的
enthusiasm /ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm/ n. 热情
15
‘It’s part of our new training
programme
. Come on, grab your broom and let’s go,’ said Wood
heartily
. ‘None of the other teams have started training yet, we’re going to
be first off the mark
this year …’
programme /'prəuɡræm/ n. 计划
heartily /'hɑːtɪlɪ/ adv. 劲头十足地
be first off the mark 获得最初的领先地位
16
Yawning and shivering slightly, Harry climbed out of bed and tried to find his Quidditch robes.
17
‘Good man,’ said Wood. ‘Meet you on the pitch in fifteen minutes.’
18
When he’d found his scarlet team robes and pulled on his cloak for
warmth
,
warmth /wɔːmθ/ n. 暖和
19
Harry scribbled a note to Ron explaining where he’d gone and went down the
spiral
staircase to the common room, his Nimbus Two Thousand on his shoulder.
spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/ adj. 螺旋形的
20
He had just reached the portrait hole when there was a
clatter
behind him and Colin Creevey came dashing down the spiral staircase,
clatter /'klætə/ n. 嘈杂的谈笑声
21
his camera swinging
madly
around his neck and something clutched in his hand.
madly /'mædlɪ/ adv. 非常地
22
‘I heard someone saying your name on the stairs, Harry! Look what I’ve got here! I’ve had it developed, I wanted to show you –’
23
Harry looked
bemusedly
at the photograph Colin was
brandishing
under his nose.
bemused /bɪˈmjuːzd/ adj. 困惑的
brandish /'brændɪʃ/ vt. 挥舞
24
A moving, black and white Lockhart was
tugging
hard on an arm Harry recognised as his own.
tug /tʌɡ/ vt. & vi. (用力地) 拽
25
He was pleased to see that his photographic self was
putting up a good fight
and refusing to be dragged into view.
put up a fight 奋勇战斗
26
As Harry watched, Lockhart gave up and slumped, panting, against the white edge of the picture.
27
‘Will you sign it?’ said Colin eagerly.
28
‘No,’ said Harry
flatly
, glancing around to check that the room was really deserted. ‘Sorry, Colin, I’m in a hurry – Quidditch practice.’
flatly /'flætli/ adv. 断然地
29
He climbed through the portrait hole.
30
‘Oh wow! Wait for me! I’ve never watched a Quidditch game before!’
31
Colin
scrambled
through the hole after him.
scramble /ˈskræmbl/ vi. 快速爬行
32
‘It’ll be really boring,’ Harry said quickly, but Colin ignored him, his face shining with excitement.
33
‘You were the youngest house player in a hundred years, weren’t you, Harry? Weren’t you?’ said Colin,
trotting
alongside him.
trot /trɒt/ vi.（人）慢跑
34
‘You must be brilliant. I’ve never flown. Is it easy? Is that your own broom? Is that the best one there is?’
35
Harry didn’t know how to get rid of him. It was like having an extremely
talkative
shadow.
talkative /ˈtɔːkətɪv/ adj. 喜欢说话的
36
‘I don’t really understand Quidditch,’ said Colin breathlessly. ‘Is it true there are four balls? And two of them fly round trying to knock people off their brooms?’
37
‘Yes,’ said Harry heavily,
resigned
to explaining the complicated rules of Quidditch.
resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ v. 勉强接受
38
‘They’re called Bludgers. There are two Beaters on each team, who carry
clubs
to beat the Bludgers away from their side.
club /klʌb/ n.（用作武器的）棍，棒
39
Fred and George Weasley are the Gryffindor Beaters.’
40
‘And what are the other balls for?’ Colin asked, tripping down a couple of steps because he was gazing open-mouthed at Harry.
41
‘Well, the Quaffle – that’s the biggish red one – is the one that scores goals.
42
Three Chasers on each team throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it through the
goalposts
at the end of the pitch – they’re three long poles with
hoops
on the end.’
goalpost /ˈgəʊpəʊst/ n. (足球、曲棍球的)球门柱
hoop /huːp/ n. 铁环
43
‘And the fourth ball –’
44
‘– is the Golden Snitch,’ said Harry,
45
‘and it’s very small, very fast and difficult to catch.
46
But that’s what the Seeker’s got to do, because a game of Quidditch doesn’t end until the Snitch has been caught.
47
And whichever team’s Seeker gets the Snitch earns his team an extra hundred and fifty points.’
48
‘And you’re Gryffindor Seeker, aren’t you?’ said Colin in
awe
.
awe /ɔː/ n. 敬畏
49
‘Yes,’ said Harry, as they left the castle and started across the
dew
-
drenched
grass. ‘And there’s the Keeper, too. He guards the goalposts. That’s it, really.’
dew /djuː/ n. 露水
drench /drentʃ/ vt. 使湿透
50
But Colin didn’t stop questioning Harry all the way down the sloping lawns to the Quidditch pitch, and Harry
only
shook him off when he reached the changing rooms.
only /'əʊnlɪ/ adv. （除此之外别无可为）只能
51
Colin called after him in a
piping
voice, ‘I’ll go and get a good seat, Harry!’ and hurried off to the stands.
piping /'paɪpɪŋ/ adj. 尖声的
52
The rest of the Gryffindor team were already in the changing room.
