《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 14
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
1
NORBERT THE
NORWEGIAN
RIDGEBACK
norwegian /nɔrˈwidʒən/ adj. 挪威人的
ridgeback n. 脊龙
2
Quirrell, however, must have been braver than they’d thought. In the weeks that followed he did seem to be getting
paler
and thinner, but it didn’t look as though he’d
cracked
yet.
pale /peɪl/ adj. 苍白的
crack /kræk/ v. 崩溃
3
Every time they passed the third-floor corridor, Harry, Ron, and Hermione would press their ears to the door to check that Fluffy was still growling inside.
4
Snape was
sweeping
about
in his usual bad temper, which surely meant that the Stone was still safe.
sweep /swiːp/ v. 大模大样地走
about /əˈbaʊt/ adv. 到处
5
Whenever Harry passed Quirrell these days he gave him an
encouraging
sort of smile, and Ron had started telling people off for laughing at Quirrell’s
stutter
.
encouraging /ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/ adj. 鼓励的
stutter /ˈstʌtər/ n. 结巴
6
Hermione, however, had more on her mind than the Philosopher’s Stone. She had started
drawing up
revisiontimetables
and
colour-coding
all her notes.
draw up 起草
revision /rɪˈvɪʒn/ n. 复习
timetable /'taɪm'tebl/ n. 时间表
colour-coding 彩色编码
7
Harry and Ron wouldn’t have minded, but she kept
nagging
them to do the same.
nag /næɡ/ vi. 不断唠叨
8
“Hermione, the exams are ages away.”
9
“Ten weeks,” Hermione snapped. “That’s not ages, that’s like a second to Nicolas Flamel.”
10
“But we’re not six hundred years old,” Ron reminded her. “Anyway, what are you
revising
for, you already know it all”
revise /rɪˈvaɪz/ v. [英] 复习
11
“What am I revising for? Are you mad? You realise we need to pass these exams to get into the second year?
12
They’re very important, I should have started studying a month ago, I don’t know what’s gotten into me. . . .”
13
Unfortunately, the teachers seemed to be thinking along the same
lines
as Hermione.
line /laɪn/ n. 看法
14
They piled so much homework on them that the
Easter
holidays weren’t nearly as much fun as the Christmas ones.
Easter /ˈiːstər/ n. [宗] 复活节
15
It was hard to relax with Hermione next to you
reciting
the twelve uses of dragon’s blood or practicing wand movements.
recite /rɪˈsaɪt/ vt. 背诵
16
Moaning and yawning, Harry and Ron spent most of their free time in the library with her, trying to
get through
all their extra work.
get through 做完
17
“I’ll never remember this,” Ron burst out one afternoon, throwing down his quill and looking
longingly
out of the library window.
longingly /ˈl ɔ ŋɪ ŋlɪ/ adj. 渴望地
18
It was the first really fine day they’d had in months. The sky was a clear,
forget-me-not
blue, and there was a feeling in the air of summer coming.
forget-me-not /fɚˈɡɛtmiˌnɑt/ n. 勿忘草
19
Harry, who was looking up “
Dittany
” in One Thousand Magical
Herbs
and
Fungi
, didn’t look up until he heard Ron say, “Hagrid! What are you doing in the library?”
dittany /ˈdɪtni/ n. 白藓属的植物
herb /ɜːrb/ n. 药草
fungi /ˈfʌŋɡiː，ˈfʌŋɡaɪ，ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ n. 真菌
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Hagrid
shuffled
into view, hiding something behind his back. He looked very
out of place
in his
moleskin
overcoat
.
shuffle /ˈʃʌfl/ vi. 拖着脚走
out of place adj. 不合适的
moleskin /'molskɪn/ n. 鼹鼠毛皮
overcoat /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/ n. 大衣
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“Jus’ lookin’,” he said, in a shifty voice that got their interest at once. “An’ what’re you lot up ter?” He looked suddenly
suspicious
. “Yer not still lookin’ fer Nicolas Flamel, are yeh?”
suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/ adj. 疑心的
22
Oh, we found out who he is ages ago,’ said Ron
impressively
. ‘And we know what that dog’s guarding, it’s a Philosopher’s St–’’
impressively /im'presivli/ adv. 令人难忘地
23
“Shhhh!” Hagrid looked around quickly to see if anyone was listening. “Don’ go shoutin’ about it, what’s the matter with yeh?”
