《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 6
CHAPTER SIX
1
GILDEROY LOCKHART
2
The next day, however, Harry
barely
grinned
once
.
barely /ˈbeəli/ adv. 几乎不
grin /ɡrɪn/ v. 露齿而笑
once /wʌns/ adv. 一次
3
Things started to go
downhill
from breakfast in the Great Hall.
downhill /daʊn'hɪl/ adv. 每况愈下
4
The four long House tables were
laden
with
tureens
of
porridge
, plates of
kippers
, mountains of toast, and dishes of eggs and bacon, beneath the enchanted ceiling (today, a dull, cloudy gray).
laden /'leɪd(ə)n/ adj. 装满的
tureen /tjʊ'riːn/ n. 焙盘
porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ n. 粥
kipper /ˈkɪpə(r)/ n. 腌鱼
5
Harry and Ron sat down at the Gryffindor table next to Hermione, who had her
copy of
Voyages
with Vampires
propped open
against a milk
jug
.
copy of 一本(书)
voyage /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ n. 航行
prop open 撑开
jug /dʒʌɡ/ n. 水壶
6
There was a slight
stiffness
in the way she said “Morning,” which told Harry that she was still
disapproving
of the way they had arrived.
stiffness /'stifnis/ n. 不自然
disapproving /ˌdisə'pru:viŋ/ adj. 不满的
7
Neville Longbottom, on the other hand,
greeted
them
cheerfully
. Neville was a round-faced and
accident-prone
boy with the worst memory of anyone Harry had ever met.
greet /ɡriːt/ vt. 打招呼
cheerfully /'tʃiəfəli/ adv. 欢乐地
accident-prone /'æksidənt,prəun/ adj.(因性格特点)易惹事故的
8
“Post’s
due
any minute
– I think Gran’s sending on a few things I forgot.”
due /djuː/ adj. 应有的
any minute 马上
9
Harry had only just started his porridge when,
10
sure enough, there was a rushing sound overhead and a hundred or so owls streamed in, circling the hall and dropping letters and packages into the
chattering
crowd.
chatter /'tʃætə/ v. 喋喋不休
11
A big, lumpy parcel bounced off Neville’s head and, a second later, something large and gray fell into Hermione’s jug, spraying them all with milk and feathers.
12
“Errol!” said Ron, pulling the
bedraggled
owl out by the feet. Errol
slumped
,
unconscious
, onto the table, his legs in the air and a damp red envelope in his beak.
bedraggled /bɪˈdræɡld/ adj. 被弄得湿淋淋的
slump /slʌmp/ vi. 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ adj. （尤指因头部受伤）昏迷的
13
“Oh, no —” Ron gasped.
14
“It’s all right, he’s still alive,” said Hermione,
prodding
Errol gently with the tip of her finger.
prod /prɒd/ vt. & vi. 戳
15
“It’s not that — it’s that.”
16
Ron was pointing at the red envelope. It looked quite ordinary to Harry, but Ron and Neville were both looking at it as though they expected it to explode.
17
“What’s the matter?” said Harry.
18
“She’s — she’s sent me a
Howler
,” said Ron
faintly
.
howl v. （因疼痛、愤怒、开心等）大声叫喊
faintly /'feintli/ adv. 虚弱地
19
“You’d better open it, Ron,” said Neville in a
timid
whisper. “It’ll be worse if you don’t. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and” — he
gulped
— “it was
horrible
.”
timid /ˈtɪmɪd/ adj. 胆小的
gulp /ɡʌlp/ v. （因害怕或惊讶而）倒吸气
horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ adj. 可怕的
20
Harry looked from their
petrified
faces to the red envelope.
petrified /'petrifaid/ adj. 非常害怕
21
“What’s a Howler?” he said.
22
But Ron’s whole attention was fixed on the letter, which had begun to
smoke
at the corners.
smoke /sməʊk/ v. 冒烟
23
“Open it,” Neville urged. “It’ll all be over in a few minutes —”
24
Ron stretched out a shaking hand,
eased
the envelope from Errol’s beak, and
slit
it open.
ease /iːz/ v. (使)小心缓缓地移动
slit /slɪt/ v. 撕开（某物）
25
Neville stuffed his fingers in his ears. A split second later, Harry knew why. He thought for a moment it had exploded; a roar of sound filled the huge hall, shaking dust from the ceiling.
26
“— STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY’D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I
GET HOLD OF
YOU,
get hold of 抓住
27
I DON’T SUPPOSE YOU STOPPED TO THINK WHAT YOUR FATHER AND I WENT THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS GONE —”
28
Mrs. Weasley’s yells, a hundred times louder than usual, made the plates and spoons
rattle
on the table, and echoed
deafeningly
off the stone walls.
rattle /ˈrætl/ v. （使）咯咯作响
deafening /ˈdefənɪŋ/ adj. 震耳欲聋的
29
People
throughout
the hall were
swiveling
around to see who had received the Howler, and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his
crimson
forehead
could be seen.
throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ prep. 遍及…场所
swivel /'swɪv(ə)l/ v. (把身子或脸等)转向另一方
crimson /ˈkrɪmzn/ adj. 深红色的
forehead /ˈfɔːhed/ n. 额头
30
“— LETTER FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD
DIE OF
SHAME, WE DIDN’T
BRING YOU UP
TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —”
die of 死于
bring up 养育
31
Harry had been wondering when his name was going to
crop up
. He tried very hard to look as though he couldn’t hear the voice that was making his
eardrums
throb
.
