《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 6 ｜P1
CHAPTER SIX
1
THE JOURNEY FROM
PLATFORM
NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS
platform /ˈplætfɔːrm/ n. 站台
2
Harry’s last month with the Dursleys wasn’t fun.
3
True, Dudley was now so scared of Harry he wouldn’t stay in the same room,
4
while Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon didn’t shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything, or shout at him — in fact, they didn’t speak to him at all.
5
Half terrified, half furious, they acted as though any chair with Harry in it were empty.
6
Although this was an improvement in many ways, it did become a bit
depressing
after a while
.
depressing /dɪ'prɛsɪŋ/ adj. 令人忧愁的
after a while 不久
7
Harry kept to his room, with his new owl for company. He had decided to call her Hedwig, a name he had found in A History of Magic.
8
His school books were very interesting. He lay on his bed reading
late into the night
, Hedwig swooping in and out of the open window as she pleased.
late into the night 直到深夜
9
It was lucky that Aunt Petunia didn’t come in to vacuum anymore, because Hedwig kept bringing back dead mice.
10
Every night before he went to sleep, Harry
ticked off
another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to the wall,
counting down
to September the first.
tick off 用几号标出
count down 倒计时
11
On the last day of August he thought he’d better speak to his aunt and uncle about getting to King’s Cross station the next day,
12
so he went down to the living room where they were watching a
quiz
show on television.
quiz /kwɪz/ n. 问答比赛(游戏)
13
He cleared his throat to let them know he was there, and Dudley screamed and ran from the room.
14
“Er — Uncle Vernon?”
15
Uncle Vernon grunted to show he was listening.
16
“Er — I need to be at King’s Cross tomorrow to — to go to Hogwarts.”
17
Uncle Vernon grunted again.
18
“Would it be all right if you
gave me a lift
?”
give sb a lift 让某人搭车
19
Grunt.
20
Harry supposed that meant yes.
21
“Thank you.”
22
He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke. “Funny way to get to a wizards’ school, the train. Magic
carpets
all got
punctures
, have they?”
carpet /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ n. 地毯
puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃər/ v. 刺破
23
Harry didn’t say anything.
24
“Where is this school, anyway?”
25
“I don’t know,” said Harry, realizing this for the first time. He pulled the ticket Hagrid had given him out of his pocket.
26
“I just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters at eleven o’clock,” he read.
27
His aunt and uncle stared. “Platform what?”
28
“Nine and three-quarters.”
29
“Don’t talk rubbish,” said Uncle Vernon. “There is no platform nine and three-quarters.”
30
“It’s on my ticket.”
31
“
Barking
,” said Uncle Vernon, “
howling
mad, the lot of them. You’ll see. You just wait. All right, we’ll take you to King’s Cross. We’re going up to London tomorrow anyway, or I wouldn’t
bother
.”
barking /'bɑ:kiŋ/ adj. (英，非正式)精神错乱的
howling /'haʊlɪŋ/ adj. 极大的
bother /ˈbɑːðər/ vi. 麻烦
32
“Why are you going to London?” Harry asked, trying to keep things friendly.
33
“Taking Dudley to the hospital,” growled Uncle Vernon. “Got to have that ruddy tail removed before he goes to Smeltings.”
34
Harry woke at five o’clock the next morning and was too excited and nervous to go back to sleep.
35
He got up and pulled on his jeans because he didn’t want to walk into the station in his wizard’s robes — he’d change on the train.
36
He checked his Hogwarts list yet again to make sure he had everything he needed, saw that Hedwig was shut safely in her cage, and then
paced
the room, waiting for the Dursleys to get up.
pace /peɪs/ vt. & vi. 踱步于
37
Two hours later, Harry’s huge, heavy trunk had been loaded into the Dursleys’ car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry, and they had set off.
