《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 11｜2
Could he be a
descendant
of Salazar Slytherin? He didn’t know anything about his father’s family, after all. The Dursleys had always forbidden questions about his wizarding relatives.
descendant /dɪˈsendənt/ n. 后代
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Quietly, Harry tried to say something in
Parseltongue
. The words wouldn’t come. It seemed he had to be face to face with a snake to do it.
Parseltongue 蛇腔佬
202
‘But I’m in Gryffindor,’ Harry thought. ‘The Sorting Hat wouldn’t have put me in here if I had Slytherin blood …’
203
‘Ah,’ said a
nasty
little voice in his brain, ‘But the Sorting Hat wanted to put you in Slytherin, don’t you remember?’
nasty /ˈnɑːsti/ adj. 令人厌恶的
204
Harry turned over.
205
He’d see Justin next day in Herbology and he’d explain that he’d been calling the snake off, not egging it on, which (he thought
angrily
,
pummelling
his pillow) any fool should have
realised
.
angrily /'æŋgrili/ adv. 愤怒地
pummel /'pʌm(ə)l/ vt. 用拳头连续揍
realise /'rɪəlaɪz/ v. 意识到
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By next morning, however, the snow that had begun in the night had turned into a
blizzard
so thick that the last Herbology lesson of term was cancelled:
blizzard /'blɪzəd/ n. 暴风雪
207
Professor Sprout wanted to
fit
socks and
scarves
on the
Mandrakes
,
fit /fɪt/ v. 装进
scarves /skɑːvz/ n. 围巾（scarf的复数）
mandrake /'mændreɪk/ n. [植]曼德拉草（可作镇静药用）
208
a
tricky
operation
she would
entrust
to no one else,
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ adj. 棘手的
operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/ n. 行动
entrust /ɪnˈtrʌst/ vt. 委托
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now that it was so important for the Mandrakes to grow quickly and
revive
Mrs Norris and Colin Creevey.
revive /rɪˈvaɪv/ vt. 使苏醒
210
Harry
fretted
about this next to the fire in the Gryffindor common room, while Ron and Hermione used their lesson
off
to play a game of wizard chess.
fret /fret/ vt. 焦急
off /ɒf/ adv. 不上课
211
‘
For heaven’s sake
, Harry,’ said Hermione,
exasperated
, as one of Ron’s
bishops
wrestled
her knight off his horse and dragged him off the board. ‘Go and find Justin if it’s so important to you.’
for one's sake 看......的面上
exasperate /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/ vt. 触怒
bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/ n. 主教
wrestle /ˈresl/ vt. 与……搏斗
212
So Harry got up and left through the
portrait
hole, wondering where Justin might be.
portrait /ˈpɔːtreɪt/ n. 肖像
213
The castle was darker than it usually was in daytime, because of the thick, swirling grey snow at every window.
214
Shivering, Harry walked past classrooms where lessons were
taking place
, catching
snatches
of what was happening within.
take place 进行
snatch /snætʃ/ n. (听到的)只言片语
215
Professor McGonagall was shouting at someone who, by the sound of it, had turned his friend into a
badger
.
badger /ˈbædʒə(r)/ n. 獾
216
Resisting
the
urge
to take a look, Harry walked on by, thinking that Justin might be using his
free
lesson to
catch up on
some work, and deciding to check the library first.
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ v. 忍住
urge /ɜːdʒ/ n. 冲动
free /friː/ adj. 免于
catch up on 弥补
217
A group of the Hufflepuffs who should have been in Herbology were
indeed
sitting at the back of the library, but they didn’t seem to be working.
indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ adv. 的确
218
Between the long lines of high bookshelves, Harry could see that their heads were close together and they were having what looked like an
absorbing
conversation.
absorbing /əb'zɔːbɪŋ/ adj. 非常有趣的
219
He couldn’t see whether Justin was among them. He was walking towards them when something of what they were saying met his ears, and he paused to listen, hidden in the Invisibility
section
.