crop up 突然出现
eardrum /'ɪədrʌm/ n. 耳膜
throb /θrɒb/ n. 阵痛
32
“— ABSOLUTELY
DISGUSTED
— YOUR FATHER’S FACING AN
INQUIRY
AT WORK, IT’S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER
TOE
OUT OF LINE WE’LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME.”
disgusted /dɪsˈgʌstɪd/ adj. 厌恶的
inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ/ n. 调查
toe /təʊ/ n. 足尖
33
A ringing silence fell. The red envelope, which had dropped from Ron’s hand, burst into
flames
and curled into ashes. Harry and Ron sat stunned, as though a
tidal wave
had just passed over them.
flame /fleɪm/ n. 火焰
tidal wave 海啸
34
A few people laughed and, gradually, a
babble
of talk broke out again.
babble /'bæb(ə)l/ n. 嘈杂的人声
35
Hermione closed Voyages with Vampires and looked down at the top of Ron’s head.
36
“Well, I don’t know what you expected, Ron, but you —”
37
“Don’t tell me I deserved it,” snapped Ron.
38
Harry pushed his porridge away. His insides were
burning with
guilt.
burn with 为......所煎熬
39
Mr. Weasley was facing an inquiry at work. After all Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had done for him over the summer . . .
40
But he had no time to
dwell
on this; Professor McGonagall was moving along the Gryffindor table,
handing outtimetables
.
dwell /dwel/ v. 总是想着
hand out 分发
timetable /'taɪmteɪb(ə)l/ n. （学校的）课程表
41
Harry took his and saw that they had double
Herbology
with the Hufflepuffs first.
herbology /hə:'bɔlədʒi/ 草药学
42
Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the castle together, crossed the
vegetable patch
, and
made for
the greenhouses, where the magical plants were
kept
.
vegetable patch 菜园
make for 走向
keep /kiːp/ v. 养
43
At least the Howler had done one good thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and was being perfectly friendly again.
44
As they neared the greenhouses they saw the rest of the class standing outside, waiting for Professor Sprout.
45
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had only just joined them when she came
striding
into view across the lawn,
accompanied
by Gilderoy Lockhart.
stride /straɪd/ vi. 大步行走
accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ vt. 陪同
46
Professor Sprout’s arms were full of
bandages
, and with another
twinge
of guilt, Harry spotted the Whomping Willow in the distance, several of its branches now in
slings
.
bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/ n. 绷带
twinge /twɪndʒ/ n. 阵痛
sling /slɪŋ/ n. 吊腕带
47
Professor Sprout was a
squat
little witch who wore a
patched
hat over her
flyaway
hair; there was usually a large amount of
earth
on her clothes and her fingernails would have made Aunt Petunia faint.
squat /skwɒt/ adj. 矮胖的
patch /pætʃ/ vi. 打补丁
flyaway /'flaɪəweɪ/ adj. (头发)飘拂的
earth /ɜːθ/ n. 泥土
48
Gilderoy Lockhart, however, was
immaculate
in
sweeping
robes of
turquoise
,
immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt/ adj. 整洁的
sweeping /'swiːpɪŋ/ adj. 弧线的
turquoise /'tə:kwɔiz/ n. 青绿色
49
his golden hair
shining
under a perfectly
positioned
turquoise hat with gold
trimming
.
shining /'ʃaɪnɪŋ/ adj. 华丽的
position /pəˈzɪʃn/ v. 安置
trimming /'trɪmɪŋ/ n. 镶边饰物
50
“Oh, hello there!” Lockhart called, beaming around at the
assembled
students.
assemble /əˈsembl/ vt. 集合
51
“Just been showing Professor Sprout the right way to doctor a Whomping Willow! But I don’t want you
running away with
the idea that I’m better at Herbology than she is!
running away with 轻易获得
52
I just happen to have met several of these
exotic
plants on my travels . . .”
exotic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ adj. 奇异的
53
“Greenhouse three today,
chaps
!” said Professor Sprout, who was looking
distinctly
disgruntled
, not at all her usual cheerful
self
.
chap /tʃæp/ n. 小伙子
distinctly /dis'tiŋktli/ adv. 无疑地
disgruntled /dɪsˈɡrʌntld/ adj. 不高兴的
self /self/ n. （自己的）通常的行为方式
54
There was a murmur of interest. They had only ever worked in greenhouse one before — greenhouse three
housed
far more interesting and dangerous plants.
house v. 容纳
55
Professor Sprout took a large key from her belt and unlocked the door.
56
Harry caught a
whiff
of damp earth and
fertilizer
mingling
with the heavy
perfume
of some giant, umbrella-sized flowers dangling from the ceiling.
whiff /wɪf/ n. 一股气味
fertilizer /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə(r)/ n. 肥料
mingle /ˈmɪŋɡl/ vt. & vi. 混合
perfume /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ n. 芳香
57
He was about to follow Ron and Hermione inside when Lockhart’s hand
shot out
.
shoot out 伸出
58
“Harry! I’ve been wanting a
word
— you don’t mind if he’s a couple of minutes late, do you, Professor Sprout?”
word /wɜːd/ n. 简短的交谈
59
Judging by Professor Sprout’s scowl, she did mind, but Lockhart said, “
That’s the ticket
,” and closed the greenhouse door in her face.
That’s the ticket 这正是我需要的
60
“Harry,” said Lockhart, his large white teeth gleaming in the sunlight as he shook his head. “Harry, Harry, Harry.”
