《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 4｜1
CHAPTER FOUR
1
AT
FLOURISH
AND
BLOTTS
flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ n. （手写花体字的）花饰
blot /blɒt/ n. 墨渍
2
Life at the
Burrow
was as different as possible from life on Privet Drive.
burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ/ n. 地洞
3
The Dursleys liked everything neat and ordered; the Weasleys’ house burst with the strange and unexpected.
4
Harry got a shock the first time he looked in the mirror over the kitchen
mantelpiece
and it shouted,“
Tuck
your shirt in,
scruffy
!”
mantelpiece /'mænt(ə)lpiːs/ n. 壁炉台
tuck /tʌk/ v. 把（布或纸张的边缘）塞入
scruffy /ˈskrʌfi/ adj. 肮脏的
5
The
ghoul
in the
attic
howled and dropped pipes whenever he felt things were getting too quiet, and small
explosions
from Fred and George’s bedroom were considered perfectly normal.
ghoul /guːl/ n. 盗尸者
attic /ˈætɪk/ n. 阁楼
explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ n. 爆炸
6
What Harry found most unusual about life at Ron’s, however, wasn’t the talking mirror or the
clanking
ghoul: It was the fact that everybody there seemed to like him.
clank /klæŋk/ vi. 发叮当声
7
Mrs. Weasley
fussed over
the state of his socks and tried to force him to eat fourth
helpings
at every meal.
fuss over 过分关心
helping /ˈhelpɪŋ/ n. （进餐时的）一份食物
8
Mr. Weasley liked Harry to sit next to him at the dinner table so that he could
bombard
him with questions about life with Muggles,
bombard /bɒm'bɑːd/ vt. 轰炸
9
asking him to explain how things like plugs and the
postal service
worked.
postal service 邮电业
10
“
Fascinating
!” he would say as Harry talked him through using a telephone.
fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ adj. 有极大吸引力的
11
“
Ingenious
, really, how many ways Muggles have found of getting along without magic.”
ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/ adj. 善于创造发明的
12
Harry heard from Hogwarts one sunny morning about a week after he had arrived at the Burrow.
13
He and Ron went down to breakfast to find Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny already sitting at the kitchen table.
14
The moment she saw Harry, Ginny accidentally knocked her
porridge
bowl to the floor with a loud
clatter
.
porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ n. 麦片粥
clatter /'klætə/ n. 哗啦声
15
Ginny seemed very
prone
to knocking things over whenever Harry entered a room.
prone /prəʊn/ adj. 易于…的
16
She dived under the table to
retrieve
the bowl and
emerged
with her face
glowing
like the
setting sun
.
retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ vt. 找回
emerge /iˈmɜːdʒ/ vi. 出现
glow /ɡləʊ/ vi. 脸红
setting sun 斜阳
17
Pretending he hadn’t noticed this, Harry sat down and took the toast Mrs. Weasley offered him.
18
“Letters from school,” said Mr. Weasley, passing Harry and Ron
identical
envelopes of yellowish parchment, addressed in green ink.
identical /aɪˈdentɪkl/ adj. 完全相同的
19
“Dumbledore already knows you’re here, Harry — doesn’t miss a trick, that man. You two’ve got them, too,” he added, as Fred and George
ambled
in, still in their pajamas.
amble /ˈæmbl/ vi. 从容漫步
20
For a few minutes there was silence as they all read their letters.
21
Harry’s told him to catch the Hogwarts Express as usual from King’s Cross station on September first.
22
There was also a list of the new books he’d need for the coming year.
23
SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS WILL REQUIRE:
24
The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 by Miranda Goshawk
25
Break with a
Banshee
by Gilderoy Lockhart
banshee /bæn'ʃiː/ n. 女鬼
26
Gadding
with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart
gad /gæd/ v. 闲逛
27
Holidays with
Hags
by Gilderoy Lockhart
hag /hæɡ/ n. 丑老太婆
28
Travels with
Trolls
by Gilderoy Lockhart
troll /trɒl/ n. 巨怪
29
Voyages
with
Vampires
by Gilderoy Lockhart
voyage /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ n. 旅行
vampire /'væmpaɪə/ n. 吸血鬼
30
Wanderings
with
Werewolves
by Gilderoy Lockhart
wander /ˈwɒndə(r)/ v. 流浪
werewolf /'weəwʊlf/ n. 狼人
31
Year with the
Yeti
by Gilderoy Lockhart
yeti /'jetɪ/ n. (西藏高原的)雪人
32
Fred, who had finished his own list, peered over at Harry’s.