section /ˈsekʃn/ n. 区域
220
‘So anyway,’ a
stout
boy was saying,
stout /staʊt/ adj. 结实的
221
‘I told Justin to hide up in our dormitory. I
mean
to say, if Potter’s
marked
him down as his next
victim
, it’s best if he keeps a
low profile
for a while.
mean /miːn/ vi. 表示…的意思
mark /mɑːk/ v. 盯住（对手）
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ n. 受害者
low profile 低调
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Of course, Justin’s been waiting for something like this to happen ever since he
let slip
to Potter he was Muggle-born. Justin
actually
told him he’d been
down for
Eton.
let slip 无意中说漏嘴
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. 居然
down for 列入名单
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That’s not the kind of thing you
bandy
about with Slytherin’s heir
on the loose
, is it?’
bandy /'bændɪ/ v. 传播
on the loose 散漫
224
‘You
definitely
think it is Potter, then, Ernie?’ said a girl with blonde
pigtails
anxiously.
definitely /ˈdefɪnətli/ adv. 肯定地
pigtail /'pɪgteɪl/ n. 辫子
225
‘Hannah,’ said the stout boy
solemnly
,
solemnly /ˈs ɔləmlɪ/ adv. 严肃地
226
‘he’s a Parselmouth. Everyone knows that’s the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes? They called Slytherin himself Serpent-tongue.’
227
There was some
heavy
murmuring at this, and Ernie went on,
heavy /'hevɪ/ adj. 大量的
228
‘Remember what was written on the wall? Enemies of the Heir Beware. Potter had some sort of
run-in
with Filch. Next thing we know, Filch’s cat’s attacked.
run-in /'rʌnin/ n. 口角
229
That first-year, Creevey, was annoying Potter at the Quidditch match, taking pictures of him while he was lying in the mud. Next thing we know, Creevey’s been attacked.’
230
‘He always seems so nice, though,’ said Hannah uncertainly, ‘and, well, he’s the one who made You Know Who disappear. He can’t be all bad, can he?’
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Ernie lowered his voice mysteriously, the Hufflepuffs bent closer, and Harry edged nearer so that he could catch Ernie’s words.
232
‘No one knows how he survived that attack by You Know Who.
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I mean to say, he was only a baby when it happened. He should have been
blasted
into
smithereens
. Only a really powerful Dark Wizard could have survived a curse like that.’
blast /blɑːst/ v. 炸毁
smithereens /ˌsmɪðə'riːnz/ n. 小碎片
234
He dropped his voice until it was barely more than a whisper, and said,
235
‘That’s probably why You Know Who wanted to kill him in the first place. Didn’t want another Dark Lord competing with him. I wonder what other powers Potter’s been hiding?’
236
Harry couldn’t take any more. Clearing his throat loudly, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves.
237
If he hadn’t been feeling so angry, he would have found the sight that
greeted
him funny:
greet /ɡriːt/ v. 对……作出反应
238
every one of the Hufflepuffs looked as though they had been Petrified by the sight of him, and the
colour
was draining out of Ernie’s face.
colour /'kʌlə/ n. 脸色
239
‘Hello,’ said Harry. ‘I’m looking for Justin Finch-Fletchley.’
240
The Hufflepuffs’ worst fears had clearly been
confirmed
. They all looked
fearfully
at Ernie.
confirm /kənˈfɜːm/ vt. 证实
fearfully /ˈfɪəfəlɪ/ adv. 害怕地
241
‘What do you want with him?’ said Ernie, in a quavering voice.
242
‘I wanted to tell him what really happened with that snake at the Duelling Club,’ said Harry.
243
Ernie bit his white lips and then, taking a deep breath, said, ‘We were all there. We saw what happened.’
244
‘Then you noticed that, after I spoke to it, the snake backed off?’ said Harry.