61
Completely
nonplussed
, Harry said nothing.
nonplussed /ˌnɒnˈplʌst/ adj. 不知所措的
62
“When I heard — well, of course, it was all my fault. Could have kicked myself.”
63
Harry had no idea what he was talking about.
64
He was about to say so when Lockhart went on, “Don’t know when I’ve been more shocked. Flying a car to Hogwarts! Well, of course, I knew at once why you’d done it.
Stood out a mile
. Harry, Harry, Harry.”
stand out a mile 显而易见
65
It was
remarkable
how he could show every one of those brilliant teeth even when he wasn’t talking.
remarkable /rɪˈmɑːkəbl/ adj. 奇异的
66
“Gave you a taste for
publicity
, didn’t I?” said Lockhart. “Gave you the
bug
. You got onto
the front page
of the paper with me and you couldn’t wait to do it again.”
publicity /pʌbˈlɪsəti/ n. 众所周知
bug /bʌɡ/ n. <非正式>着迷
the front page n. 头版
67
“Oh, no, Professor, see —”
68
“Harry, Harry, Harry,” said Lockhart, reaching out and grasping his shoulder.
69
“I understand. Natural to want a bit more once you’ve had that first taste — and I blame myself for giving you that, because it was
bound
to go to your head —
bound /baʊnd/ adj. 必然的
70
but see here, young man, you can’t
start
flying cars to try and get yourself noticed.
start /stɑːt/ vt. 发动(机器)
71
Just calm down, all right? Plenty of time for all that when you’re older.
72
Yes, yes, I know what you’re thinking! ‘It’s all right for him, he’s an
internationally
famous wizard already!’
internationally /ˌintə'næʃənəli/ adv. 国际上地
73
But when I was twelve, I was just as much of a nobody as you are now. In fact, I’d say I was even more of a nobody!
74
I mean, a few people have heard of you, haven’t they? All that business with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!”
75
He glanced at the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead.
76
“I know, I know — it’s not quite as good as winning Witch Weekly’s Most-Charming-Smile Award five times in a row, as I have — but it’s a start, Harry, it’s a start.”
77
He gave Harry a
hearty
wink and strode off. Harry stood stunned for a few seconds, then, remembering he was supposed to be in the greenhouse, he opened the door and slid inside.
hearty /'hɑːtɪ/ adj. <英>假装热情友好的
78
Professor Sprout was standing behind a
trestle
bench in the center of the greenhouse. About twenty pairs of different-colored
earmuffs
were lying on the bench.
trestle /'tres(ə)l/ n. 搁凳
earmuff /'iəmʌf/ n. 御寒耳罩
79
When Harry had taken his place between Ron and Hermione, she said, “We’ll be
repotting
Mandrakes
today. Now, who can tell me the
properties
of the Mandrake?”
repot /ri:'pɔt/ vt. 移植
mandrake /'mændreɪk/ n. [植]曼德拉草（可作镇静药用）
property /ˈprɒpəti/ n. 特性
80
To nobody’s surprise, Hermione’s hand was first into the air.
81
“Mandrake, or
Mandragora
, is a powerful
restorative
,” said Hermione, sounding as usual as though she had swallowed the
textbook
.
mandragora /mæn'dræɡərə/ n. 曼陀罗草
restorative /rɪˈstɔːrətɪv/ n. 恢复药
textbook /ˈtekstbʊk/ n. 教科书
82
“It is used to return people who have been transfigured or cursed to their original state.”
83
“Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor,” said Professor Sprout. “The
Mandrake
forms
an
essential
part of most
antidotes
. It is also, however, dangerous. Who can tell me why?”
mandrake /'mændreɪk/ n. [植]曼德拉草（可作镇静药用）
form /fɔːm/ v. 是......的组成部份
essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ adj. 极其重要的
antidote /ˈæntidəʊt/ n. 解毒剂
84
Hermione’s hand
narrowly
missed Harry’s glasses as it shot up again.
narrowly /ˈnærəʊlɪ/ adv. 以毫厘之差
85
“The cry of the Mandrake is
fatal
to anyone who hears it,” she said
promptly
.
fatal /ˈfeɪtl/ adj. 致命的
promptly /ˈprɒmptli/ adv. 立即
86
“Precisely. Take another ten points,” said Professor Sprout. “Now, the Mandrakes we have here are still very young.”
87
She pointed to a row of deep trays as she spoke, and everyone
shuffled
forward for a better look. A hundred or so
tufty
little plants,
purplish
green in color, were growing there in rows.
shuffle /ˈʃʌfl/ vi. 把脚动来动去
tufty /'tʌfti/ adj. 簇生的
purplish /'pɜːplɪʃ/ adj. 略带紫色的
88
They looked quite
unremarkable
to Harry, who didn’t have the slightest idea what Hermione meant by the “cry” of the Mandrake.
unremarkable /ʌnrɪ'mɑːkəb(ə)l/ adj. 寻常的
89
“Everyone take a pair of earmuffs,” said Professor Sprout.