33
“You’ve been told to get all Lockhart’s books, too!” he said. “The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher must be a fan — bet it’s a witch.”
34
At this point, Fred caught his mother’s eye and quickly busied himself with the
marmalade
.
marmalade /'mɑːməleɪd/ n. 果子酱
35
“That lot won’t come cheap,” said George, with a quick look at his parents. “Lockhart’s books are really expensive. . . .”
36
“Well, we’ll manage,” said Mrs. Weasley, but she looked worried. “I expect we’ll be able to pick up a lot of Ginny’s things secondhand.”
37
“Oh, are you starting at Hogwarts this year?” Harry asked Ginny.
38
She nodded, blushing to the
roots
of her
flaming
hair, and put her elbow in the butter dish.
root /ruːt/ n. （头发、牙齿、指甲等的）根部
flaming /'fleɪmɪŋ/ adj. 火红的
39
Fortunately
no one saw this except Harry, because just then Ron’s
elder
brother Percy walked in.
fortunately /'fɔrtʃənətli/ adv. 幸亏
elder /ˈeldə(r)/ adj. 年龄较大的
40
He was already dressed, his Hogwarts prefect badge pinned to his
knitted
tank top
.
knitted /'nitid/ adj. 针织的
tank top 背心装
41
“Morning, all,” said Percy briskly. “
Lovely
day.”
lovely /'lʌvlɪ/ adj. 美好的
42
He sat down in the only
remaining
chair but leapt up again almost immediately, pulling from underneath him a
molting
, gray
feather duster
—
remaining /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ adj. 剩余的
molt /məʊlt/ vt. & vi. 脱毛
feather duster 鸡毛掸子
43
at least, that was what Harry thought it was, until he saw that it was breathing.
44
“Errol!” said Ron, taking the
limp
owl from Percy and extracting a letter from under its wing.
limp /lɪmp/ adj. 无力的
45
“Finally — he’s got Hermione’s answer. I wrote to her saying we were going to try and rescue you from the Dursleys.”
46
He carried Errol to a
perch
just inside the back door and tried to stand him on it, but Errol flopped straight off again so Ron laid him on the
draining board
instead, muttering, “
Pathetic
.”
perch /pɜːtʃ/ n. 栖木
draining board （使碗盆滴干的）滴水板
pathetic /pəˈθetɪk/ adj. 可怜的
47
Then he ripped open Hermione’s letter and read it out loud:
48
“‘Dear Ron, and Harry if you’re there,
49
“‘I hope everything went all right and that Harry is okay and that you didn’t do anything illegal to get him out, Ron, because that would get Harry into trouble, too.
50
I’ve been really worried and if Harry is all right, will you please let me know at once, but perhaps it would be better if you used a different owl, because I think another delivery might
finish your one off
.
finish off <非正> 杀死
51
“‘I’m very busy with schoolwork, of course’ — How can she be?” said Ron in horror.
52
“We’re on holiday! — and we’re going to London next Wednesday to buy my new books. Why don’t we meet in Diagon Alley?
53
“‘Let me know what’s happening as soon as you can. Love from Hermione.’”
54
“Well, that
fits
in
nicely
, we can go and get all your things then, too,” said Mrs. Weasley, starting to clear the table. “What’re you all up to today?”
fit /fɪt/ v. 合适
nicely /ˈnaɪslɪ/ adv. 恰好地
55
Harry, Ron, Fred, and George were planning to go up the hill to a small
paddock
the Weasleys owned.
paddock /'pædək/ n. 围场
56
It was surrounded by trees that blocked it from view of the village below, meaning that they could practice Quidditch there, as long as they didn’t fly too high.