38
They reached King’s Cross at half past ten. Uncle Vernon dumped Harry’s trunk onto a
trolley
and
wheeled
it into the station for him.
wheel /wil/ vt. 推
trolley /ˈtrɑːli/ n. (两轮或四轮的)手推车
39
Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped
dead
, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face.
dead /dɛd/ adv. [英，非正式] 突然
40
“Well, there you are, boy. Platform nine — platform ten. Your platform should be somewhere in the middle, but they don’t seem to have
built
it
yet
, do they?”
built /bɪlt/ v. 建造（build的过去分词）
yet /jɛt/ adv. 到目前为止
41
He was quite right, of course. There was a big plastic number nine over one platform and a big plastic number ten over the one next to it, and in the middle, nothing at all.
42
“Have a good term,” said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile. He left without another word. Harry turned and saw the Dursleys drive away. All three of them were laughing.
43
Harry’s mouth went rather dry. What
on earth
was he going to do? He was starting to attract a lot of funny looks, because of Hedwig. He’d have to ask someone.
on earth 究竟
44
He stopped a passing guard, but didn’t dare mention platform nine and three-quarters.
45
The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn’t even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose.
46
Getting
desperate
, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o’clock, but the guard said there wasn’t one. In the end the guard
strode
away, muttering about time
wasters
.
desperate /ˈdespərət/ adj. 不顾一切的
stride /straɪd/ vi. 大步行走
waster /'westɚ/ n. 不珍惜时间和金钱的人
47
Harry was now trying hard not to panic.
48
According to the large clock over the
arrivals board
, he had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and he had no idea how to do it;
arrivals board 到达信息显示屏
49
he was
stranded
in the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift, a pocket full of wizard money, and a large owl.
strand /strænd/ v. 使困在(某处)
50
Hagrid must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, like tapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley.
51
He wondered if he should get out his wand and start tapping the ticket
inspector
’s
stand
between platforms nine and ten.
inspector /ɪnˈspektər/ n. 检查员
stand /stænd/ n. 台
52
At that moment a group of people passed just behind him and he caught a few words of what they were saying.
53
“—
packed
with Muggles, of course —”
pack /pæk/ vt. 塞满
54
Harry swung round.
55
The speaker was a
plump
woman who was talking to four boys, all with
flaming
red hair. Each of them was pushing a trunk like Harry’s in front of him — and they had an owl.
plump /plʌmp/ adj. 圆胖的
flaming /'flemɪŋ/ adj. 着火的
56
Heart
hammering
, Harry pushed his trolley after them.
hammer /ˈhæmər/ v. (心脏)剧烈跳动
57
They stopped and so did he, just near enough to hear what they were saying.
58
“Now, what’s the platform number?” said the boys’ mother.
59
“Nine and three-quarters!”
piped
a small girl, also red-headed, who was holding her hand. “Mum, can’t I go . . .”
pipe /paɪp/ v. 高声说话
60
“You’re not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you go first.”
61
What looked like the oldest boy
marched
toward platforms nine and ten.
march /mɑːrtʃ/ v. 行进
62
Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it — but just as the boy reached the
dividing
barrier
between the two platforms,
dividing /də'vaɪdɪŋ/ adj. 分划的
barrier /ˈbæriər/ n. 界线
63
a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last
rucksack
had
cleared away
, the boy had vanished.
rucksack /'rʊksæk/ n. 帆布背包
clear away 消失
64
“Fred, you next,” the plump woman said.
65
“I’m not Fred, I’m George,” said the boy. “Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can’t you tell I’m George?”
66
“Sorry, George, dear.”
67
“Only joking, I am Fred,” said the boy, and off he went.
68
His twin called after him to
hurry up
, and he must have done, because a second later, he had gone — but how had he done it?
hurry up 赶快
69
Now the third brother was walking
briskly
toward the barrier — he was almost there — and then, quite suddenly, he wasn’t anywhere.
briskly /ˈbrɪsklɪ/ adv. 轻快地
70
There was nothing else for it.
71
“Excuse me,” Harry said to the plump woman.
72
“Hello, dear,” she said. “First time at Hogwarts? Ron’s new, too.”
73
She pointed at the last and youngest of her sons. He was tall, thin, and
gangling
, with
freckles
, big hands and feet, and a long nose.
gangling /ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ/ adj. (指人)瘦高而难看的
freckle /'frɛkl/ n. 雀斑
74
“Yes,” said Harry. “The thing is — the thing is, I don’t know how to —”
75
“How to get onto the platform?” she said kindly, and Harry nodded.