53
Wood was the only person who looked truly awake.
54
Fred and George Weasley were sitting,
puffy
-eyed and
tousle
-haired, next to fourth-year Alicia Spinnet, who seemed to be
nodding off
against the wall behind her.
puffy /'pʌfɪ/ adj. 肿胀的
tousle /'taʊz(ə)l/ n. 蓬乱的头发
nod off 打盹
55
Her fellow Chasers, Katie Bell and Angelina Johnson, were yawning, side by side, opposite them.
56
‘There you are, Harry, what
kept
you?’ said Wood briskly.
keep /kiːp/ vt. 耽搁
57
‘Now, I wanted a quick talk with you all before we actually get onto the pitch, because I spent the summer
devising
a whole new training programme, which I really think will make all the difference …’
devise /dɪˈvaɪz/ vt. 想出
58
Wood was holding up a large
diagram
of a Quidditch pitch, on which were
drawn
many lines, arrows and crosses in different-coloured inks.
diagram /ˈdaɪəɡræm/ n. 图表
drawn v.画（draw 的过去分词）
59
He took out his wand, tapped the board and the arrows began to
wiggle
over the diagram like
caterpillars
.
wiggle /ˈwɪɡl/ v. (使)扭动
caterpillar /ˈkætəpɪlə(r)/ n. 毛虫
60
As Wood launched into a speech about his new
tactics
, Fred Weasley’s head drooped right onto Alicia Spinnet’s shoulder and he began to
snore
.
tactics /'tæktɪks/ n. 战术
snore /snɔː/ vi. 打呼噜
61
The first board took nearly twenty minutes to explain, but there was another board under that, and a third under that one. Harry sank into a
stupor
as Wood
droned
on and on.
stupor /ˈstjuːpə(r)/ n. 恍惚
drone /drəʊn/ v. （人）絮絮叨叨地说
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‘So,’ said Wood,
at long last
,
jerking
Harry from a
wistful
fantasy
about what he could be eating for breakfast at this very moment up at the castle, ‘is that clear? Any questions?’
at long last 最后
jerk /dʒɜːk/ v. 猝然一动
wistful /ˈwɪstfl/ adj. 渴望的
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ n. 幻想
63
‘I’ve got a question, Oliver,’ said George, who had woken
with a start
. ‘Why couldn’t you have told us all this yesterday when we were awake?’
with a start 吓一跳地
64
Wood wasn’t pleased.
65
‘Now, listen here, you
lot
,’ he said,
glowering
at them all, ‘we should have won the Quidditch Cup last year. We’re easily the best team. But unfortunately,
owing
to
circumstances
beyond our control …’
lot /lɒt/ n. <英>全体成员
glower /ˈɡlaʊə(r)/ vi. 怒视
owe /əʊ/ v. 归因于
circumstance /ˈsɜːkəmstəns/ n. 情况
66
Harry
shifted
guiltily in his seat.
shift /ʃɪft/ v. (使)移动
67
He had been
unconscious
in the hospital wing for the final match of the previous year, meaning that Gryffindor had been a player
short
and had suffered their worst
defeat
in three hundred years.
unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ adj. 失去知觉的
short /ʃɔ:t/ adv. 缺少
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ n. 失败
68
Wood took a moment to
regain control of himself
. Their last defeat was clearly still
torturing
him.
regain control of oneself 恢复自制
torture /ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/ vt. 使痛苦
69
‘So, this year, we train harder than ever before … OK, let’s go and put our new
theories
into practice!’ Wood shouted, seizing his broomstick and leading the way out of the changing rooms.
theory /ˈθɪəri/ n. 理论
70
Stiff
-legged and still yawning, his team followed.
stiff /stɪf/ adv. 僵硬地
71
They had been in the changing room so long that the sun was up properly now, although
remnants
of mist hung over the grass in the
stadium
.
remnant /ˈremnənt/ n. 剩余
stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ n. (周围有看台的)露天大型运动场
72
As Harry walked onto the pitch, he saw Ron and Hermione sitting in the stands.