57
They couldn’t use real Quidditch balls, which would have been hard to explain if they had escaped and flown away over the village; instead they threw apples for each another to catch.
58
They took turns riding Harry’s Nimbus Two Thousand, which was easily the best broom; Ron’s old Shooting Star was often
outstripped
by
passing
butterflies.
outstrip /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ vt. (在赛跑等中)超过
passing /'pɑːsɪŋ/ adj. 经过的
59
Five minutes later they were marching up the hill, broomsticks over their shoulders.
60
They had asked Percy if he wanted to join them, but he had said he was busy.
61
Harry had only seen Percy at mealtimes
so far
; he stayed shut in his room the rest of the time.
so far 迄今为止
62
“Wish I knew what he was up to,” said Fred, frowning.
63
“He’s not himself. His exam results came the day before you did; twelve
O.W.L.s
and he hardly
gloated
at all.”
O.W.L.s 普通巫师等级考验
gloat /ɡləʊt/ vi. 心满意足地注视
64
“
Ordinary
Wizarding Levels,” George explained, seeing Harry’s puzzled look.
ordinary /ˈɔːdnri/ adj. 普通的
65
“Bill got twelve, too. If we’re not careful, we’ll have another Head Boy in the family. I don’t think I could
stand
the shame.”
stand /stænd/ vt. 经得起
66
Bill was the oldest Weasley brother. He and the next brother, Charlie, had already left Hogwarts.
67
Harry had never met either of them, but knew that Charlie was in Romania studying dragons and Bill in Egypt working for the wizards’ bank, Gringotts.
68
“Dunno how Mum and Dad are going to afford all our school stuff this year,” said George after a while.
69
“Five sets of Lockhart books! And Ginny needs robes and a wand and everything. . . .”
70
Harry said nothing. He felt a bit
awkward
. Stored in an underground
vault
at Gringotts in London was a small
fortune
that his parents had left him.
awkward /ˈɔːkwəd/ adj. 尴尬的
vault /vɔːlt/ n. （尤指银行的）金库
fortune /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ n. 财富
71
Of course, it was only in the Wizarding world that he had money; you couldn’t use Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts in Muggle shops.
72
He had never mentioned his Gringotts bank account to the Dursleys; he didn’t think their horror of anything connected with magic would
stretch
to a large pile of gold.
stretch /stretʃ/ vt. 延伸
73
Mrs. Weasley woke them all early the following Wednesday.
74
After a quick half a dozen bacon sandwiches each, they pulled on their coats and Mrs. Weasley took a
flowerpot
off the kitchen
mantelpiece
and peered inside.
flowerpot /'flaʊəpɒt/ n. 花盆
75
“We’re
running low
, Arthur,” she sighed. “We’ll have to buy some more today. . . . Ah well, guests first! After you, Harry dear!”
run low 即将用尽
76
And she offered him the flowerpot.
77
Harry stared at them all watching him.
78
“W-what am I supposed to do?” he stammered.
79
“He’s never traveled by Floo powder,” said Ron suddenly. “Sorry, Harry, I forgot.”
80
“Never?” said Mr. Weasley. “But how did you get to Diagon Alley to buy your school things last year?”
81
“I went on the Underground —”
82
“Really?” said Mr. Weasley eagerly. “Were there
escapators
? How exactly —”
escalator /'eskəleɪtə/ n. 自动扶梯
83
“Not now, Arthur,” said Mrs. Weasley. “Floo powder’s a lot quicker, dear, but
goodness
me, if you’ve never used it before —”
goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ int. 天哪
84
“He’ll be all right, Mum,” said Fred. “Harry, watch us first.”
85
He took a
pinch
of glittering powder out of the flowerpot, stepped up to the fire, and threw the powder into the flames.
pinch /pɪntʃ/ n. 一撮
86
With a roar, the fire turned emerald green and rose higher than Fred, who stepped right into it, shouted, “Diagon Alley!” and vanished.