90
There was a
scramble
as everyone tried to seize a pair that wasn’t pink and
fluffy
.
scramble /ˈskræmbl/ v. 争夺
fluffy /ˈflʌfi/ adj. 毛茸茸的
91
“When I tell you to put them on, make sure your ears are completely covered,” said Professor Sprout. “When it is safe to
remove
them, I will give you the
thumbs-up
. Right — earmuffs on.”
remove /rɪˈmuːv/ vt. 移开
thumbs-up /'θʌmzʌp/ n. (表示赞成或满意)翘拇指
92
Harry snapped the earmuffs over his ears. They
shut out
sound completely.
shut out v. 遮住
93
Professor Sprout put the pink, fluffy pair over her own ears, rolled up the sleeves of her robes, grasped one of the
tufty
plants
firmly
, and pulled hard.
tufty /'tʌfti/ adj. 簇生的
firmly /'fə:mli/ adv. 强而有力地
94
Harry let out a
gasp
of surprise that no one could hear.
gasp /ɡɑːsp/ n. 倒抽气
95
Instead of roots, a small, muddy, and extremely ugly baby
popped
out of the earth.
pop /pɒp/ v. 突然出现
96
The leaves were growing right out of his head. He had pale green,
mottled
skin, and was clearly
bawling
at the top of his lungs
.
mottled /ˈmɔtld/ adj. 斑驳的
bawl /bɔːl/ vi. 大叫
at the top of lungs 扯破喉咙地
97
Professor Sprout took a large plant pot from under the table and
plunged
the Mandrake into it, burying him in dark, damp
compost
until only the
tufted
leaves were visible.
plunge /plʌndʒ/ vt. 使插入
compost /'kɒmpɒst/ n. 混合肥料
tufted /'tʌftɪd/ adj. 成簇状的
98
Professor Sprout
dusted
off her hands, gave them all the thumbs-up, and removed her own earmuffs.
dust /dʌst/ v. 擦去……的灰尘
99
“As our Mandrakes are only
seedlings
, their cries won’t kill yet,” she said calmly as though she’d just done nothing more exciting than water a
begonia
.
seedling /'siːdlɪŋ/ n. 刚出芽的幼苗
begonia /biˈɡəunjə/ n. 秋海棠
100
“However, they will knock you out for several hours, and as I’m sure none of you want to miss your first day back, make sure your earmuffs are securely
in place
while you work.
in place 在恰当的位置
101
I will
attract
your attention when it is time to
pack up
.
attract /əˈtrækt/ vt. 引起…的注意
pack up 整理
102
“Four to a tray — there is a large supply of
pots
here — compost in the sacks over there — and be careful of the
Venomous
Tentacula
, it’s
teething
.”
pot /pɒt/ n. 花盆
tentacula /ten'tækjulə/ n. 触须
venomous /ˈvenəməs/ adj. 有毒的
teething /'tiːðɪŋ/ n. 出牙期
103
She gave a sharp slap to a
spiky
, dark red plant as she spoke, making it draw in the long
feelers
that had been
inching
sneakily
over her shoulder.
spiky /'spaɪkɪ/ adj. 尖刻的
feeler /'fiːlə/ n. 触角
inch /ɪntʃ/ vi. （使）缓慢移动
sneakily /ˈsni:kɪlɪ/ adv. 偷偷摸摸地
104
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were joined at their tray by a curly-haired Hufflepuff boy Harry knew
by sight
but had never spoken to.
by sight 凭外貌
105
“Justin Finch-Fletchley,” he said
brightly
, shaking Harry by the hand.
brightly /'braitli/ adv. 笑容满面地
106
“Know who you are, of course, the famous Harry Potter. . . . And you’re Hermione Granger — always top in everything” (Hermione beamed as she had her hand shaken too)
107
“— and Ron Weasley. Wasn’t that your flying car?”
108
Ron didn’t smile. The Howler was obviously still on his mind.
109
“That Lockhart’s something, isn’t he?” said Justin happily as they began filling their
plant pots
with dragon
dung
compost.
plant pot 花盆
dung /dʌŋ/ n. 动物的粪便
110
“
Awfully
brave
chap
. Have you read his books?
awfully /'ɔːfʊlɪ/ adv. 十分
chap /tʃæp/ n. 小伙子
111
I’d have died of fear if I’d been
cornered
in a
telephone booth
by a werewolf, but he stayed cool and —
zap
— just
fantastic
.
corner /'kɔːnə/ vt. 使陷入绝境
telephone booth 电话亭
zap /zæp/ n. 意志
fantastic /fæn'tæstɪk/ adj. 了不起的
112
“My name
was down for
Eton
, you know. I can’t tell you how glad I am I came here instead.
be down for 被列入名单
Eton /'i:tən/ n. 伊顿(泰晤士河边的一个市镇，伊顿公学所在地)
113
Of course, Mother was slightly disappointed, but since I made her read Lockhart’s books I think she’s begun to see how useful it’ll be to have a
fully
trained
wizard in the family. . . .”
fully /'fʊlɪ/ adv. 充分地
train /treɪn/ v. 训练
114
After that they didn’t have much chance to talk. Their earmuffs were back on and they needed to concentrate on the Mandrakes.
115
Professor Sprout had made it look extremely easy, but it wasn’t.
116
The Mandrakes didn’t like coming out of the earth, but didn’t seem to want to go back into it either.
117
They
squirmed
, kicked,
flailed
their sharp little fists, and
gnashed
their teeth; Harry spent ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a pot.
squirm /skwɜːm/ vi. 扭动
flail /fleɪl/ vt.&vi. （尤指手臂和双腿）乱动
gnash /næʃ/ vt. 咬牙切齿
118
By the end of the class, Harry, like everyone else, was sweaty, aching and covered in earth. They
traipsed
back to the castle for a quick wash and then the Gryffindors hurried off to Transfiguration.
traipse /treɪps/ vi. 疲惫地走
119
Professor McGonagall’s classes were always hard work, but today was especially difficult. Everything Harry had learned last year seemed to have leaked out of his head during the summer.