245
‘All I saw,’ said Ernie
stubbornly
, though he was trembling as he spoke, ‘was you speaking Parseltongue and
chasing
the snake towards Justin.’
stubbornly /'stʌbənli/ adv. 顽强地
chase /tʃeɪs/ v. 催促
246
‘I didn’t chase it at him!’ Harry said, his voice shaking with anger. ‘It didn’t even touch him!’
247
‘It was a very
near miss
,’ said Ernie.
near miss 差点儿发生的事
248
‘And in case you’re getting ideas,’ he added
hastily
, ‘I might tell you that you can
trace
my family back through nine generations of witches and warlocks and my blood’s as pure as anyone’s, so –’
hastily /'heistili/ adv. 匆忙地
trace /treɪs/ vt. 查探
249
‘I don’t care what sort of blood you’ve got!’ said Harry fiercely. ‘Why would I want to attack Muggle-borns?’
250
‘I’ve heard you hate those Muggles you live with,’ said Ernie swiftly.
251
‘It’s not possible to live with the Dursleys and not hate them,’ said Harry. ‘I’d like to see you try it.’
252
He
turned on his heel
and stormed out of the library,
earning
himself a
reproving
glare from Madam Pince, who was polishing the
gilded
cover of a large spellbook.
turn on one’s heel 突然转身走开
earn /ɜːn/ vt. 博得
reproving /ri'pru:viŋ/ adj. 责备的
gilded /'ɡɪldɪd/ adj. 镀金的
253
Harry
blundered
up the corridor, barely noticing where he was going, he was in such a
fury
. The result was that he walked into something very large and solid, which knocked him backwards onto the floor.
blunder /ˈblʌndə(r)/ vi. 踉踉跄跄地走
fury /ˈfjʊəri/ n. 狂怒
254
‘Oh, hullo, Hagrid,’ Harry said, looking up.
255
Hagrid’s face was entirely hidden by a
woolly
, snow-covered
balaclava
, but it couldn’t possibly be anyone else, as he filled most of the corridor in his
moleskin
overcoat
.
woolly /ˈwʊli/ adj. 羊毛制的
balaclava /ˌbæləˈklɑ:və/ n. 巴拉克拉法帽
moleskin /'məʊlskɪn/ n. 鼹鼠毛皮
overcoat /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/ n. 大衣
256
A dead rooster was hanging from one of his massive,
gloved
hands.
gloved /ɡlʌvd/ adj. (手)戴着手套的
257
‘All righ’, Harry?’ he said, pulling up the balaclava so he could speak. ‘Why aren’t yeh in class?’
258
‘Cancelled,’ said Harry, getting up. ‘What’re you doing in here?’
259
Hagrid held up the
limp
rooster.
limp /lɪmp/ adj. 无生气的
260
‘Second one killed this term,’ he explained. ‘It’s either
foxes
or a Blood-
Sucki
n’
Bugbear
, an’ I need the Headmaster’s permission ter put a charm round the
hen-coop
.’
fox /fɒks/ n. 狐狸
suck /sʌk/ vt. & vi. 吸
bugbear /'bʌgbeə/ n. 怪物
hen-coop 鸡窝
261
He peered more closely at Harry from under his thick, snow-
flecked
eyebrows.
flecked /'flekd/ adj. 有斑点的
262
‘Yeh sure yeh’re all righ’? Yeh look all
hot
an’
bothered
.’
hot /hɒt/ adj. 暴躁的
bothered /'bʌðəd/ adj. 烦（恼）的
263
Harry couldn’t
bring himself to
repeat what Ernie and the rest of the Hufflepuffs had been saying about him.
bring oneself to 鼓起勇气
264
‘It’s nothing,’ he said. ‘I’d better get going, Hagrid, it’s Transfiguration next and I’ve got to pick up my books.’
265
He walked off, his mind still full of what Ernie had said about him.