73
‘Aren’t you finished yet?’ called Ron
incredulously
.
incredulously /in'kredjuləsli/ adv. 不相信地
74
‘Haven’t even started,’ said Harry, looking
jealously
at the toast and
marmalade
Ron and Hermione had brought out of the Great Hall. ‘Wood’s been teaching us new
moves
.’
jealously /'dʒeləsli/ adv. 妒忌地
marmalade /'mɑːməleɪd/ n. 果子酱
move /muːv/ n. 措施
75
He
mounted
his broomstick and kicked at the ground, soaring up into the air.
mount /maʊnt/ vt. & vi. 骑上
76
The cool morning air
whipped
his face, waking him far more effectively than Wood’s long talk. It felt wonderful to be back on the Quidditch pitch.
whip /wɪp/ v. （柔韧性的物体、雨、风等）拍打
77
He soared right around the stadium at full speed,
racing
Fred and George.
race /reɪs/ vt. 和…竞赛
78
‘What’s that funny
clicking
noise?’ called Fred, as they
hurtled
around the corner.
click /klɪk/ vt. 使发咔哒声
hurtle /ˈhɜːtl/ vi. 疾飞
79
Harry looked into the stands. Colin was sitting in one of the highest seats, his camera raised, taking picture after picture, the sound strangely
magnified
in the deserted stadium.
magnify /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ vt. 放大
80
‘Look this way, Harry! This way!’ he cried
shrilly
.
shrilly /'ʃrili/ adv. 尖声地
81
‘Who’s that?’ said Fred.
82
‘No idea,’ Harry lied, putting on a
spurt
of speed that took him as far away as possible from Colin.
spurt /spɜːt/ n. 冲刺
83
‘What’s going on?’ said Wood, frowning, as he
skimmed
through the air towards them.
skim /skɪm/ v. 掠过
84
‘Why’s that first-year taking pictures? I don’t like it. He could be a Slytherin
spy
, trying to find out about our new training programme.’
spy /spaɪ/ n. 间谍
85
‘He’s in Gryffindor,’ said Harry quickly.
86
‘And the Slytherins don’t need a spy, Oliver,’ said George.
87
‘What makes you say that?’ said Wood
testily
.
testily /'testili/ adv. 恼火地
88
‘Because they’re here
in person
,’ said George, pointing.
in person 亲自
89
Several people in green robes were walking onto the pitch, broomsticks in their hands.
90
‘I don’t believe it!’ Wood hissed in
outrage
. ‘I
booked
the pitch for today! We’ll see about this!’
outrage /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ n. 愤怒
book /bʊk/ vt. & vi. 预订
91
Wood shot towards the ground, landing rather harder than he meant to in his anger,
staggering
slightly as he
dismounted
. Harry, Fred and George followed.
stagger /ˈstæɡə(r)/ v. 摇摇晃晃地走
dismount /dɪs'maʊnt/ v. 下（马、车等）
92
‘Flint!’ Wood bellowed at the Slytherin captain. ‘This is our practice time! We got up
specially
! You can
clear off
now!’
specially /'speʃəlɪ/ adv. 特意
clear off 走开
93
Marcus Flint was even larger than Wood. He had a look of
trollish
cunning
on his face as he replied, ‘Plenty of room for all of us, Wood.’
trollish adj. 网络喷子般地
cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ n. 狡猾
94
Angelina, Alicia and Katie had come over, too. There were no girls on the Slytherin team – who stood, shoulder to shoulder, facing the Gryffindors,
leering
to a man.
leer /lɪə(r)/ v. 斜睨
95
‘But I booked the pitch!’ said Wood,
positively
spitting
with
rage
. ‘I booked it!’
positively /ˈpɔzətɪvlɪ/ adv. 坚定地
spit /spɪt/ v. 怒斥
rage /reɪdʒ/ n. 愤怒
96
‘Ah,’ said Flint,
97
‘but I’ve got a specially signed note here from Professor Snape.
98
I, Professor S. Snape, give the Slytherin team permission to practise today on the Quidditch pitch,
owing
to the need to train their new Seeker.’
owe /əʊ/ v. 应给予
99
‘You’ve got a new Seeker?’ said Wood,
distracted
. ‘Where?’
distract /dɪˈstrækt/ vt. 分心
100
And from behind the six large figures before them came a seventh, smaller boy, smirking all over his pale, pointed face. It was Draco Malfoy.
101
‘Aren’t you Lucius Malfoy’s son?’ said Fred, looking at Malfoy with dislike.
102
‘Funny you should mention Draco’s father,’ said Flint, as the whole Slytherin team smiled still more
broadly
. ‘Let me show you the
generous
gift he’s made to the Slytherin team.’
broadly /ˈbr ɔ:dlɪ/ adv. (笑容)开怀地
generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ adj. 慷慨的
103
All seven of them held out their broomsticks.
104
Seven
highly
polished
, brand-new handles and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words ‘Nimbus Two Thousand and One’ gleamed
under the Gryffindors’ noses
in the early-morning sun.
highly /ˈhaɪli/ adv. 非常
polished /'pɒlɪʃt/ adj. 擦亮的
under one’s nose 在某人眼皮底下
105
‘Very latest model. Only came out last month,’ said Flint
carelessly
, flicking a
speck
of dust from the end of his own.
carelessly /'kɛəlisli/ adv. 漫不经心地
speck /spek/ n. 小颗粒
106
‘I believe it
outstrips
the old Two Thousand series by a
considerable
amount. As for the old Cleansweeps,’
outstrip /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ vt. 做得比…更好
considerable /kənˈsɪdərəbl/ adj. 相当大(或多)的
107
he smiled nastily at Fred and George, who were both clutching Cleansweep Fives, ‘sweeps the board with them.’