120
He was supposed to be turning a
beetle
into a button, but all he managed to do was give his beetle a lot of
exercise
as it
scuttled
over the desktop avoiding his wand.
beetle /ˈbiːtl/ n. 甲虫
exercise /'eksəsaɪz/ n. 运动
scuttle /'skʌt(ə)l/ vi. 急促地跑
121
Ron was having far worse problems. He had
patched
up his wand with some
borrowed
Spellotape
, but it seemed to be damaged beyond repair.
patch /pætʃ/ vt. 修补
borrowed /'bɑro/ adj. 借来的
Spellotape 魔术胶带
122
It kept
crackling
and sparking at odd moments, and every time Ron tried to transfigure his beetle it
engulfed
him in thick gray smoke which smelled of
rotten
eggs.
crackle /'kræk(ə)l/ v. 发噼啪声
engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ v. 淹没
rotten /ˈrɒtn/ adj. 腐烂的
123
Unable to see what he was doing, Ron accidentally squashed his beetle with his elbow and had to ask for a new one. Professor McGonagall wasn’t pleased.
124
Harry was relieved to hear the lunch bell. His brain felt like a
wrung
sponge
. Everyone
filed
out of the classroom except him and Ron, who was
whacking
his wand furiously on the desk.
wring /rɪŋ/ v. 拧出(衣服等中的水)
sponge /spʌndʒ/ n. 海绵
file /faɪl/ vi. 排成纵队前进
whack /wæk/ vt. 重击
125
“Stupid —
useless
— thing —”
useless /ˈjuːsləs/ adj. 无用的
126
“Write home for another one,” Harry suggested as the wand
let off
a
volley
of
bangs
like a
firecracker
.
let off 放（炮、烟火等）
volley /ˈvɒli/ n. 齐射出的子弹
bang /bæŋ/ n. 巨响
firecracker /'faɪəkrækə/ n. 鞭炮
127
“Oh, yeah, and get another Howler back,” said Ron, stuffing the now
hissing
wand into his bag. “‘It’s your own fault your wand got snapped —’”
hissing /'hɪsɪŋ/ n. 发嘶嘶声
128
They went down to lunch, where Ron’s mood was not improved by Hermione’s showing them the
handful
of perfect
coat buttons
she had
produced
in Transfiguration.
handful /ˈhændfʊl/ adj. 一把
coat button 衫扣
produce /prəˈdjuːs/ v. 造出
129
“What’ve we got this afternoon?” said Harry,
hastily
changing the subject.
hastily /'heistili/ adv. 匆忙地
130
“
Defense Against
the Dark Arts,” said Hermione at once.
Defense Against 防御
131
“Why,” demanded Ron, seizing her timetable, “have you
outlined
all Lockhart’s lessons in little
hearts
?”
outline /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ v. 勾勒
heart /hɑːt/ n. 心形
132
Hermione snatched the timetable back, flushing
furiously
.
furiously /'fjuəriəsli/ adv. 猛烈地
133
They finished lunch and went outside into the
overcast
courtyard
. Hermione sat down on a stone step and
buried her nose in Voyages with Vampires again
.
overcast /ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/ adj. 阴暗的
courtyard /ˈkɔːtjɑːd/ n. 院子
bury one's nose in a book 埋头读书
134
Harry and Ron stood talking about Quidditch for several minutes before Harry became aware that he was being
closely
watched.
closely /'kləusli/ adv. 暗中地
135
Looking up, he saw the very small,
mousy
-haired boy he’d seen trying on the Sorting Hat last night staring at Harry as though
transfixed
.
mousy /'maʊsɪ/ adj. 灰褐色的
transfix /træns'fɪks/ vt. 使惊呆
136
He was clutching what looked like an ordinary Muggle camera, and the moment Harry looked at him, he went bright red.
137
“All right, Harry? I’m — I’m Colin Creevey,” he said breathlessly, taking a
tentative
step forward.
tentative /ˈtentətɪv/ adj. 试探性的
138
“I’m in Gryffindor, too. D’you think — would it be all right if — can I have a picture?” he said, raising the camera
hopefully
.
hopefully /'həʊpfʊlɪ/ adv. 怀有希望地
139
“A picture?” Harry repeated blankly.
140
“So I can prove I’ve met you,” said Colin Creevey eagerly,
edging
further forward.
edge /edʒ/ vi. 缓缓移动
141
“I know all about you. Everyone’s told me. About how you survived when You-Know-Who tried to kill you and how he disappeared and everything and how you’ve still got a lightning scar on your forehead”
142
(his eyes
raked
Harry’s
hairline
) “and a boy in my dormitory said if I
develop
the film in the right potion, the pictures’ll move.”
rake /reɪk/ v. 扫视
hairline /'heəlaɪn/ n. 发际线
develop /dɪ'veləp/ v. 使底片显影
143
Colin
drew
a great
shuddering
breath of excitement and said,
draw /drɔː/ v. 吸(气)
shuddering /'ʃudəriŋ/ adj. 发抖的
144
“It’s brilliant here, isn’t it? I never knew all the odd stuff I could do was magic till I got the letter from Hogwarts.