266
‘Justin’s been waiting for something like this to happen ever since he let slip to Potter he was Muggle-born …’
267
Harry
stamped
up the stairs and turned along another corridor, which was particularly dark;
stamp /stæmp/ vt. 用脚踩踏
268
the torches had been
extinguished
by a strong, icy
draught
which was blowing through a
loose
window
pane
.
extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ v. 熄灭
draught /drɑːft/ n. 气流
loose /luːs/ adj. 不牢固的
pane /peɪn/ n. 窗玻璃
269
He was halfway down the passage when he tripped
headlong
over something lying on the floor.
headlong /ˈhedlɒŋ/ adv. & adj. 迅猛而失控地(的)
270
He turned to squint at what he’d fallen over, and felt as though his stomach had
dissolved
.
dissolve /dɪˈzɒlv/ vi. 溶解
271
Justin Finch-Fletchley was lying on the floor, rigid and cold, a look of shock frozen on his face, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.
272
And that wasn’t all. Next to him was another figure, the strangest sight Harry had ever seen.
273
It was Nearly Headless Nick, no longer pearly-white and
transparent
, but black and
smoky
, floating immobile and
horizontal
, six inches off the floor.
transparent /trænsˈpærənt/ adj. 透明的
smoky /'sməʊkɪ/ adj. 烟状的
horizontal /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/ adj. 在地平线上的
274
His head was half off and his face wore an expression of shock identical to Justin’s.
275
Harry got to his feet, his breathing fast and
shallow
, his heart doing a kind of
drum-roll
against his
ribs
.
shallow /ˈʃæləʊ/ adj. （呼吸）浅的
drumroll /'drʌmrəul/ n. 击鼓
rib /rɪb/ n. 肋骨
276
He looked wildly up and down the deserted corridor and saw a line of spiders
scuttling
as fast as they could away from the
bodies
.
scuttle /'skʌt(ə)l/ vi. 急促地跑
body /'bɒdɪ/ n. 尸体
277
The only sounds were the
muffled
voices of teachers from the classes on either side.
muffled /'mʌfld/ adj. 听不清的
278
He could run, and no one would ever know he had been there. But he couldn’t just leave them lying here … he had to get help. Would anyone believe he hadn’t had anything to do with this?
279
As he stood there,
panicking
, a door right next to him opened with a bang. Peeves the poltergeist came shooting out.
panic /ˈpænɪk/ vi. 十分惊慌
280
‘
Why
, it’s
potty
wee
Potter!’
cackled
Peeves,
why /waɪ/ int. 哎呀
potty /'pɒtɪ/ adj. 微不足道的
wee adj. 极小的
cackle /'kæk(ə)l/ vi. 咯咯地笑
281
knocking Harry’s glasses
askew
as he bounced past him. ‘What’s Potter up to? Why’s Potter
lurking
–’
askew /əˈskjuː/ adv. 歪斜地
lurk /lɜːk/ vi. 潜伏
282
Peeves stopped, halfway through a mid-air
somersault
. Upside-down, he spotted Justin and Nearly Headless Nick.
somersault /'sʌməsɒlt/ n. 翻筋斗
283
He flipped the right way up, filled his lungs and, before Harry could stop him, screamed, ‘ ATTACK! ATTACK! ANOTHER ATTACK! NO
MORTAL
OR GHOST IS SAFE! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! ATTAAAACK!’
mortal /ˈmɔːtl/ n. 普通人
284
Crash – crash – crash: door after door flew open along the corridor and people
flooded
out.
flood /flʌd/ vi. 涌进
285
For several long minutes, there was a scene of such
confusion
that Justin was in danger of being
squashed
and people kept standing in Nearly Headless Nick.
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒn/ n. 混乱
squash /skwɒʃ/ vt. 将(某人[某物])压扁
286
Harry found himself pinned against the wall as the teachers shouted for quiet.