24
“There are a few things we wanted to ask you, as a matter of fact,” said Harry, “about what’s guarding the Stone apart from Fluffy –”
25
“SHHHH!” said Hagrid again.
26
“Listen — come an’ see me later, I’m not promisin’ I’ll tell yeh anythin’, mind, but don’ go rabbitin’ about it in here, students aren’ s’pposed ter know. They’ll think I’ve told yeh —”
27
“See you later, then,” said Harry.
28
Hagrid shuffled off.
29
“What was he hiding behind his back?” said Hermione
thoughtfully
. “Do you think it had anything to do with the Stone?”
thoughtfully /ˈ θ ɔtfəlɪ/ adv. 沉思地
30
“I’m going to see what section he was in,” said Ron, who’d had enough of working. He came back a minute later with a pile of books in his arms and slammed them down on the table.
31
“Dragons!” he whispered. “Hagrid was looking up stuff about dragons! Look at these: Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland; From Egg to
Inferno
, A Dragon Keeper’s Guide.”
inferno /ɪnˈfə..no/ n. 地狱
32
“Hagrid’s always wanted a dragon, he told me so the first time I ever met him,” said Harry.
33
“But it’s against our laws,” said Ron.
34
“Dragon
breeding
was
outlawed
by the Warlocks’
Convention
of 1709, everyone knows that.
breed /briːd/ vi. 饲养
outlaw /ˈaʊtlɔː/ vt. 宣布…为不合法
convention /kənˈvenʃn/ n. 大会
35
It’s hard to stop Muggles from noticing us if we’re keeping dragons in the back garden — anyway, you can’t
tame
dragons, it’s dangerous. You should see the
burns
Charlie’s got off
wild
ones in Romania.”
tame /teɪm/ v. 驯服
burn /bɝn/ n. 烧伤
wild /waɪld/ adv. 未驯化的
36
“But there aren’t wild dragons in Britain?” said Harry.
37
“Of course there are,” said Ron.
38
“Common Welsh Green and Hebridean Blacks. The Ministry of Magic has a job
hushing them up
, I can tell you. Our lot have to keep putting spells on Muggles who’ve spotted them, to make them forget.”
hush up 防止......张扬出去
39
“So what on earth’s Hagrid
up
to?” said Hermione.
up /ʌp/ v. 突然行动
40
When they knocked on the door of the gamekeeper’s hut an hour later, they were surprised to see that all the curtains were closed.
41
Hagrid called “Who is it?” before he let them in, and then shut the door quickly behind them.
42
It was
stifling
hot inside. Even though it was such a warm day, there was a blazing fire in the
grate
. Hagrid made them tea and offered them
stoat
sandwiches, which they refused.
stifling /'staɪflɪŋ/ adj. 沉闷的
grate /ɡreɪt/ n. 壁炉
stoat /stot/ n. 白鼬
43
“So — yeh wanted to ask me somethin’?”
44
“Yes,” said Harry. There was
no point
beating about the bush
. “We were wondering if you could tell us what’s guarding the Philosopher’s Stone apart from Fluffy.”
no point 没理由
beat about the bush 旁敲侧击
45
Hagrid
frowned
at him.
frown /fraʊn/ v. 皱眉（表示非难、不满、愤怒或轻蔑）
46
“O’ course I can’t,” he said.
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“Number one, I don’ know meself. Number two, yeh know too much already, so I wouldn’ tell yeh if I could.
48
That Stone’s here fer a good reason. It was almost stolen outta Gringotts — I s’ppose yeh’ve
worked that out
an’ all?
Beats me
how yeh even know abou’ Fluffy.”
work out 弄懂
beats me 我不知道
49
“Oh, come on, Hagrid, you might not want to tell us, but you do know, you know everything that goes on round here,” said Hermione in a warm,
flattering
voice.
flattering /'flætəriŋ/ adj. 讨好的
50
Hagrid’s beard twitched and they could tell he was smiling.