87
“You must speak clearly, dear,” Mrs. Weasley told Harry as George
dipped
his hand into the flowerpot. “And mind you get out at the right grate …”
dip /dɪp/ vt. 把(手)伸入
88
“The right what?” said Harry nervously as the fire roared and
whipped
George out of sight, too.
whip /wɪp/ vt. 煽动
89
“Well, there are an awful lot of wizard fires to choose from, you know, but as long as you’ve spoken clearly —”
90
“He’ll be fine, Molly, don’t
fuss
,” said Mr. Weasley,
helping himself
to Floo powder, too.
fuss /fʌs/ vi. 焦急
help oneself 自取所需
91
“But, dear, if he got lost, how would we ever explain to his aunt and uncle?”
92
“They wouldn’t mind,” Harry
reassured
her. “Dudley would think it was a brilliant joke if I got lost up a chimney, don’t worry about that —”
reassure /ˌriːəˈʃʊə(r)/ vt. 消除恐惧或疑虑
93
“Well . . . all right . . . you go after Arthur,” said Mrs. Weasley. “Now, when you get into the fire, say where you’re going —”
94
“And keep your elbows
tucked in
,” Ron advised.
tuck in 紧缩
95
“And your eyes shut,” said Mrs. Weasley. “The
soot
—”
soot /sʊt/ n. 煤烟
96
“Don’t
fidget
,” said Ron. “Or you
might well
fall out of the wrong
fireplace
—”
fidget /'fɪdʒɪt/ vi. 动来动去
might well 有可能
fireplace /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ n. 壁炉
97
“But don’t
panic
and get out too early; wait until you see Fred and George.”
panic /ˈpænɪk/ n. 惊慌
98
Trying hard to bear all this in mind, Harry took a pinch of Floo powder and walked to the edge of the fire.
99
He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot
ash
.
ash /æʃ/ n. 灰
100
“D-Dia-gon Alley,” he coughed.
101
It felt as though he was being sucked down a giant
plug hole
.
plug hole 塞孔
102
He seemed to be spinning very fast — the roaring in his ears was
deafening
— he tried to keep his eyes open but the
whirl
of green flames made him feel sick —
deafening /ˈdefənɪŋ/ adj. 震耳欲聋的
whirl /wɜːl/ n. 回旋
103
something hard knocked his elbow and he tucked it in tightly, still spinning and spinning — now it felt as though cold hands were slapping his face —
104
squinting through his glasses he saw a blurred stream of fireplaces and snatched glimpses of the rooms
beyond
—
beyond /bɪˈjɒnd/ adv. 在远处
105
his bacon sandwiches were
churning
inside him — he closed his eyes again wishing it would stop, and then — He fell, face forward, onto cold stone and felt his glasses
shatter
.
churn /tʃɜːn/ v. (使)猛烈翻腾
shatter /ˈʃætə(r)/ vt. 粉碎
106
Dizzy
and
bruised
, covered in soot, he got
gingerly
to his feet, holding his broken glasses up to his eyes.
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ adj. 晕眩的
bruised /bru:zd/ adj. [医]青肿的
gingerly /ˈdʒɪndʒəli/ adv. 小心谨慎地
107
He was quite alone, but where he was, he had no idea.
108
All he could tell was that he was standing in the stone fireplace of what looked like a large,
dimly lit
wizard’s shop —
dimly lit 昏暗的
109
but nothing in here was ever likely to be on a Hogwarts school list.
110
A glass case nearby held a withered hand on a
cushion
, a
bloodstained
pack
of cards, and a
staring
glass eye.
cushion /ˈkʊʃn/ n. 垫子
bloodstained /'blʌdsteɪnd/ adj. 血污的
pack /pæk/ n. （一般为纸质的）小盒
staring /'steərɪŋ/ adj. 凝视的
111
Evil-looking
masks
leered
down from the walls, an
assortment
of human bones lay upon the counter,
evillooking adj. 相貌凶恶的
mask /mɑːsk/ n. 面具
leer /lɪə(r)/ v. 奸笑
assortment /əˈsɔːtmənt/ n. 各类物品或同类各种物品的聚集
112
and rusty,
spiked
instruments
hung from the ceiling.
spiked /'spaɪkt/ adj. 尖的
instrument /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ n. 仪器
113
Even worse, the dark, narrow street Harry could see through the dusty shop window was definitely not Diagon Alley.