108
None of the Gryffindor team could think of anything to say for a moment. Malfoy was smirking so broadly his cold eyes were
reduced to
slits
.
reduce to 变成
slit n. 狭缝
109
‘Oh look,’ said Flint. ‘A
pitch invasion
.’
pitch invasion 涌入比赛场地
110
Ron and Hermione were crossing the grass to see what was going on.
111
‘What’s happening?’ Ron asked Harry. ‘Why aren’t you playing? And what’s he doing here?’
112
He was looking at Malfoy, taking in his Slytherin Quidditch robes.
113
‘I’m the new Slytherin Seeker, Weasley,’ said Malfoy,
smugly
. ‘Everyone’s just been
admiring
the brooms my father’s bought our team.’
smugly /'smʌgli/ adv. 自鸣得意地
admiring /əd'maɪrɪŋ/ adj. 羡慕的
114
Ron gaped, open-mouthed, at the seven
superb
broomsticks in front of him.
superb /suːˈpɜːb/ adj. 极好的
115
‘Good, aren’t they?’ said Malfoy
smoothly
.
smoothly /smu: ðlɪ/ adv. 自信地
116
‘But perhaps the Gryffindor team will be able to
raise
some gold and get new brooms, too. You could
raffle off
those Cleansweep Fives, I expect a
museum
would bid for them.’
raise /reɪz/ v. 筹款
raffle off 抽彩出售
museum /mju:'ziəm/ n. 博物馆
117
The Slytherin team howled with laughter.
118
‘At least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in,’ said Hermione sharply. ‘They got in on pure
talent
.’
talent /ˈtælənt/ n. 才能
119
The
smug
look on Malfoy’s face
flickered
.
smug /smʌɡ/ adj. 自以为是的
flicker /ˈflɪkə(r)/ v. （感觉或情绪的）闪现
120
‘No one asked your opinion, you
filthy
little Mudblood,’ he
spat
.
filthy /'fɪlθɪ/ adj. 十分肮脏的
spat /spæt/ v. 怒斥(spit的过去式)
121
Harry knew at once that Malfoy had said something really bad because there was an instant
uproar
at his words.
uproar /ˈʌprɔː(r)/ n. 骚乱
122
Flint had to dive in front of Malfoy to stop Fred and George
jumping
on him, Alicia shrieked, ‘How dare you!’
jump /dʒʌmp/ v. 猛地扑向(某人)
123
and Ron
plunged
his hand into his robes, pulled out his wand, yelling, ‘You’ll pay for that one, Malfoy!’ and pointed it furiously under Flint’s arm at Malfoy’s face.
plunge /plʌndʒ/ v. 猛插
124
A loud bang echoed around the stadium and a jet of green light shot out of the wrong end of Ron’s wand, hitting him in the stomach and sending him
reeling
backwards onto the grass.
reel /riːl/ v. 踉跄着后退
125
‘Ron! Ron! Are you all right?’ squealed Hermione.
126
Ron opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Instead he gave an
almighty
belch
and several slugs
dribbled
out of his mouth onto his lap.
almighty /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ adj. 有强大力量地
belch /beltʃ/ n. 打嗝
dribble /'drɪb(ə)l/ vt. & vi. (使液体)滴下或作细流
127
The Slytherin team were
paralysed
with laughter. Flint was
doubled up
, hanging on to his new broomstick for support. Malfoy was
on all fours
, banging the ground with his fist.
paralysed /'pærəlaɪzd/ 惊呆的
double up （因大笑、剧痛等）弯腰
on all fours 四脚着地地
128
The Gryffindors were gathered around Ron, who kept
belching
large,
glistening
slugs. Nobody seemed to want to touch him.
belch /beltʃ/ vi. 喷出
glistening /'gli:sniŋ/ adj. 闪亮的
129
‘We’d better get him to Hagrid’s, it’s nearest,’ said Harry to Hermione, who nodded bravely, and the pair of them pulled Ron up by the arms.
130
‘What happened, Harry? What happened? Is he ill? But you can
cure
him, can’t you?’ Colin had run down from his seat and was now
dancing
alongside them as they left the pitch.
cure /kjʊə(r)/ vt. 治疗
dance /dɑːns/ v. 跳跃
131
Ron gave a huge
heave
and more slugs dribbled down his front.
heave /hiːv/ n. (剧烈的)起伏
132
‘Oooh,’ said Colin, fascinated and raising his camera. ‘Can you hold him still, Harry?’
133
‘Get out of the way, Colin!’ said Harry angrily. He and Hermione supported Ron out of the stadium and across the grounds towards the edge of the Forest.