51
“We only wondered who had done the guarding,
really
.” Hermione went on. “We wondered who Dumbledore had
trusted
enough to help him, apart from you.”
really /'rili/ adv. 实际上
trust /trʌst/ v. 信任
52
Hagrid’s
chest
swelled
at these last words. Harry and Ron beamed at Hermione.
chest /tʃest/ n. 胸膛
swell /swel/ v. (使)鼓起
53
“Well, I don’ s’pose it could hurt ter tell yeh that . . . let’s see . . . he borrowed Fluffy from me . . .
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then some o’ the teachers did
enchantments
. . . Professor Sprout — Professor Flitwick — Professor McGonagall —”
enchantment / ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ n. 施魔法
55
he
ticked them off
on his fingers, “Professor Quirrell — an’ Dumbledore himself did somethin’, o’ course. Hang on, I’ve forgotten someone. Oh yeah, Professor Snape.”
tick off 列举
56
“Snape?”
57
“Yeah — yer not still on abou’ that, are yeh? Look, Snape helped protect the Stone, he’s not about ter steal it.”
58
Harry knew Ron and Hermione were thinking the same as he was. If Snape had been in on protecting the Stone, it must have been easy to find out how the other teachers had guarded it.
59
He probably knew everything — except, it seemed, Quirrell’s spell and how to get past Fluffy.
60
“You’re the only one who knows how to get past Fluffy, aren’t you, Hagrid?” said Harry anxiously. “And you wouldn’t tell anyone, would you? Not even one of the teachers?”
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“Not a
soul
knows except me an’ Dumbledore,” said Hagrid proudly.
soul /soʊl/ n. （用于否定句中）一个人（也没有）
62
“Well, that’s something,” Harry muttered to the others. “Hagrid, can we have a window open? I’m boiling.”
63
“Can’t, Harry, sorry,” said Hagrid. Harry noticed him glance at the fire. Harry looked at it, too.
64
“Hagrid — what’s that?”
65
But he already knew what it was. In the very
heart
of the fire, underneath the kettle, was a huge, black egg.
heart /hɑrt/ n. 中心
66
“Ah,” said Hagrid,
fiddling
nervously with his beard, “That’s — er . . .”
fiddle /'fɪdl/ v. （尤指厌烦或紧张地）不停摆弄
67
“Where did you get it, Hagrid?” said Ron,
crouching
over the fire to get a closer look at the egg. “It must’ve cost you a
fortune
.”
crouch /kraʊtʃ/ v. 蹲下
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ n. 财富
68
“Won it,” said Hagrid. “Las’ night. I was down in the village havin’ a few drinks an’ got into a game o’ cards with a stranger. Think he was quite glad ter get rid of it, ter be honest.”
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“But what are you going to do with it when it’s hatched?” said Hermione.
70
“Well, I’ve bin doin’ some readin’,” said Hagrid, pulling a large book from under his pillow.
71
“Got this outta the library — Dragon Breeding for
Pleasure
and
Profit
— it’s a bit outta date, o’ course, but it’s all in here.
pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ n. 娱乐
profit /ˈprɑːfɪt/ n. 利益
72
Keep the egg in the fire, ’cause their mothers breathe on ’em, see, an’ when it hatches, feed it on a bucket o’ brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour.
73
An’ see here — how ter recognize diff’rent eggs — what I got there’s a Norwegian Ridgeback. They’re
rare
, them.”
rare /rer/ adj. 稀有的
74
He looked very pleased with himself, but Hermione didn’t. “Hagrid, you live in a wooden house,” she said.