114
The sooner
he got out of here, the better.
the sooner 越早
115
Nose still
stinging
where it had hit the
hearth
, Harry made his way swiftly and silently toward the door, but before he’d got halfway toward it, two people appeared on the other side of the glass —
sting /stɪŋ/ v. (使)产生剧痛
hearth /hɑːθ/ n. 灶台
116
and one of them was the very last person Harry wanted to meet when he was lost, covered in
soot
, and wearing broken glasses: Draco Malfoy.
soot /sʊt/ n. 烟灰
117
Harry looked quickly around and spotted a large black
cabinet
to his left; he shot inside it and pulled the doors closed, leaving a small
crack
to peer through.
cabinet /ˈkæbɪnət/ n. 陈列柜
crack /kræk/ n. 缝隙
118
Seconds later, a bell
clanged
, and Malfoy stepped into the shop.
clang /klæŋ/ v. (使)叮当地响
119
The man who followed could only be his father. He had the same pale, pointed face and identical cold, gray eyes.
120
Mr. Malfoy crossed the shop, looking
lazily
at the
items
on
display
, and rang a bell on the counter before turning to his son and saying, “Touch nothing, Draco.”
lazily /'leizili/ adv. 懒洋洋地
item /ˈaɪtəm/ n. 一件商品（或物品）
display /dɪˈspleɪ/ n. 陈列
121
Malfoy, who had reached for the glass eye, said, “I thought you were going to buy me a present.”
122
“I said I would buy you a
racing
broom,” said his father,
drumming
his fingers on the counter.
racing /ˈreisiŋ/ adj. 比赛的
drum /drʌm/ v. 不停地击打
123
“What’s the good of that if I’m not on the House team?” said Malfoy, looking
sulky
and bad-tempered.
sulky /ˈsʌlki/ adj. 绷着脸的
124
“Harry Potter got a Nimbus Two Thousand last year. Special permission from Dumbledore so he could play for Gryffindor.
125
He’s not even that good, it’s just because he’s famous . . . famous for having a stupid scar on his forehead. . . .”
126
Malfoy bent down to examine a shelf full of
skulls
.
skull /skʌl/ n. 头盖骨
127
“. . . everyone thinks he’s so smart, wonderful Potter with his scar and his broomstick —”
128
“You have told me this at least a dozen times already,” said Mr. Malfoy, with a
quelling
look at his son.
quelling adj. 镇静的
129
“And I would remind you that it is not —
prudent
— to appear less than
fond of
Harry Potter, not when most of our kind regard him as the hero who made the Dark Lord disappear — ah, Mr. Borgin.”
prudent /ˈpruːdnt/ adj. 精明的
fond of 喜欢
130
A
stooping
man had appeared behind the counter,
smoothing
his
greasy
hair back from his face.
stoop /stuːp/ v. 驼背
smooth /smuːð/ v. 抚平
greasy /'griːsɪ/ adj. 油腻的
131
“Mr. Malfoy, what a pleasure to see you again,” said Mr. Borgin in a voice as
oily
as his hair.
oily /ˈɔɪli/ adj. 油腔滑调的
132
“Delighted — and young Master Malfoy, too —
charmed
. How may I be of
assistance
? I must show you, just in today, and very
reasonably
priced —”
charmed /tʃɑ:md/ adj. 喜悦的
assistance /əˈsɪstəns/ n. 帮助
reasonably /'ri:znəbli/ adv. 公道地
133
“I’m not buying today, Mr. Borgin, but selling,” said Mr. Malfoy.
134
“Selling?” The smile faded slightly from Mr. Borgin’s face.