145
My dad’s a milkman, he couldn’t believe it either. So I’m taking loads of pictures to send home to him. And it’d be really good if I had one of you”
146
— he looked
imploringly
at Harry — “maybe your friend could take it and I could stand next to you? And then, could you sign it?”
imploringly /im'plɔ:riŋli/ adv. 恳求地
147
“Signed photos? You’re giving out signed photos, Potter?”
148
Loud and
scathing
, Draco Malfoy’s voice echoed around the courtyard. He had stopped right behind Colin,
flanked
, as he always was at Hogwarts, by his large and
thuggish
cronies
, Crabbe and Goyle.
scathing /'skeɪðɪŋ/ adj. 尖刻的
flank /flæŋk/ vt. 位于...的侧面
thuggish /'θʌgɪʃ/ adj. 野蛮的
crony /'krəʊnɪ/ n. 密友
149
“Everyone
queue
up!” Malfoy roared to the crowd. “Harry Potter’s
giving out
signed photos!”
queue /kjuː/ vi. 排队等候
give out 分发
150
“No, I’m not,” said Harry angrily, his fists
clenching
. “Shut up, Malfoy.”
clench /klentʃ/ vt. 紧握
151
“You’re just
jealous
,”
piped up
Colin, whose entire body was about as
thick
as Crabbe’s neck.
jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ adj. 妒忌的
pipe up 开始(大声)说话
thick /θɪk/ adj. 粗的
152
“Jealous?” said Malfoy, who didn’t need to shout anymore: Half the courtyard was listening in.
153
“Of what? I don’t want a
foul
scar right across my head, thanks. I don’t think getting your head
cut open
makes you that
special
, myself.”
foul /faʊl/ adj. 肮脏的
cut open 切开
special /'speʃ(ə)l/ adj. 特别的
154
Crabbe and Goyle were
sniggering
stupidly.
snigger /'snɪgə/ vi. 窃笑
155
“Eat slugs, Malfoy,” said Ron angrily. Crabbe stopped laughing and started
rubbing
his
conker
-like knuckles in a
menacing
way.
rub /rʌb/ vt. 摩擦
conker /'kɒŋkə/ n. 七叶树果实
menacing /ˈmenəsɪŋ/ adj. 威胁的
156
“Be careful, Weasley,” sneered Malfoy. “You don’t want to start any trouble or your mummy’ll have to come and take you away from school.”
157
He put on a
shrill
,
piercing
voice. “‘If you put another toe out of line’ —”
shrill /ʃrɪl/ adj. (声音)尖锐的
piercing /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ adj. 刺耳的
158
A knot of
Slytherin fifth years
nearby
laughed loudly at this.
a knot of 一小群......
nearby /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/ adv. 在附近
159
“Weasley would like a signed photo, Potter,”
smirked
Malfoy. “It’d be worth more than his family’s whole house —”
smirk /smɜːk/ v. 得意的笑
160
Ron whipped out his Spellotaped wand, but Hermione shut Voyages with Vampires with a snap and whispered, “Look out!”
161
“What’s all this, what’s all this?” Gilderoy Lockhart was striding toward them, his turquoise robes
swirling
behind him. “Who’s giving out signed photos?”
swirl /swɜːl/ v. (使)打旋
162
Harry started to speak but he was cut short as Lockhart
flung
an arm around his shoulders and
thundered
jovially
, “Shouldn’t have asked! We meet again, Harry!”
fling /flɪŋ/ vt. 猛扔
thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/ v. 大声喊出
jovially /'dʒəuviəli/ adv. 愉快地
163
Pinned
to Lockhart’s side and
burning with
humiliation
, Harry saw Malfoy slide smirking back into the crowd.
pin /pɪn/ v. 按住
burn with 为......所煎熬
humiliation /hju:ˌmɪli:ˈeɪʃən/ n. 尴尬的场合
164
“Come on then, Mr. Creevey,” said Lockhart, beaming at Colin. “A double
portrait
, can’t say fairer than that, and we’ll both sign it for you.”
portrait /ˈpɔːtreɪt/ n. 照片
165
Colin
fumbled
for his camera and took the picture as the bell rang behind them,
signaling
the start of afternoon classes.
fumble /ˈfʌmbl/ vi. 笨手笨脚地做
signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/ v. 表示
166
“Off you go, move along there,” Lockhart called to the crowd, and he set off back to the castle with Harry, who was wishing he knew a good Vanishing Spell, still
clasped
to his side.
clasp /klɑːsp/ vt. 扣紧
167
“
A word to the wise
, Harry,” said Lockhart
paternally
as they entered the building through a side door.
a word to the wise 我知道你能听进去，所以才跟你说。
paternally /pə'tə:nəli/ adv. 父亲一般地
168
“I
covered up
for you back there with young Creevey — if he was photographing me, too, your schoolmates won’t think you’re
setting
yourself up so much. . . .”
cover up 掩盖
set /set/ v. 使处于特定位置
169
Deaf
to Harry’s
stammers
, Lockhart
swept
him down a corridor lined with staring students and up a staircase.
deaf /def/ adj. 不愿听的
stammer /ˈstæmə(r)/ vi. 结结巴巴地说
sweep /swiːp/ v. （快速地）带走
170
“Let me just say that handing out signed pictures at this stage of your career isn’t
sensible
— looks a
tad
bigheaded
, Harry, to be frank.
sensible /ˈsensəbl/ adj. 明智的
tad /tæd/ n. 小孩子
bigheaded /'biɡ'hedid/ 自负的
171
There may well come a time when, like me, you’ll need to keep a
stack
handy
wherever you go, but”
stack /stæk/ n. 堆
handy /ˈhændi/ adj. 手边的
172
— he gave a little chortle — “I don’t think you’re
quite
there yet.”
quite /kwaɪt/ adv. 完全地
173
They had reached Lockhart’s classroom and he let Harry go at last.