75
But Hagrid wasn’t listening. He was
humming
merrily
as he
stoked
the fire.
hum /hʌm/ vi. 发低哼声
merrily /'mɛrəli/ adv. 愉快地
stoke /stoʊk/ vi. 烧火
76
So now they had something else to worry about: what might happen to Hagrid if anyone found out he was hiding an
illegal
dragon in his hut.
illegal /ɪˈliːɡl/ adj. 非法的
77
“Wonder what it’s like to have a peaceful life,” Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled
through
all the extra homework they were getting.
through /θru/ adv. 胜利完成
78
Hermione had now started making
revision
timetables for Harry and Ron, too. It was driving them mad.
revision /rɪˈvɪʒn/ n. 复习
79
Then, one breakfast time, Hedwig brought Harry another note from Hagrid. He had written only two words: It’s
hatching
.
hatch /hætʃ/ v. 孵出
80
Ron wanted to skip
Herbology
and go straight down to the hut. Hermione
wouldn’t hear of
it.
herbology /hə:'bɔlədʒi/ 草药学
wouldn’t hear of 不赞同
81
“Hermione, how many times in our lives are we going to see a dragon hatching?”
82
“We’ve got lessons, we’ll get into trouble, and that’s nothing to what Hagrid’s going to be in when someone finds out what he’s doing —”
83
“Shut up!” Harry whispered.
84
Malfoy was only a few feet away and he had stopped
dead
to listen. How much had he heard? Harry didn’t like the look on Malfoy’s face at all.
dead /dɛd/ adv. [英，非正式] 突然
85
Ron and Hermione argued all the way to Herbology and in the end, Hermione agreed to run down to Hagrid’s with the other two during morning break.
86
When the bell sounded from the castle at the end of their lesson, the three of them dropped their
trowels
at once and hurried through the grounds to the edge of the forest.
trowel /'traʊəl/ n.（园艺用的）泥铲
87
Hagrid
greeted
them, looking
flushed
and excited.
greet /ɡriːt/ vt. 迎接
flushed /fl ʌʃt/ adj. 激动的
88
“It’s nearly out.” He
ushered
them inside.
usher /ˈʌʃər/ v. 引领
89
The egg was lying on the table. There were deep cracks in it. Something was moving inside; a funny clicking noise was coming from it.
90
They all
drew
their chairs up to the table and watched with
bated
breath.
draw /drɔː/ vt. & vi. 拖
bated /'betɪd/ adj. 焦虑地
91
All at once there was a
scraping
noise and the egg
split
open.
scraping /ˈskrepɪŋ/ adj. 刮擦的
split /splɪt/ v. (使)撕裂
92
The baby dragon flopped onto the table.
93
It wasn’t exactly pretty; Harry thought it looked like a
crumpled
, black umbrella.
crumpled /'krʌmpld/ adj. 弄皱的
94
Its
spiny
wings were huge compared to its
skinny
jet
body, it had a long snout with wide
nostrils
,
spiny /ˈspaɪni/ adj. 带刺的
skinny /ˈskɪni/ adj. 极瘦的
jet /dʒet/ adj. 墨黑的
nostril /'nɔstril/ [拉] 鼻孔
95
the
stubs
of
horns
and
bulging
, orange eyes.
stub /stʌb/ n. 残端
horn /hɔːrn/ n. 触角
bulge /bʌldʒ/ v. 鼓起
96
It
sneezed
. A couple of sparks flew out of its snout.
sneeze /sniz/ vi. 打喷嚏
97
“Isn’t he beautiful?” Hagrid
murmured
. He reached out a hand to
stroke
the dragon’s head. It
snapped
at his fingers, showing pointed
fangs
.
murmur /ˈmɜːrmər/ vt. & vi. 小声说
stroke /stroʊk/ vt. 轻抚
snap /snæp/ vi. 咬
fang /fæŋ/ n. (尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙
98
“
Bless
him, look, he knows his mummy!” said Hagrid.
bless /bles/ int. [英] 哎呀
99
“Hagrid,” said Hermione, “how fast do Norwegian Ridgebacks grow, exactly?”
100
Hagrid was about to answer when the color suddenly
drained
from his face — he leapt to his feet and ran to the window.
drain /dreɪn/ v. （通常指因惊吓或疾病而脸色）变苍白
101
“What’s the matter?”
102
“Someone was lookin’ through the gap in the curtains — it’s a kid — he’s runnin’ back up ter the school.”