76
“Not to worry,” she said.
77
“All you have to do is walk straight at the barrier between platforms nine and ten.
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Don’t stop and don’t be scared you’ll crash into it, that’s very important. Best do it at a bit of a run if you’re nervous. Go on, go now before Ron.”
79
“Er — okay,” said Harry.
80
He pushed his trolley around and stared at the barrier. It looked very solid.
81
He started to walk toward it. People
jostled
him on their way to platforms nine and ten.
jostle /ˈdʒɑːsl/ vt. 推挤
82
Harry walked more quickly.
83
He was going to
smash
right into that
ticket box
and then he’d be in trouble — leaning forward on his trolley, he
broke into
a
heavy
run — the barrier was coming nearer and nearer —
smash /smæʃ/ n. 猛撞
ticket box 售票处
break into 突然做
heavy /'hɛvi/ adj. 汹涌的
84
he wouldn’t be able to stop — the trolley was out of control — he was a foot away — he closed his eyes ready for the
crash
—
crash /kræʃ/ vi. 碰撞
85
It didn’t come . . . he kept on running . . . he opened his eyes.
86
A
scarlet
steam engine
was waiting next to a platform packed with people.
scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/ n. 猩红色
steam engine 蒸汽机
87
A sign overhead said Hogwarts
Express
, eleven o’clock.
express /ɪkˈspres/ n. [英] 快运
88
Harry looked behind him and saw a
wrought-iron
archway where the barrier had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it.
wrought-iron 熟铁
89
He had done it.
90
Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads of the chattering crowd, while cats of every color
wound
here and there
between their legs.
wound /wund/ v. 蜿蜒(wind的过去式和过去分词形式)
here and there 到处
91
Owls hooted to each another in a
disgruntled
sort of way over the
babble
and the
scraping
of heavy trunks.
disgruntled /dɪsˈɡrʌntld/ adj. 不满的
babble /'bæbl/ n. 嘈杂的人声
scraping /ˈskrepɪŋ/ n. 刮擦声
92
The first few carriages were already packed with students, some hanging out of the window to talk to their families, some fighting over seats.
93
Harry pushed his cart off down the platform in search of an empty seat.
94
He passed a
round
-faced boy who was saying, “Gran, I’ve lost my toad again.”
round /raʊnd/ adj. 圆形的
95
“Oh, Neville,” he heard the old woman sigh.
96
A boy with
dreadlocks
was surrounded by a small crowd.
dreadlocks /'drɛdlɑks/ n. 拉斯塔法里式发绺
97
“Give us a look, Lee, go on.”
98
The boy lifted the lid of a box in his arms, and the people around him shrieked and yelled as something inside
poked
out a long, hairy leg.
poke /poʊk/ vi. 伸出
99
Harry
pressed
on through the crowd until he found an empty
compartment
near the end of the train.
press /pres/ v. 挤
compartment /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/ n.(列车车厢的)隔间
100
He put Hedwig inside first and then started to shove and
heave
his trunk toward the train door.
heave /hiːv/ vt. 拉
101
He tried to lift it up the steps but could hardly raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on his foot.
102
“Want a hand?” It was one of the red-haired twins he’d followed through the barrier.
103
“Yes, please,” Harry panted.
104
“Oy, Fred! C’mere and help!”
105
With the twins’ help, Harry’s trunk was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment.
106
“Thanks,” said Harry, pushing his sweaty hair out of his eyes.
107
“What’s that?” said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harry’s lightning scar.
108
“
Blimey
,” said the other twin. “Are you — ?”
blimey /'blaɪmi/ int. 啊呀!
109
“He is,” said the first twin. “Aren’t you?” he added to Harry.
110
“What?” said Harry.
111
“Harry Potter,”
chorused
the twins.
chorus /ˈkɔːrəs/ vt. 异口同声地说
112
“Oh, him,” said Harry. “I mean, yes, I am.”