174
Harry
yanked
his robes straight and headed for a seat at the very back of the class,
yank /jæŋk/ vi. 猛地一拉
175
where he busied himself with piling all seven of Lockhart’s books in front of him, so that he could avoid looking at the real thing.
176
The rest of the class came
clattering
in, and Ron and Hermione sat down on either side of Harry.
clatter /'klætə/ vi. 喧闹地谈笑
177
“You could’ve fried an egg on your face,” said Ron. “You’d better hope Creevey doesn’t meet Ginny, or they’ll be starting a Harry Potter fan club.”
178
“Shut up,” snapped Harry. The last thing he needed was for Lockhart to hear the phrase “Harry Potter fan club.”
179
When the whole class was seated, Lockhart cleared his throat loudly and silence fell.
180
He reached forward, picked up Neville Longbottom’s copy of Travels with Trolls, and held it up to show his own, winking portrait on the front.
181
“Me,” he said, pointing at it and winking as well.
182
“Gilderoy Lockhart,
Order
of Merlin, Third Class,
Honorary
Member of the Dark Force Defense
League
, and five-time winner of Witch Weekly’s Most-Charming-Smile Award —
order /ˈɔːdə(r)/ n. 勋章
honorary /'ɒn(ə)(rə)rɪ/ adj. 荣誉的
league /liːɡ/ n. 联盟
183
but I don’t talk about that. I didn’t get rid of the Bandon
Banshee
by smiling at her!”
banshee /bæn'ʃiː/ n. 女鬼
184
He waited for them to laugh; a few people smiled
weakly
.
weakly /'wiːklɪ/ adv. 无力地
185
“I see you’ve all bought a complete set of my books — well done. I thought we’d start today with a little
quiz
. Nothing to worry about — just to check how well you’ve read them, how much you’ve
taken in
—”
quiz /kwɪz/ n. 问答比赛(游戏)
take in 吸收
186
When he had handed out the test papers he returned to the front of the class and said, “You have thirty minutes — start — now!”
187
Harry looked down at his paper and read:
188
1. What is Gilderoy Lockhart’s favorite color?
189
2. What is Gilderoy Lockhart’s secret
ambition
?
ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/ n. 抱负
190
3. What, in your opinion, is Gilderoy Lockhart’s greatest
achievement
to date
?
achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ n. 成就
to date 到现在为止
191
On and on
it went, over three sides of paper, right down to:
on and on 继续不停地
192
54. When is Gilderoy Lockhart’s birthday, and what would his
ideal
gift be?
ideal /aɪˈdiːəl/ adj. 理想的
193
Half an hour later, Lockhart collected the papers and
rifled
through them in front of the class.
rifle /ˈraɪfl/ v. 匆忙翻找
194
“Tut, tut — hardly any of you remembered that my favorite color is
lilac
. I say so in Year with the Yeti.
lilac /'laɪlək/ n. 淡紫色
195
And a few of you need to read Wanderings with
Werewolves
more carefully — I clearly
state
in chapter twelve that my ideal birthday gift would be
harmony
between all magic and non-magic peoples —
werewolf /'weəwʊlf/ n. 狼人
state /steɪt/ vt. 声明
harmony /ˈhɑːməni/ n. 和睦
196
though I wouldn’t say no to a large bottle of
Ogden’s
Old
Firewhisky
!”
Ogden /'ɔ:gdən/ n. 奥格登（美国城市）
firewhisky 火焰威士忌
197
He gave them another
roguish
wink.
roguish /'rəʊgɪʃ/ adj. 淘气的
198
Ron was now staring at Lockhart with an expression of
disbelief
on his face; Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, who were sitting in front, were shaking with silent laughter.
disbelief /dɪsbɪ'liːf/ n. 不相信
199
Hermione, on the other hand, was listening to Lockhart with
rapt
attention and
gave a start
when he mentioned her name.
rapt /ræpt/ adj. 全神贯注的
give a start v. 吓一跳
200
“. . . but Miss Hermione Granger knew my secret ambition is to
rid
the world of evil and
market
my own
range
of
hair-care
potions — good girl! In fact” — he flipped her paper over —
rid /rɪd/ vt. 使......去掉
market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ v. 出售
range /reɪndʒ/ n. 系列商品
hair-care 护发
201
“
full marks
! Where is Miss Hermione Granger?”
full marks （考试等中的）满分
202
Hermione raised a trembling hand.
203
“Excellent!” beamed Lockhart. “Quite excellent! Take ten points for Gryffindor! And so —
to business
—”
get to business 言归正传
204
He bent down behind his desk and lifted a large,
covered
cage onto it.
covered /ˈkʌvəd/ adj. 有遮盖物的
205
“Now — be warned! It is my job to
arm
you against the foulest creatures known to wizardkind! You may find yourselves facing your worst fears in this room.
arm /ɑːm/ v. 备战
206
Know only that no harm can
befall
you
whilst
I am here. All I ask is that you remain calm.”
befall /bɪ'fɔːl/ v. （不幸或不好的事）降临到……头上
whilst /waɪlst/ conj. 同时
207
In spite of himself
, Harry leaned around his pile of books for a better look at the cage.