103
Harry
bolted
to the door and looked out. Even
at a distance
there was no
mistaking
him.
bolt /boʊlt/ v. 突然快速移动
at a distance 在远处
mistake /mɪ'stek/ vt. 认不出
104
Malfoy had seen the dragon.
105
Something about the smile
lurking
on Malfoy’s face during the next week made Harry, Ron, and Hermione very nervous.
lurk /lɜːrk/ vi. 潜藏
106
They spent most of their free time in Hagrid’s
darkened
hut, trying to
reason
with him.
darkened /'da:kənd/ adj. 没有灯光的
reason /ˈrizən/ v. 对（某人）以理相劝
107
“Just let him go,” Harry
urged
. “Set him free.”
urge /ɜːrdʒ/ vt. 力劝
108
“I can’t,” said Hagrid. “He’s too little. He’d die.”
109
They looked at the dragon. It had grown three times in length in just a week. Smoke kept
furling
out of its nostrils.
furl /fɚl/ v. 卷起
110
Hagrid hadn’t been doing his gamekeeping duties because the dragon was keeping him so busy. There were empty brandy bottles and chicken feathers all over the floor.
111
“I’ve decided to call him Norbert,” said Hagrid, looking at the dragon with
misty
eyes. “He really knows me now, watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where’s Mummy?”
misty /ˈmɪsti/ adj. 泪眼模糊的
112
“He’s lost his
marbles
,” Ron muttered in Harry’s ear.
marble /ˈmɑːrbl/ n. [非正式] 理智
113
“Hagrid,” said Harry loudly, “give it a
fortnight
and Norbert’s going to be as long as your house. Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any moment.”
fortnight /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/ n. 两星期
114
Hagrid bit his lip.
115
“I — I know I can’t keep him forever, but I can’t jus’
dump
him, I can’t.”
dump /dʌmp/ v. 丢弃
116
Harry suddenly turned to Ron.
117
“Charlie,” he said.
118
“You’re losing it, too,” said Ron. “I’m Ron, remember?”
119
“No — Charlie — your brother, Charlie. In Romania. Studying dragons. We could send Norbert to him. Charlie can take care of him and then put him back in the wild!”
120
“Brilliant!” said Ron. “How about it, Hagrid?”
121
And in the end, Hagrid agreed that they could send an owl to Charlie to ask him.
122
The following week
dragged by
.
drag by 缓慢度过
123
Wednesday night found Hermione and Harry sitting alone in the common room, long after everyone else had gone to bed.
124
The clock on the wall had just
chimed
midnight when the portrait hole
burst
open.
chime /tʃaɪm/ v. （铃或钟）鸣响
burst /bɜːrst/ vt. & vi. 突然打开
125
Ron appeared out of nowhere as he pulled off Harry’s Invisibility Cloak. He had been down at Hagrid’s hut, helping him feed Norbert, who was now eating dead rats by the crate.
126
“It bit me!” he said, showing them his hand, which was wrapped in a bloody handkerchief.
127
“I’m not going to be able to hold a quill for a week. I tell you, that dragon’s the most horrible animal I’ve ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you’d think it was a
fluffy
little
bunny rabbit
.
fluffy /ˈflʌfi/ adj. 毛茸茸的
bunny rabbit 小兔子(非正式)
128
When it bit me he
told me off
for frightening it. And when I left, he was singing it a
lullaby
.”
tell sb off 责骂
lullaby /'lʌlə'bai/ n. 摇篮曲
129
There was a
tap
on the dark window.
tap /tæp/ n. 轻敲（声）
130
“It’s Hedwig!” said Harry, hurrying to let her in. “She’ll have Charlie’s answer!”
131
The three of them put their heads together to read the note.
132
Dear Ron, How are you? Thanks for the letter — I’d be glad to take the Norwegian Ridgeback, but it won’t be easy getting him here.
133
I think the best thing will be to send him over with some friends of mine who are coming to visit me next week. Trouble is, they mustn’t be seen carrying an
illegal
dragon.
illegal /ɪˈliːɡl/ adj. 非法的
134
Could you get the Ridgeback up the tallest tower at midnight on Saturday? They can meet you there and take him away while it’s still dark.