113
The two boys
gawked
at him, and Harry felt himself going red. Then, to his relief, a voice came floating in through the train’s open door.
gawk /ɡɔk/ v. 呆呆地看着
114
“Fred? George? Are you there?”
115
“Coming, Mum.”
116
With a last look at Harry, the twins hopped off the train.
117
Harry sat down next to the window where, half hidden, he could watch the red-haired family on the platform and hear what they were saying. Their mother had just taken out her handkerchief.
118
“Ron, you’ve got something on your nose.”
119
The youngest boy tried to jerk out of the way, but she grabbed him and began
rubbing
the end of his nose.
rub /rʌb/ vt. 擦
120
“Mum — geroff.” He
wriggled
free.
wriggle /'rɪɡl/ v. 逃脱
121
“Aaah, has
ickle
Ronnie got
somefink
on his nosie?” said one of the twins.
ickle 小(little，非正式)
somefink 意为something
122
“Shut up,” said Ron.
123
“Where’s Percy?” said their mother.
124
“He’s coming now.”
125
The oldest boy came
striding
into sight. He had already changed into his
billowing
black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny red-and-gold
badge
on his chest with the letter P on it.
stride /straɪd/ vi. 大步行走
billow /'bɪlo/ vi. 翻腾
badge /bædʒ/ n. 徽章
126
“Can’t stay long, Mother,” he said. “I’m up front, the
prefects
have got two compartments to themselves —”
prefect /'prifɛkt/ n. (某些英国学校中负责维持纪律等的)学长
127
“Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?” said one of the twins, with
an air of
great surprise. “You should have said something, we had no idea.”
an air of 一种......的感觉
128
“Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it,” said the other twin. “Once —”
129
“Or twice —”
130
“A minute —”
131
“All summer —”
132
“Oh, shut up,” said Percy the Prefect.
133
“How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?” said one of the twins.
134
“Because he’s a prefect,” said their mother
fondly
. “All right, dear, well, have a good term — send me an owl when you get there.”
fondly /'fɑndli/ adv. 怜爱地
135
She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left. Then she turned to the twins.
136
“Now, you two — this year, you
behave yourselves
. If I get one more owl telling me you’ve — you’ve blown up a toilet or —”
behave yourselves 行为规矩些
137
“Blown up a toilet? We’ve never blown up a toilet.”
138
“Great idea though, thanks, Mum.”
139
“It’s not funny. And look after Ron.”
140
“Don’t worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us.”
141
“Shut up,” said Ron again.
142
He was almost as tall as the twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it.
143
“Hey, Mum, guess what? Guess who we just met on the train?”
144
Harry leaned back quickly so they couldn’t see him looking.
145
“You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station? Know who he is?”
146
“Who?”
147
“Harry Potter!”
148
Harry heard the little girl’s voice.
149
“Oh, Mum, can I go on the train and see him, Mum, oh please. . . .”
150
“You’ve already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn’t something you
goggle
at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred? How do you know?”
goggle /ˈɡɑːɡl/ v. (由于惊奇)瞪大眼睛看
151
“Asked him. Saw his scar. It’s really there — like lightning.”
152
“Poor dear —
no wonder
he was alone, I
wondered
. He was
ever
so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform.”
no wonder 怪不得
wonder /'wʌndɚ/ vt. & vi. 对…感到疑惑
ever /'ɛvɚ/ adv. 一直
153
“Never mind that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who looks like?”
154
Their mother suddenly became very stern.
155
“I forbid you to ask him, Fred. No, don’t you dare. As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school.”
156
“All right,
keep your hair on
.”
keep your hair on 别发脾气(非正式)
157
A
whistle
sounded.
whistle /ˈwɪsl/ n. 汽笛
158
“Hurry up!” their mother said, and the three boys
clambered
onto the train. They leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began to cry.
clamber /ˈklæmbər/ vi. 攀登
159
“Don’t, Ginny, we’ll send you
loads of
owls.”
loads of 大量
160
“We’ll send you a Hogwarts
toilet seat
.”
toilet seat 马桶座圈
161
“George!”
162
“Only joking, Mum.”
163
The train began to move.