134
‘Nearly there, Ron,’ said Hermione, as the gamekeeper’s cabin came into view. ‘You’ll be all right in a minute … almost there …’
135
They were within twenty feet of Hagrid’s house when the front door opened, but it wasn’t Hagrid who emerged. Gilderoy Lockhart, wearing robes of
palest
mauve
today, came striding out.
pale /peɪl/ adj. 淡色的
mauve /məʊv/ n. 淡紫色
136
‘Quick, behind here,’ Harry hissed, dragging Ron behind a nearby bush. Hermione followed,
somewhat
reluctantly
.
somewhat /ˈsʌmwɒt/ adv. 有点
reluctantly /ri'lʌktəntli/ adv. 不情愿地
137
‘It’s a simple matter if you know what you’re doing!’ Lockhart was saying loudly to Hagrid.
138
‘If you need help, you know where I am! I’ll let you have a copy of my book – I’m surprised you haven’t already got one. I’ll sign one tonight and send it over. Well, goodbye!’
139
And he strode away towards the castle.
140
Harry waited until Lockhart was out of sight, then pulled Ron out of the bush and up to Hagrid’s front door. They knocked urgently.
141
Hagrid appeared at once, looking very
grumpy
, but his expression
brightened
when he saw who it was.
grumpy /ˈɡrʌmpi/ adj. 生气的
brighten /'braɪt(ə)n/ vi. 快乐高兴
142
‘Bin wonderin’ when you’d come ter see me – come in, come in – thought you mighta bin Professor Lockhart back again.’
143
Harry and Hermione
supported
Ron over the
threshold
, into the one-roomed cabin, which had an enormous bed in one corner, a fire crackling
merrily
in another.
support /səˈpɔːt/ vt. 撑扶
threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ n. 门槛
merrily /'merɪlɪ/ adv. 愉快地
144
Hagrid didn’t seem
perturbed
by Ron’s slug problem, which Harry
hastily
explained as he lowered Ron into a chair.
perturb /pə'tɜːb/ vt. 使(某人)烦恼
hastily /'heistili/ adv. 匆忙地
145
‘Better out than in,’ he said cheerfully,
plonking
a large
copper
basin
in front of him. ‘Get ’em all up, Ron.’
plonk /plɒŋk/ vt. 用力丢下或放下
copper /ˈkɒpə(r)/ n. 铜
basin /ˈbeɪsn/ n. 盆
146
‘I don’t think there’s anything to do except wait for it to stop,’ said Hermione anxiously, watching Ron bend over the basin. ‘That’s a difficult curse to work at the best of times, but with a broken wand …’
147
Hagrid was
bustling
around, making them tea. His
boarhound
, Fang, was
slobbering
over Harry.
bustle /ˈbʌsl/ vi. 忙乱
boarhound /'bɔːhaʊnd/ n. 用以猎野猪的大猎狗
slobber /ˈslɒbə(r)/ vi. 流口水
148
‘What did Lockhart want with you, Hagrid?’ Harry asked,
scratching
Fang’s ears.
scratch /skrætʃ/ v. （用指甲）挠
149
‘Givin’ me advice on gettin’
kelpies
out of a
well
,’ growled Hagrid, moving a half-
plucked
rooster off his
scrubbed
table and setting down the teapot.
kelpy /'kelpi/ n. 马形水鬼（等于kelpie）
well /wel/ n. 水井
pluck /plʌk/ v. 拔去（鸡或鸟的毛）
scrub /skrʌb/ vt. 用力擦洗
150
‘Like I don’ know. An’
bangin’ on abou
t some
Banshee
he
banished
. If one word of it was true, I’ll eat my kettle.’
bang on about (非正式)喋喋不休
banshee /bæn'ʃiː/ n. 女鬼
banish /ˈbænɪʃ/ vt. 驱逐
151
It was most unlike Hagrid to
criticise
a Hogwarts teacher and Harry looked at him in surprise.
criticise /'krɪtɪ,saɪz/ vt. & vi. 评论
152
Hermione, however, said in a voice somewhat higher than usual, ‘I think you’re being a bit unfair. Professor Dumbledore obviously thought he was the best man for the job –’
153
‘He was the on’y man for the job,’ said Hagrid, offering them a plate of
treacle
toffee
, while Ron coughed
squelchily
into his basin.
treacle /'triːk(ə)l/ n. 糖蜜
toffee /'tɒfɪ/ n. 太妃糖
squelch /skweltʃ/ vt. 使…咯吱咯吱的响
154
‘An’ I mean the on’y one. Gettin’ very difficult ter find anyone fer the Dark Arts job. People aren’t too keen ter
take it on
, see. They’re startin’ ter think it’s
jinxed
.
take on 从事
jinxed /dʒiŋkst/ adj. 倒霉的
155
No one’s
lasted
long fer a while now. So tell me,’
last /lɑːst/ v. 坚持
156
said Hagrid, jerking his head at Ron, ‘who was he tryin’ ter curse?’
157
‘Malfoy called Hermione something. It must’ve been really bad, because everyone went mad.’