135
Send me an answer as soon as possible.
136
Love,
137
Charlie
138
They looked at each other.
139
“We’ve got the Invisibility Cloak,” said Harry. “It shouldn’t be too difficult — I think the cloak’s big enough to cover two of us and Norbert.”
140
It was a
mark
of how bad the last week had been that the other two agreed with him. Anything to get rid of Norbert — and Malfoy.
mark /mɑːrk/ n. 标志
141
There was a
hitch
. By the next morning, Ron’s bitten hand had
swollen
to twice its usual size. He didn’t know whether it was safe to go to Madam Pomfrey — would she recognize a dragon bite?
hitch /hɪtʃ/ n. 小问题
swell /swel/ vi.[病理]肿胀
142
By the afternoon, though, he had no choice. The
cut
had turned a
nasty
shade
of green. It looked as if Norbert’s fangs were
poisonous
.
cut /kʌt/ n. 伤口
nasty /ˈnæsti/ adj. (外表) 丑陋的
shade /ʃeɪd/ n. 略微
poisonous /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ adj. 有毒的
143
Harry and Hermione rushed up to the hospital wing at the end of the day to find Ron in a terrible state in bed.
144
“It’s not just my hand,” he whispered, “although that feels like it’s about to fall off. Malfoy told Madam Pomfrey he wanted to borrow one of my books so he could come and have a good laugh at me.
145
He kept
threatening
to tell her what really bit me — I’ve told her it was a dog, but I don’t think she believes me — I shouldn’t have hit him at the Quidditch match, that’s why he’s doing this.”
threaten /ˈθretn/ vi. 威胁
146
Harry and Hermione tried to calm Ron down.
147
“It’ll all be over at midnight on Saturday,” said Hermione, but this didn’t
soothe
Ron at all. On the
contrary
, he sat
bolt
upright
and broke into a sweat.
soothe /suːð/ vt. 使平静
contrary /ˈkɑːntreri/ n. 相反
bolt /boʊlt/ vi. 冲出
upright /ˈʌpraɪt/ adv. 直立地
148
“Midnight on Saturday!” he said in a
hoarse
voice. “Oh no — oh no — I’ve just remembered — Charlie’s letter was in that book Malfoy took, he’s going to know we’re getting rid of Norbert.”
hoarse /hɔːrs/ adj. (指声音)粗哑的
149
Harry and Hermione didn’t get a chance to answer. Madam Pomfrey came over at that moment and made them leave, saying Ron needed sleep.
150
“It’s too late to change the plan now,” Harry told Hermione.
151
“We haven’t got time to send Charlie another owl, and this could be our only chance to get rid of Norbert. We’ll have to risk it. And we have got the Invisibility Cloak, Malfoy doesn’t know about that.”
152
They found Fang the
boarhound
sitting outside with a bandaged tail when they went to tell Hagrid, who opened a window to talk to them.
boarhound /'bɔr,haʊnd/ n. 用以猎野猪的大猎狗
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“I won’t let you in,” he
puffed
. “Norbert’s at a
tricky
stage — nothin’ I can’t handle.”
puff /pʌf/ v. 喘息
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ adj. 难对付的
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When they told him about Charlie’s letter, his eyes filled with tears, although that might have been because Norbert had just bitten him on the leg.
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“Aargh! It’s all right, he only got my boot — jus’ playin’— he’s only a baby, after all.”
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The baby
banged
its tail on the wall, making the windows
rattle
. Harry and Hermione walked back to the castle feeling Saturday couldn’t come quickly enough.
bang v. 猛撞
rattle /ˈrætl/ v. （使）咯咯作响
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They would have felt sorry for Hagrid when the time came for him to say good-bye to Norbert if they hadn’t been so worried about what they had to do.
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It was a very dark, cloudy night, and they were a bit late arriving at Hagrid’s hut
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because they’d had to wait for Peeves to get out of their way in the entrance hall, where he’d been playing tennis against the wall.
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Hagrid had Norbert packed and ready in a large crate.