135
“You have heard, of course, that the Ministry is
conducting
more
raids
,” said Mr. Malfoy, taking a roll of parchment from his inside pocket and
unraveling
it for Mr. Borgin to read.
conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ v. 实施
raid /reɪd/ n. 突击检查
unravel /ʌnˈrævl/ v. 解开
136
“I have a few — ah — items at home that might
embarrass
me, if the Ministry were to
call
. . . .”
embarrass /ɪmˈbærəs/ v. 使为难
call /kɔːl/ vi. 拜访
137
Mr. Borgin fixed a pair of
pince-nez
to his nose and looked down the list.
pince-nez /ˈpænsˈneɪ/ n. 夹鼻眼镜
138
“The Ministry wouldn’t
presume
to trouble you, sir, surely?”
presume /prɪˈzjuːm/ vt. 擅作主张
139
Mr. Malfoy’s lip
curled
.
curl /kɜːl/ v. 撇（嘴）
140
“I have not been visited yet. The name Malfoy still
commands
a certain
respect
, yet the Ministry grows ever more
meddlesome
.
command /kəˈmɑːnd/ v. 博得
respect /rɪˈspekt/ n. 尊重
meddlesome /'med(ə)ls(ə)m/ adj. 爱管闲事的
141
There are rumors about a new Muggle
Protection
Act
— no doubt that
flea-bitten
, Muggle-loving fool Arthur Weasley is behind it —”
protection /prəˈtekʃn/ n. 保护
act /ækt/ n. 法案
flea-bitte adj. 邋遢的
142
Harry felt a
hot
surge
of anger.
hot /hɒt/ adj. 激烈的
surge /sɜːdʒ/ n. (感情等)洋溢
143
“— and as you see,
certain
of these poisons might make it appear —”
certain /ˈsɜːtn/ adj. 某些
144
“I understand, sir, of course,” said Mr. Borgin. “Let me see . . .”
145
“Can I have that?” interrupted Draco, pointing at the
withered
hand on its
cushion
.
withered /'wiðəd/ adj. 枯萎的
cushion /ˈkʊʃn/ n. 垫子
146
“Ah, the Hand of
Glory
!” said Mr. Borgin, abandoning Mr. Malfoy’s list and
scurrying
over to Draco.
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ n. 光荣
scurry /ˈskʌri/ vi. 急赶
147
“Insert a candle and it gives light only to the holder! Best friend of thieves and
plunderers
! Your son has fine
taste
, sir.”
plunderer /'plʌndərə/ n. 盗贼
taste /teɪst/ n. 鉴赏力
148
“I hope my son will
amount to
more than a thief or a plunderer, Borgin,” said Mr. Malfoy coldly, and Mr. Borgin said quickly, “
No offense
, sir, no offense meant —”
amount to 变成
no offense 无意冒犯
149
“Though if his school marks don’t
pick up
,” said Mr. Malfoy, more coldly still, “that may indeed be all he is fit for —”
pick up 改善
150
“It’s not my fault,”
retorted
Draco. “The teachers all have
favorites
, that Hermione Granger —”
retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ vt. 反驳
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ n. 得到偏爱的人
151
“I would have thought you’d be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam,” snapped Mr. Malfoy.
152
“Ha!” said Harry under his breath, pleased to see Draco looking both
abashed
and angry.
abashed /ə'bæʃt/ adj. 窘迫的
153
“It’s the same all over,” said Mr. Borgin, in his oily voice. “Wizard blood is
counting for
less everywhere —”
count for 有价值
154
“Not with me,” said Mr. Malfoy, his long nostrils
flaring
.
flare /fleə(r)/ vt. 使张开
155
“No, sir, nor with me, sir,” said Mr. Borgin, with a deep bow.
156
“In that case, perhaps we can return to my list,” said Mr. Malfoy shortly. “I am in something of a hurry, Borgin, I have important business elsewhere today —”
157
They started to
haggle
. Harry watched nervously as Draco
drew
nearer and nearer to his hiding place, examining the objects for sale.
haggle /ˈhæɡl/ v. 讨价还价
draw /drɔː/ vt. & vi. 移动
158
He paused to examine a long
coil
of
hangman’s
rope and to read,
smirking
,
coil /kɔɪl/ n. （绳或线等的）卷
hangman /'hæŋmən/ n. 执行绞刑者
smirk /smɜːk/ v. 幸灾乐祸地笑
159
the card
propped
on a
magnificent
necklace
of
opals
,
prop /prɒp/ v. 倚靠
magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/ adj. 高贵的
necklace /ˈnekləs/ n. 项链
opal /ˈəupəl/ n. 蛋白石
160
Caution: Do Not Touch.