164
Harry saw the boys’ mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to
keep up with
the train until it
gathered
too much speed
, then she
fell back
and waved.
keep up with 赶得上
gather speed 加速
fell back 后退
165
Harry watched the girl and her mother disappear as the train
rounded
the corner.
round /raʊnd/ vt. & vi. 绕行
166
Houses flashed past the window. Harry felt a great
leap
of excitement. He didn’t know what he was going to — but it had to be better than what he was
leaving behind
.
leap /liːp/ n. 激增
leave behind 留下
167
The door of the compartment slid open and the youngest redheaded boy came in.
168
“Anyone sitting there?” he asked, pointing at the seat opposite Harry. “Everywhere else is full.”
169
Harry shook his head and the boy sat down. He glanced at Harry and then looked quickly out of the window, pretending he hadn’t looked. Harry saw he still had a black mark on his nose.
170
“Hey, Ron.”
171
The twins were back.
172
“Listen, we’re going down the middle of the train — Lee Jordan’s got a giant
tarantula
down there.”
tarantula /tə'ræntʃələ/ n. 狼蛛
173
“Right,” mumbled Ron.
174
“Harry,” said the other twin, “did we introduce ourselves? Fred and George Weasley. And this is Ron, our brother. See you later, then.”
175
“Bye,” said Harry and Ron. The twins slid the compartment door shut behind them.
176
“Are you really Harry Potter?” Ron
blurted
out.
blurt /blɝt/ vt. 脱口而出
177
Harry nodded.
178
“Oh — well, I thought it might be one of Fred and George’s jokes,” said Ron. “And have you really got — you know . . .”
179
He pointed at Harry’s forehead.
180
Harry pulled back his
fringe
to show the lightning scar. Ron stared.
fringe n. 刘海
181
“So that’s where You-Know-Who — ?”
182
“Yes,” said Harry, “but I can’t remember it.”
183
“Nothing?” said Ron eagerly.
184
“Well — I remember a lot of green light, but nothing else.”
185
“Wow,” said Ron. He sat and stared at Harry for a few moments, then, as though he had suddenly realized what he was doing, he looked quickly out of the window again.
186
“Are all your family wizards?” asked Harry, who found Ron just as interesting as Ron found him.
187
“Er — yes, I think so,” said Ron. “I think Mum’s got a second cousin who’s an accountant, but we never talk about him.”
188
“So you must know loads of magic already.”
189
The Weasleys were clearly one of those old wizarding families the pale boy in Diagon Alley had talked about.
190
“I heard you went to live with Muggles,” said Ron. “What are they like?”
191
“Horrible — well, not all of them. My aunt and uncle and cousin are, though.
Wish
I’d had three wizard brothers.”
wish /wɪʃ/ v. 真希望
192
“Five,” said Ron. For some reason, he was looking
gloomy
.
gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/ adj. 沮丧的
193
“I’m the sixth in our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I’ve got a lot to
live up to
.
live up to 不辜负
194
Bill and Charlie have already left — Bill was head boy and Charlie was
captain
of Quidditch.
captain /ˈkæptɪn/ n. 队长
195
Now Percy’s a prefect.
196
Fred and George
mess
around a lot, but they still get really good marks and everyone thinks they’re really funny.
mess v. 弄乱
197
Everyone expects me to do as well as the others, but if I do, it’s
no big deal
, because they did it first.
no big deal 没什么大不了
198
You never get anything new, either, with five brothers. I’ve got Bill’s old robes, Charlie’s old wand, and Percy’s old
rat
.”
rat /ræt/ n. 鼠
199
Ron reached inside his jacket and pulled out a fat gray rat, which was asleep.
200
“His name’s Scabbers and he’s useless, he
hardly ever
wakes up. Percy got an owl from my dad for being made a prefect, but they couldn’t
aff
— I mean, I got Scabbers instead.”
hardly ever 几乎从来不
afford /əˈfɔːrd/ vt. 买得起
201
Ron’s ears went pink. He seemed to think he’d said too much, because he went back to staring out of the window.
202
Harry didn’t think there was anything wrong with not being able to afford an owl.