158
‘It was bad,’ said Ron
hoarsely
, emerging over the table top, looking pale and sweaty. ‘Malfoy called her “Mudblood”, Hagrid –’
hoarsely /'hɔ:sli/ adv. 嘶哑地
159
Ron dived out of sight again as a fresh
wave
of slugs made their appearance. Hagrid looked outraged.
wave /weɪv/ n. 涌现的人(或物)
160
‘He didn’!’ he growled at Hermione.
161
‘He did,’ she said. ‘But I don’t know what it means. I could tell it was really rude, of course …’
162
‘It’s about the most
insulting
thing he could think of,’ gasped Ron, coming back up.
insulting /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ adj. 侮辱的
163
‘Mudblood’s a really
foul
name for someone who was Muggle-born – you know, non-magic parents.
foul /faʊl/ adj. 无礼的
164
There are some wizards – like Malfoy’s family – who think they’re better than everyone else because they’re what people call pure-blood.’
165
He gave a small burp, and a single slug fell into his outstretched hand.
166
He threw it into the basin and continued, ‘I mean, the rest of us know it doesn’t make any difference at all. Look at Neville Longbottom – he’s pure-blood and he can hardly
stand
a cauldron the right way up.’
stand /stænd/ v. 使直立
167
‘An’ they haven’t invented a spell our Hermione can’t do,’ said Hagrid proudly, making Hermione go a brilliant shade of
magenta
.
magenta /məˈdʒentə/ n. 品红
168
‘It’s a disgusting thing to call someone,’ said Ron, wiping his sweaty
brow
with a shaking hand.
brow /braʊ/ n. 眉毛
169
‘Dirty blood, see. Common blood. It’s mad. Most wizards these days are half-blood anyway. If we hadn’t married Muggles we’d’ve died out.’
170
He
retched
and ducked out of sight again.
retch /retʃ/ vi. 干呕
171
‘Well, I don’ blame yeh fer tryin’ ter curse him, Ron,’ said Hagrid loudly over the
thuds
of more slugs hitting the basin.
thud /θʌd/ n. 扑通一声
172
‘Bu’ maybe it was a good thing yer wand
backfired
. ’Spect Lucius Malfoy would’ve come
marchin
’ up ter school if yeh’d cursed his son. Least yer not in trouble.’
backfire /ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)/ vi. (枪炮)向后爆发
march /mɑːtʃ/ v. 快步走
173
Harry would have pointed out that trouble didn’t come much worse than having slugs pouring out of your mouth, but he couldn’t; Hagrid’s treacle toffee had
cemented
his jaws together.
cement /sɪˈment/ v. 用（水泥或胶合剂）黏结
174
‘Harry,’ said Hagrid suddenly, as though struck by a sudden thought, ‘gotta
bone ter pick
with yeh. I’ve heard you’ve bin givin’ out signed photos. How come I haven’t got one?’
bone to pick 对某人不满
175
Furious, Harry
wrenched
his teeth apart.
wrench /rentʃ/ v. 猛拉
176
‘I have not been giving out signed photos,’ he said
hotly
. ‘If Lockhart’s still putting that about –’
hotly /ˈhɔtli:/ adv. 激烈地
177
But then he saw that Hagrid was laughing.
178
‘I’m on’y jokin’,’ he said, patting Harry
genially
on the back and
sending
him, face
first
, into the table. ‘I knew yeh hadn’t really. I told Lockhart yeh didn’ need teh. Yer more famous than him without tryin’.’
genially /'dʒi:njəli/ adv. 亲切地
send /send/ v. 使表现出(某种行为)
first /fɜːst/ adv. 以身体的某一部位（或某人）在先（或为首）
179
‘Bet he didn’t like that,’ said Harry, sitting up and
rubbing
his
chin
.
rub /rʌb/ v. 按摩（尤指疼痛部位）
chin /tʃɪn/ n. 下巴
180
‘Don’ think he did,’ said Hagrid, his eyes twinkling. ‘An’ then I told him I’d never read one o’ his books an’ he decided ter go. Treacle toffee, Ron?’ he added, as Ron re-appeared.
181
‘No thanks,’ said Ron weakly. ‘Better not risk it.’
182
‘Come an’ see what I’ve bin
growin
’,’ said Hagrid, as Harry and Hermione finished the last of their tea.
grow vt. 种植
183
In the small vegetable patch behind Hagrid’s house were a dozen of the largest pumpkins Harry had ever seen. Each was the size of a large
boulder
.
boulder /ˈbəʊldə(r)/ n. 大圆石
184
‘Gettin’ on well, aren’t they?’ said Hagrid happily. ‘Fer the
Hallowe’en
feast … should be big enough
by then
.’
Halloween /ˌhæləu'i:n/ n. 万圣节前夕
by then 到那时
185
‘What’ve you been feeding them?’ said Harry.
186
Hagrid looked over his shoulder to check that they were alone.