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“He’s got lots o’ rats an’ some brandy fer the journey,” said Hagrid in a
muffled
voice. “An’ I’ve packed his
teddy bear
in case he gets lonely.”
muffled / ˈmʌfl..d/ adj. 压抑的
teddy bear /ˈtedɪ beə(r)/ n. 玩具熊
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From inside the crate came
ripping
noises that sounded to Harry as though the teddy was having his head torn off.
ripping /'rɪpɪŋ/ adj. 撕的
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“Bye-bye, Norbert!” Hagrid sobbed, as Harry and Hermione covered the crate with the Invisibility Cloak and stepped underneath it themselves. “Mummy will never forget you!”
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How they managed to get the crate back up to the castle, they never knew.
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Midnight ticked nearer as they
heaved
Norbert up the marble staircase in the entrance hall and along the dark
corridors
.
heave /hiːv/ vt. 举
corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/ n. 走廊
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Up another staircase, then another — even one of Harry’s shortcuts didn’t make the work much easier.
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“Nearly there!” Harry panted as they reached the corridor beneath the tallest tower.
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Then a sudden movement ahead of them made them almost drop the crate.
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Forgetting that they were already invisible, they
shrank
into the shadows, staring at the dark
outlines
of two people
grappling
with each other ten feet away.
shrank /ʃræŋk/ vt. & vi. 退缩(shrink的过去式)
outline /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ n. 轮廓
grapple /ˈɡræpəl/ vi. 格斗
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A lamp
flared
.
flare /fler/ vi. 闪光
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Professor McGonagall, in a
tartan
bathrobe and a
hair net
,
had
Malfoy by the ear.
tartan /'tɑrtn/ adj. 格子呢的
hair net n. 发网
have /hæv/ v. 抓住
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“
Detention
!” she shouted. “And twenty points from Slytherin! Wandering around in the middle of the night, how dare you —”
detention /dɪˈtenʃn/ n. （作为惩罚的）课后留校
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“You don’t understand, Professor. Harry Potter’s coming — he’s got a dragon!”
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“What
utter
rubbish
! How dare you tell such lies! Come on — I shall see Professor Snape about you, Malfoy!”
utter /ˈʌtər/ adj. 完全的
rubbish /'rʌbɪʃ/ n. 瞎说
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The
steep
spiral
staircase
up to the top of the tower seemed the easiest thing in the world after that.
steep /stiːp/ adj. 陡峭的
spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/ adj. 螺旋形的
staircase /ˈsterkeɪs/ n. 楼梯
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Not until they’d stepped out into the cold night air did they throw off the Cloak, glad to be able to breathe properly again. Hermione did a sort of
jig
.
jig /dʒɪɡ/ n. 快步舞(曲)
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“Malfoy’s got detention! I could sing!”
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“Don’t,” Harry advised her.
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Chuckling about Malfoy, they waited, Norbert
thrashing
about in his crate.
thrash /θræʃ/ vi. 乱窜[跳]
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About ten minutes later, four broomsticks came
swooping
down out of the darkness.
swoop /swuːp/ vi. 俯冲
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Charlie’s friends were a
cheery
lot. They showed Harry and Hermione the
harness
they’d
rigged
up, so they could
suspend
Norbert between them.
cheery /'tʃɪri/ adj. 愉快的
harness /ˈhɑːrnɪs/ n. 系带
rig /rɪɡ/ v. 装配
suspend /səˈspend/ v. 悬
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They all helped
buckle
Norbert safely into it and then Harry and Hermione shook hands with the others and thanked them very much.
buckle /ˈbʌkl/ vt. 扣住
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At last, Norbert was going . . . going . . . gone.
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They slipped back down the spiral staircase, their hearts as light as their hands, now that Norbert was off them. No more dragon — Malfoy in detention — what could
spoil
their happiness?
spoil /spɔɪl/ vt. 毁掉
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The answer to that was waiting at the foot of the stairs. As they stepped into the
corridor
, Filch’s face
loomed
suddenly out of the darkness.
corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/ n. 走廊
loom /luːm/ vi. 可怕地出现
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“Well, well, well,” he whispered, “we are in trouble.”
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They’d left the Invisibility Cloak on top of the tower.
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