203
After all, he’d never had any money in his life until a month ago, and he told Ron so, all about having to wear Dudley’s old clothes and never getting
proper
birthday presents.
proper /ˈprɑpɚ/ adj. 像样的
204
This seemed to cheer Ron up.
205
“. . . and until Hagrid told me, I didn’t know anything about being a wizard or about my parents or Voldemort —”
206
Ron gasped.
207
“What?” said Harry.
208
“You said You-Know-Who’s name!” said Ron, sounding both shocked and
impressed
. “I’d have thought you, of all people —”
impressed /ɪmˈprest/ adj. (对...)钦佩
209
“I’m not trying to be brave or anything, saying the name,” said Harry, “I just never knew you shouldn’t. See what I mean? I’ve got loads to learn. . . .
I bet
,”
I bet 我确信
210
he added, voicing for the first time something that had been worrying him a lot lately, “I bet I’m the worst in the class.”
211
“You won’t be. There’s loads of people who come from Muggle families and they learn quick enough.”
212
While they had been talking, the train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes
flick
past.
flick /flɪk/ v. (使)突然快速移动
213
Around half past twelve there was a great
clattering
outside in the
corridor
and a smiling,
dimpled
woman slid back their door and said, “Anything off the
cart
, dears?”
clatter /'klætɚ/ n. 嘈杂的谈笑声
corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/ n. 走廊
dimpled /ˈdɪmp l..d/ adj. (脸上)带酒窝的
cart /kɑːrt/ n. 手推车
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Harry, who hadn’t had any breakfast, leapt to his feet, but Ron’s ears went pink again and he muttered that he’d brought sandwiches. Harry went out into the corridor.
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He had never had any money for sweets with the Dursleys,
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and now that he had pockets rattling with gold and silver he was ready to buy as many
Mars Bars
as he could carry — but the woman didn’t have Mars Bars.
Mars Bars 火星棒
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What she did have were Bertie Bott’s Every
Flavor
Beans, Drooble’s Best Blowing
Gum
,
flavor /ˈfleɪvər/ n. 味道
gum /ɡʌm/ n. 口香糖
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Chocolate Frogs,
Pumpkin
Pasties
, Cauldron Cakes,
Licorice
Wands
, and a number of other strange things Harry had never seen in his life.
pumpkin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ n. 南瓜
pastie /'pæstɪ/ n. 馅饼
licorice /'lɪkərɪs/ n. 甘草糖
wand /wɑnd/ n. 棒
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Not wanting to miss anything, he got some of everything and paid the woman eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts.
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Ron stared as Harry brought it all back in to the compartment and
tipped
it onto an empty seat.
tip /tɪp/ vt. 将(所盛之物)倒出
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“Hungry, are you?”
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“Starving,” said Harry, taking a large bite out of a pumpkin pasty.
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Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches inside. He pulled one of them apart and said, “She always forgets I don’t like
corned
beef.”
corned /kɔrnd/ adj. 腌制的
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“
Swap
you for one of these,” said Harry, holding up a pasty. “Go on —”
swap /swɑːp/ vt. & vi. 交换
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“You don’t want this, it’s all dry,” said Ron. “She hasn’t got much time,” he added quickly, “you know, with five of us.”
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“Go on, have a pasty,” said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with.
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It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties and cakes(the sandwiches lay forgotten).
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“What are these?” Harry asked Ron, holding up a pack of Chocolate Frogs. “They’re not really frogs, are they?” He was starting to feel that nothing would surprise him.
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“No,” said Ron. “But see what the card is. I’m missing Agrippa.”
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“What?”
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“Oh, of course, you wouldn’t know — Chocolate Frogs have cards inside them, you know, to collect — famous witches and wizards. I’ve got about five hundred, but I haven’t got Agrippa or Ptolemy.”
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Harry unwrapped his Chocolate Frog and picked up the card.
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It showed a man’s face. He wore half-moon glasses, had a long, crooked nose, and
flowing
silver hair,
beard
, and
mustache
. Underneath the picture was the name Albus Dumbledore.
flowing /'fləuiŋ/ adj. 平滑的
beard /bɪrd/ n. 胡须
mustache /'mʌstæʃ/ n. 胡子(唇上的胡须)
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“So this is Dumbledore!” said Harry.