187
‘Well, I’ve bin givin’ them – you know – a bit o’ help.’
188
Harry noticed Hagrid’s
flowery
pink umbrella leaning against the back wall of the cabin.
flowery adj.饰以花卉图形的
189
Harry had had reason to believe before now that this umbrella was not all it looked; in fact, he had the strong impression that Hagrid’s old school wand was
concealed
inside it.
conceal /kənˈsiːl/ vt. 隐藏
190
Hagrid wasn’t supposed to use magic.
191
He had been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, but Harry had never found out why –
192
any mention of the matter and Hagrid would clear his throat loudly and become
mysteriously
deaf
until the subject was changed.
mysteriously /mis'tiəriəsli/ adv. 故弄玄虚地
deaf /def/ adj. 装聋的
193
‘An
Engorgement
Charm, I suppose?’ said Hermione, halfway between
disapproval
and
amusement
. ‘Well, you’ve done a good job on them.’
engorgement /in'ɡɔ:dʒmənt/ n. 肿胀
disapproval /dɪsə'pruːvl/ n. 不赞同
amusement /ə'mjuːzm(ə)nt/ n. 乐趣
194
‘That’s what yer little sister said,’ said Hagrid, nodding at Ron.
195
‘Met her jus’ yesterday.’ Hagrid looked sideways at Harry, his beard
twitching
.
twitch /twɪtʃ/ vt. & vi.(使)颤动
196
‘Said she was jus’ lookin’ round the grounds, but I reckon she was hopin’ she might
run inter
someone else at my house.’ He winked at Harry. ‘If yeh ask me, she wouldn’ say no ter a signed –’
run into vt. 偶然遇见
197
‘Oh, shut up,’ said Harry. Ron snorted with laughter and the ground was
sprayed
with slugs.
spray /spreɪ/ vi. 喷
198
‘Watch it!’ Hagrid roared, pulling Ron away from his precious pumpkins.
199
It was nearly lunchtime and as Harry had only had one bit of treacle toffee since dawn, he was keen to go back to school to eat.
200
They said goodbye to Hagrid and walked back up to the castle, Ron
hiccoughing
occasionally, but only bringing up two, very small slugs.
hiccough /'hɪkʌp/ n. & v. 打嗝
201
They had barely
set foot
in the cool Entrance Hall when a voice rang out.
set foot 进入到某处
202
‘There you are, Potter, Weasley.’ Professor McGonagall was walking towards them, looking
stern
. ‘You will both do your detentions this evening.’
stern /stɜːn/ adj. 严厉的
203
‘What are we doing, Professor?’ said Ron, nervously
suppressing
a
burp
.
suppress /səˈpres/ vt. 压制
burp /bɜːp/ n. 打嗝
204
‘You will be polishing the silver in the
trophy
room with Mr Filch,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘And no magic, Weasley –
elbow grease
.’
trophy /ˈtrəʊfi/ n. 纪念品
elbow grease n. 费体力的工作
205
Ron gulped. Argus Filch, the
caretaker
, was
loathed
by every student in the school.
caretaker /'keəteɪkə/ n. 看门人
loathe /ləʊð/ vt. 厌恶
206
‘And you, Potter, will be helping Professor Lockhart answer his fan mail,’ said Professor McGonagall.
207
‘Oh no – can’t I go and do the trophy room, too?’ said Harry desperately.
208
‘Certainly not,’ said Professor McGonagall, raising her eyebrows. ‘Professor Lockhart
requested
you particularly. Eight o’clock
sharp
, both of you.’
request /rɪˈkwest/ vt. 请求
sharp /ʃɑːp/ adv. 准时
209
Harry and Ron
slouched
into the Great Hall in states of deepest
gloom
, Hermione behind them, wearing a well-you-did-break-school-rules sort of expression.
slouch /slaʊtʃ/ vi. 无精打采地立、坐或行走
gloom /ɡluːm/ n. 昏暗
210
Harry didn’t
fancy
his
shepherd
’s pie as much as he’d thought. Both he and Ron felt they’d got the worse
deal
.
fancy /ˈfænsi/ vt. 喜爱
shepherd /ˈʃepəd/ n. 牧羊人
deal /diːl/ n. 待遇
211
‘Filch’ll have me there all night,’ said Ron heavily. ‘No magic! There must be about a hundred cups in that room. I’m no good at Muggle cleaning.’
212
‘I’d swap any time,’ said Harry
hollowly
. ‘I’ve had loads of practice with the Dursleys. Answering Lockhart’s fan mail … he’ll be a nightmare …’
hollowly /'hɑloli/ adv. 空心地
213
Saturday afternoon seemed to
melt away
, and in what seemed like no time, it was five minutes to eight, and Harry was dragging his feet along the second-floor corridor to Lockhart’s office.
melt away v. 消失
214
He
gritted
his teeth and knocked.
grit /ɡrɪt/ v. 咬紧牙关
215
The door flew open at once. Lockhart beamed down at him.