In spite of oneself 不由自主地
208
Lockhart placed a hand on the cover. Dean and Seamus had stopped laughing now. Neville was
cowering
in his front row seat.
cower /ˈkaʊə(r)/ vi. 退缩
209
“I must ask you not to scream,” said Lockhart in a low voice. “It might
provoke
them.”
provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ vt. 惹怒
210
As the whole class held its breath, Lockhart whipped off the cover.
211
“Yes,” he said dramatically. “
Freshly
caught
Cornish
pixies
.”
freshly /'freʃlɪ/ adv. 新近
Cornish /ˈkɔ:niʃ/ adj. 康沃尔郡的
pixie /'pɪksɪ/ n. 小精灵
212
Seamus Finnigan couldn’t control himself. He let out a
snort
of laughter which even Lockhart couldn’t
mistake
for a scream of
terror
.
snort /snɔːt/ n. (尤指表示气愤或被逗乐的)喷鼻息
mistake /mɪ'steɪk/ vt. & vi. 误解
terror /ˈterə(r)/ n. 恐怖
213
“Yes?” He smiled at Seamus.
214
“Well, they’re not — they’re not very — dangerous, are they?” Seamus choked.
215
“Don’t be so sure!” said Lockhart,
waggling
a finger annoyingly at Seamus. “
Devilish
tricky
little
blighters
they can be!”
waggle /'wæg(ə)l/ vi. 不停地来回摇动
devilish /'dev(ə)lɪʃ/ adj. 如恶魔般的
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ adj. 狡猾的
blighter /'blaɪtə/ n. 讨厌的家伙
216
The pixies were
electric blue
and about eight inches high, with pointed faces and voices so shrill it was like listening to a lot of
budgies
arguing.
electric blue 钢青色
budgie /'bʌdʒɪ/ n. 相思鹦鹉
217
The moment the cover had been removed, they had started
jabbering
and rocketing around,
rattling
the bars and pulling
bizarre
faces at the people nearest them.
jabber /ˈdʒæbə(r)/ vi. 吱吱喳喳地叫
rattle /ˈrætl/ vt. 使发出咯咯声
bizarre /bɪˈzɑː(r)/ adj. 奇怪的
218
“Right, then,” Lockhart said loudly. “Let’s see what you make of them!” And he opened the cage.
219
It was
pandemonium
. The pixies shot in every direction like rockets.
pandemonium /ˌpændəˈməʊniəm/ n. 大混乱的场面
220
Two of them seized Neville by the ears and lifted him into the air.
221
Several shot straight through the window,
showering
the back row with broken glass.
shower /'ʃaʊə/ vi. 似阵雨般降落
222
The rest
proceeded
to wreck the classroom more
effectively
than a
rampaging
rhino
.
proceed /prəˈsiːd/ vi. 前进
effectively /ɪˈfektɪvli/ adv. 有效地
rampage /ˈræmpeɪdʒ/ n. 暴怒
rhino /'raɪnəʊ/ n. 犀牛（等于rhinoceros）
223
They grabbed ink bottles and
sprayed
the class with them,
shredded
books and papers, tore pictures from the walls,
upended
the waste bin,
spray /spreɪ/ vt. 喷射
shred /ʃred/ vt. 切成条状
upend /ʌp'end/ v. 倒放
224
grabbed bags and books and threw them out of the
smashed
window; within minutes, half the class was
sheltering
under desks and Neville was
swinging
from the
candelabra
in the ceiling.
smashed /smæʃt/ adj. 破碎的
shelter /ˈʃeltə(r)/ vi. 躲避
swing /swɪŋ/ vi. 悬挂
candelabra /ˌkændiˈlɑ:brə/ n. 枝状大烛台
225
“Come on now —
round them up
, round them up, they’re only pixies,” Lockhart shouted.
round up 围捕
226
He rolled up his sleeves,
brandished
his wand, and
bellowed
, “Peskipiksi Pesternomi!”
brandish /'brændɪʃ/ vt. 挥舞
bellow /ˈbeləʊ/ vi. 大声喊叫
227
It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized Lockhart’s wand and threw it out of the window, too.
228
Lockhart gulped and dived under his own desk,
narrowly
avoiding being squashed by Neville, who fell a second later as the
chandelier
gave way
.
narrowly /ˈnærəʊlɪ/ adv. 以毫厘之差
chandelier /ˌʃændəˈlɪə(r)/ n. 枝形吊灯
give way 倒塌
229
The bell rang and there was a mad rush toward the exit.
230
In the
relative
calm that followed, Lockhart straightened up, caught sight of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were almost at the door, and said,
relative /ˈrelətɪv/ adj. 相对的
231
“Well, I’ll ask you three to just
nip
the rest of them back into their cage.”
nip /nɪp/ vt. 捏
232
He swept past them and shut the door quickly behind him.
233
“Can you believe him?” roared Ron as one of the remaining pixies bit him painfully on the ear.
234
“He just wants to give us some
hands-on
experience,” said Hermione,
immobilizing
two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage.
hands-on /'hændz'ɔn/ adj. 亲自动手的
immobilize /ɪ'məʊbɪlaɪz/ vt. 使不动
235
“Hands on?” said Harry, who was trying to grab a pixie dancing
out of reach
with its tongue out. “Hermione, he didn’t have a
clue
what he was doing —”
out of reach 够不着
clue /kluː/ n. 想法
236
“Rubbish,” said Hermione. “You’ve read his books — look at all those amazing things he’s done —”
237
“He says he’s done,” Ron muttered.
238