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“Don’t tell me you’d never heard of Dumbledore!” said Ron. “Can I have a frog? I might get Agrippa — thanks —”
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Harry turned over his card and read:
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ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
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CURRENTLY
HEADMASTER OF HOGWARTS
currently /ˈkɜːrəntli/ adv. 当前
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Considered
by many the greatest wizard of
modern times
, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the Dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon’s blood,
considered /kən'sɪdɚd/ adj. 受尊重的
modern times 近代
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and his work on
alchemy
with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys
chamber
music and
tenpin bowling
.
alchemy /'ælkəmi/ n. 点金术
chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/ adj. 室内的
tenpin bowling 十柱滚木球戏
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Harry turned the card back over and saw, to his astonishment, that Dumbledore’s face had disappeared.
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“He’s gone!”
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“Well, you can’t expect him to hang around all day,” said Ron. “He’ll be back. No, I’ve got Morgana again and I’ve got about six of her . . . do you want it? You can start collecting.”
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Ron’s eyes
strayed
to the pile of Chocolate Frogs waiting to be unwrapped.
stray /streɪ/ vi. 走神
245
“
Help yourself
,” said Harry. “But in, you know, the Muggle world, people just stay put in photos.”
help yourself 请自便
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“Do they? What, they don’t move at all?” Ron sounded amazed. “
Weird
!”
weird /wɪrd/ adj. 奇怪的
247
Harry stared as Dumbledore
sidled
back into the picture on his card and gave him a small smile.
sidle /'saɪdl/ vi. 侧身而行
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Ron was more interested in eating the frogs than looking at the Famous Witches and Wizards cards, but Harry couldn’t keep his eyes off them.
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Soon he had not only Dumbledore and Morgana, but Hengist of Woodcroft, Alberic Grunnion, Circe, Paracelsus, and Merlin.
250
He finally
tore
his eyes away from the druidess Cliodna, who was scratching her nose, to open a bag of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans.
tear /tɪr/ v. 扯下
251
“You want to be careful with those,” Ron warned Harry.
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“When they say every flavor, they mean every flavor — you know, you get all the ordinary ones like chocolate and
peppermint
and
marmalade
, but then you can get
spinach
and liver and
tripe
.
peppermint /'pɛpɚmɪnt/ n. 薄荷
marmalade /'mɑrməled/ n. 果酱
spinach /'spɪnɪtʃ/ n. 菠菜
tripe /traɪp/ n. 内脏
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George reckons he had a
booger
-flavored one once.”
booger /ˈbʊɡɚ/ n. 〈方〉干燥的鼻粘液
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Ron picked up a green bean, looked at it carefully, and bit into a
corner
.
corner /'kɔrnɚ/ n. 嘴角
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“Bleaaargh — see?
Sprouts
.”
sprout /spraʊt/ n. 芽
256
They had a
good
time eating the Every Flavor Beans.
good /ɡʊd/ adj. 愉快的
257
Harry got toast,
coconut
, baked bean, strawberry,
curry
, grass, coffee,
sardine
, and was even brave enough to
nibble
the end off a funny gray one Ron wouldn’t touch, which turned out to be pepper.
coconut /ˈkoʊkənʌt/ n. 椰子
curry /ˈkɚri/ n. 咖喱食品
sardine /ˌsɑr'din/ n. 沙丁鱼
nibble /ˈnɪbl/ vt. & vi. 一点一点地咬(吃)
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The countryside now flying past the window was becoming
wilder
. The neat fields had gone. Now there were
woods
, twisting rivers, and dark green hills.
wilder /ˈwɪldɚ/ adj. 更荒凉的
woods /wʊdz/ n. 森林
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There was a knock on the door of their compartment and the round-faced boy Harry had passed on platform nine and three-quarters came in. He looked
tearful
.
tearful /'tɪrfl/ adj. 含泪的
260
“Sorry,” he said, “but have you seen a toad at all?”