216
‘Ah, here’s the
scallywag
!’ he said. ‘Come in, Harry, come in.’
scallywag /'skælɪwæg/ n. 调皮捣蛋的人
217
Shining brightly on the walls by the light of many candles were
countless
framed photographs of Lockhart. He had even signed a few of them. Another large pile lay on his desk.
countless /ˈkaʊntləs/ adj. 无数的
218
‘You can address the envelopes!’ Lockhart told Harry, as though this was a huge treat. ‘This first one’s to Gladys Gudgeon, bless her – huge fan of mine.’
219
The minutes
snailed
by. Harry let Lockhart’s voice wash over him, occasionally saying, ‘Mmm’ and ‘Right’ and ‘Yeah’.
snail /sneɪl/ vi. 缓慢移动
220
Now and then he caught a phrase like ‘Fame’s a
fickle
friend, Harry’ or ‘
Celebrity
is as celebrity does, remember that’.
fickle /ˈfɪkl/ adj. 反复无常的
celebrity /səˈlebrəti/ n. (尤指娱乐界的)名人
221
The candles burned lower and lower, making the light dance over the many moving faces of Lockhart watching him.
222
Harry moved his aching hand over what felt like the thousandth envelope, writing out Veronica Smethley’s address.
223
It must be nearly time to leave, Harry thought miserably, please let it be nearly time …
224
And then he heard something – something quite
apart from
the
spitting
of the dying candles and Lockhart’s
prattle
about his fans.
apart from 除……之哇
spit /spɪt/ vt. & vi. 发出呼噜呼噜声
prattle /'præt(ə)l/ n. 无聊话
225
It was a voice, a voice to
chill
the
bone-marrow
, a voice of
breath-taking
, ice-cold
venom
.
chill /tʃɪl/ vt. & vi. (使)冷却
bone-marrow 骨髓
breath-taking /'breθ 'teikiŋ/ adj. 惊人的
venom /ˈvenəm/ n. 愤恨的感情或语言
226
‘Come … come to me … let me
rip
you … let me tear you … let me kill you …’
rip /rɪp/ vt. 撕
227
Harry gave a huge jump and a large
lilac
blot
appeared on Veronica Smethley’s street.
lilac /'laɪlək/ n. 淡紫色
blot /blɒt/ n. 墨渍
228
‘What?’ he said loudly.
229
‘I know!’ said Lockhart. ‘Six
solid
months at the top of the bestseller list! Broke all records!’
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ adj. (时间)没有间断的
230
‘No,’ said Harry
frantically
. ‘That voice!’
frantically /'fræntikəli/ adv. 紧张忙乱地
231
‘Sorry?’ said Lockhart, looking puzzled. ‘What voice?’
232
‘That – that voice that said – didn’t you hear it?’
233
Lockhart was looking at Harry in high
astonishment
.
astonishment /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ n. 惊奇
234
‘What are you talking about, Harry? Perhaps you’re getting a little
drowsy
? Great Scott – look at the time! We’ve been here nearly four hours! I’d never have believed it – the time’s flown, hasn’t it?’
drowsy /ˈdraʊzi/ adj. 使人昏昏欲睡的
235
Harry didn’t answer. He was straining his ears to hear the voice again, but there was no sound now
except
for Lockhart telling him he mustn’t expect a treat like this every time he got detention.
except /ɪk'sept/ prep. 除…外
236
Feeling
dazed
, Harry left.
dazed /deɪzd/ adj. 茫然的
237
It was so late that the Gryffindor common room was almost empty.
238
Harry went straight up to the dormitory. Ron wasn’t back yet. Harry pulled on his
pyjamas
, got into bed and waited.
pyjamas /pə'dʒɑːməz/ n. 睡衣
239
Half an hour later, Ron arrived,
nursing
his right arm and bringing a strong smell of polish into the darkened room.
nurse /nɜːs/ vt. 护理
240
‘My muscles have all
seized up
,’ he groaned, sinking on his bed.
seize up 失灵
241
‘Fourteen times he made me
buff
up that Quidditch Cup before he was
satisfied
. And then I had another slug attack all over a Special Award for Services to the School. Took ages to shift the
slime
…
buff /bʌf/ v. （用软布）擦亮
satisfy /'sætɪsfaɪ/ vt. & vi. 使满意
slime /slaɪm/ n. 黏液
242
How was it with Lockhart?’
243
Keeping his voice low so as not to wake Neville, Dean and Seamus, Harry told Ron exactly what he had heard.
244
‘And Lockhart said he couldn’t hear it?’ said Ron. Harry could see him frowning in the moonlight. ‘D’you think he was lying? But I don’t get it –
even
someone invisible would’ve had to open the door.’
even /'iːv(ə)n/ adv. 即使
245
‘I know,’ said Harry, lying back in his four-poster and staring at the
canopy
above him. ‘I don’t get it, either.’
canopy /ˈkænəpi/ n. 遮篷
246