287
Professor McGonagall came running, followed by her own class, one of whom still had black and white
striped
hair.
striped /straɪpt/ adj. 有条纹的
288
She used her wand to set off a loud bang, which
restored
silence, and ordered everyone back into their classes.
restore /rɪˈstɔː(r)/ vt. 恢复
289
No sooner
had the scene
cleared
somewhat
than Ernie the Hufflepuff arrived, panting, on the scene.
no sooner than 一……就……
clear /klɪə(r)/ v. 恢复畅通
somewhat /ˈsʌmwɒt/ adv. 稍微
290
‘Caught
in the act
!’ Ernie yelled, his face
stark
white, pointing his finger
dramatically
at Harry.
in the act 当场
stark /stɑːk/ adj. 荒凉的
dramatically /drəˈmætɪkli/ adv. 剧烈地
291
‘
That will do
, Macmillan!’ said Professor McGonagall sharply.
that will do 行了
292
Peeves was bobbing overhead, now grinning
wickedly
,
surveying
the scene; Peeves always loved
chaos
.
wickedly /'wikidli/ adv. 顽皮地
survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/ vt. 俯瞰
chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/ n. 混乱
293
As the teachers bent over Justin and Nearly Headless Nick, examining them, Peeves broke into song:
294
‘Oh Potter, you
rotter
, oh what have you done? You’re killing off students, you think it’s good fun –’
rotter /'rɒtə/ n. 无赖
295
‘That’s enough Peeves!’ barked Professor McGonagall, and Peeves zoomed away backwards, with his
tongue
out at Harry.
tongue /tʌŋ/ n. 舌头
296
Justin was carried up to the hospital wing by Professor Flitwick and Professor Sinistra of the
Astronomy
department
, but nobody seemed to know what to do for Nearly Headless Nick.
astronomy /əˈstrɒnəmi/ n. 天文学
department /dɪˈpɑːtmənt/ n. 系
297
In the end, Professor McGonagall
conjured
a large
fan
out of thin air, which she gave to Ernie with
instructions
to
waft
Nearly Headless Nick up the stairs.
conjure /ˈkʌndʒə(r)/ vt. 用魔术变出
fan /fæn/ n. 扇子
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/ n. 指示
waft /wɒft/ vt. 吹送
298
This Ernie did,
fanning
Nick along like a silent black
hovercraft
. This left Harry and Professor McGonagall alone together.
fan /fæn/ vt. 扇
hovercraft /'hɔvəkrɑ:ft/ n. 气垫船
299
‘This way, Potter,’ she said.
300
‘Professor,’ said Harry at once, ‘I swear I didn’t –’
301
‘This is out of my hands, Potter,’ said Professor McGonagall
curtly
.
curtly /'kə:tli/ adv. 简略地
302
They marched in silence around a corner and she stopped before a large and extremely ugly stone
gargoyle
.
gargoyle /ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl/ n. (尤指教堂顶上石头怪人或怪兽状的)滴水嘴
303
‘
Sherbet
lemon!’ she said.
sherbet /'ʃɜːbət/ n. 冰冻果子露
304
This was evidently a password, because the gargoyle
sprang
suddenly to life, and
hopped
aside as the wall behind him split in two.
sprang /spræŋ/ v. 突然运转（spring的过去式）
hop /hɒp/ vi. 跳跃
305
Even full of
dread
for what was coming, Harry couldn’t
fail to
be amazed.
dread /dred/ v. 畏惧
fail to 未能
306
Behind the wall was a spiral staircase which was moving
smoothly
upwards, like an
escalator
. As he and Professor McGonagall stepped onto it, Harry heard the wall
thud
closed behind them.
smoothly /smu: ðlɪ/ adv. 连续而流畅地
escalator /'eskəleɪtə/ n. 自动扶梯
thud /θʌd/ n. 砰的一声
307
They rose upwards in circles, higher and higher, until at last, slightly
dizzy
, Harry could see a
gleaming
oak door ahead, with a brass
knocker
in the shape of a
griffon
.
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ adj. 晕眩的
gleaming /'gli:miŋ/ adj. 闪闪发光的
knocker /'nɒkə/ n. 门环
griffon /'grɪf(ə)n/ n. （希腊）半狮半鹫的怪兽
308
He knew where he was being taken. This must be where Dumbledore lived.
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