261
When they shook their heads, he wailed, “I’ve lost him! He
keeps getting
away from me!”
keep doing sth 一直做某事
262
“He’ll
turn up
,” said Harry.
turn up 出现
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“Yes,” said the boy
miserably
. “Well, if you see him . . .”
miserably /ˈmɪzərəblɪ/ adv. 痛苦地
264
He left.
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“Don’t know why he’s so bothered,” said Ron. “If I’d brought a toad I’d lose it as quick as I could. Mind you, I brought Scabbers, so I can’t talk.”
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The rat was still
snoozing
on Ron’s lap.
snooze /snuːz/ vi. 打盹
267
“He might have died and you wouldn’t know the difference,” said Ron in
disgust
. “I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting, but the spell didn’t work. I’ll show you, look . . .”
disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ n. 厌恶
268
He
rummaged
around in his trunk and pulled out a very
battered
-looking wand. It was
chipped
in places and something white was
glinting
at the end.
rummage /'rʌmɪdʒ/ vt. 翻找出
battered /'bætɚd/ adj. 磨损的
chipped /tʃɪpt/ adj. 受切损的
glint /ɡlɪnt/ vi. 闪烁
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“Unicorn hair’s nearly poking out. Anyway —”
270
He had just raised his wand when the compartment door slid open again.
271
The toadless boy was back, but this time he had a girl with him. She was already wearing her new Hogwarts robes.
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“Has anyone seen a toad? Neville’s lost one,” she said. She had a
bossy
sort of voice, lots of
bushy
brown hair, and rather large
front teeth
.
bossy /'bɔsi/ adj. 爱指挥他人的
bushy /ˈbʊʃi/ adj. 浓密的
front teeth 门牙
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“We’ve already told him we haven’t seen it,” said Ron, but the girl wasn’t listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.
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“Oh, are you doing magic? Let’s see it, then.”
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She sat down. Ron looked
taken aback
.
taken aback 惊讶
276
“Er — all right.” He cleared his throat.
277
“Sunshine,
daisies
, butter
mellow
,
daisy n. 雏菊(花)
mellow /'mɛlo/ adj. (水果)成熟香甜的
278
Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow.”
279
He waved his wand, but nothing happened. Scabbers stayed gray and fast asleep.
280
“Are you sure that’s a real spell?” said the girl.
281
“Well, it’s not very good, is it? I’ve tried a few simple spells just for practice and it’s all worked for me.
282
Nobody in my family’s magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it’s the very best school of witchcraft there is, I’ve heard —
283
I’ve learned all our course books
by heart
, of course, I just hope it will be enough — I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?”
by heart 记牢
284
She said all this very fast.
285
Harry looked at Ron, and was relieved to see by his
stunned
face that he hadn’t learned all the course books by heart either.
stunned /stʌnd/ adj. 受惊的
286
“I’m Ron Weasley,” Ron muttered.
287
“Harry Potter,” said Harry.
288
“Are you really?” said Hermione.
289
“I know all about you, of course — I got a few extra books for background reading,
290
and you’re in Modern Magical History and The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century.”
291
“Am I?” said Harry, feeling
dazed
.
dazed /dezd/ adj. 茫然的
292
“Goodness, didn’t you know, I’d have found out everything I could if it was me,” said Hermione.
293
“Do either of you know what House you’ll be in? I’ve been asking around, and I hope I’m in Gryffindor, it sounds by far the best;
294
I hear Dumbledore himself was one, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn’t be too bad. . . .
295
Anyway, we’d better go and look for Neville’s toad. You two had better change, you know, I expect we’ll be there soon.”
296
And she left, taking the toadless boy with her.
297
“Whatever House I’m in, I hope she’s not in it,” said Ron. He threw his wand back into his trunk. “Stupid spell — George gave it to me, bet he knew it was a
dud
.”
dud /dʌd/ n. [军]哑弹
298
“What House are your brothers in?” asked Harry.
299
“Gryffindor,” said Ron.
Gloom
seemed to be
settling
on him again.
gloom /ɡluːm/ n. 沮丧
settle /ˈsetl/ v. (某种表情在脸上)固定下来
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