Cursed
— Has
Claimed
the Lives of Nineteen Muggle Owners
to Date
.
curse /kɜːs/ v. 诅咒
claim /kleɪm/ vt. (灾难等)使失踪或死亡
to date 到现在为止
161
Draco turned away and saw the
cabinet
right in front of him. He walked forward — he stretched out his hand for the handle —
cabinet /ˈkæbɪnət/ n. 陈列柜
162
“Done,” said Mr. Malfoy at the counter. “Come, Draco —”
163
Harry wiped his forehead on his sleeve as Draco turned away.
164
“Good day to you, Mr. Borgin. I’ll expect you at the
manor
tomorrow to pick up the
goods
.”
manor /'mænə/ n. 庄园
goods /ɡʊdz/ n. 货物
165
The moment the door had closed, Mr. Borgin
dropped
his oily manner.
drop /drɒp/ v. 使终止
166
“Good day yourself, Mister Malfoy, and if the stories are true, you haven’t sold me half of what’s hidden in your manor. . . .”
167
Muttering darkly, Mr. Borgin disappeared into a back room.
168
Harry waited for a minute in case he came back, then, quietly as he could, slipped out of the cabinet, past the
glass cases
, and out of the shop door.
glass case [家具]玻璃橱
169
Clutching his broken glasses to his face he stared around.
170
He had emerged into a
dingy
alleyway
that seemed to be
made up
entirely of shops
devoted
to the Dark Arts.
dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ adj. 肮脏的
alleyway /'ælɪweɪ/ n. 小巷
make up 组成
devote /dɪˈvəʊt/ vt. 用于
171
The one he’d just left, Borgin and Burkes, looked like the largest, but opposite was a nasty window display of
shrunken
heads and, two doors down, a large cage was alive with gigantic black spiders.
shrunken /'ʃrʌŋkən/ adj. 缩拢的
172
Two
shabby
-looking wizards were watching him from the shadow of a doorway, muttering to each other.
shabby /ˈʃæbi/ adj. 衣衫褴褛的
doorway /ˈdɔːweɪ/ n. 门口
173
Feeling
jumpy
, Harry
set off
, trying to hold his glasses on straight and
hoping against hope
he’d be able to find a way out of here.
jumpy /ˈdʒʌmpi/ adj. （人）焦虑不安的
set off vt.动身
hope against hope 抱一线希望
174
An old wooden street sign hanging over a shop selling
poisonous
candles told him he was in Knockturn Alley.
poisonous /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ adj. 有毒的
175
This didn’t help, as Harry had never heard of such a place.
176
He supposed he hadn’t spoken clearly enough through his mouthful of ashes back in the Weasleys’ fire. Trying to stay calm, he wondered what to do.
177
“Not lost are you, my dear?” said a voice in his ear, making him jump.
178
An aged witch stood in front of him, holding a tray of what looked horribly like whole human
fingernails
. She
leered
at him, showing
mossy
teeth. Harry backed away.
fingernail /'fɪŋgəneɪl/ n. 指甲
leer /lɪə(r)/ v. 奸笑
mossy /'mɒsɪ/ adj. 长满苔藓的
179
“I’m fine, thanks,” he said. “I’m just —”
180
“HARRY! What d’yeh think yer doin’ down there?”
181
Harry’s heart leapt. So did the witch; a load of fingernails
cascaded
down over her feet and she cursed as the massive form of Hagrid,
cascade /kæˈskeɪd/ v. 大量落下
182
the Hogwarts gamekeeper, came
striding
toward them,
beetle
-black eyes flashing over his great
bristling
beard.
stride /straɪd/ v. 阔步走
beetle /ˈbiːtl/ n. 甲虫
bristling /ˈbrɪslɪŋ/ adj. (髭须、眉毛等)浓密的
183
“Hagrid!” Harry
croaked
in relief. “I was lost — Floo powder —”
croak /krəʊk/ vi. 用嘶哑的声音说
184
Hagrid seized Harry by the
scruff
of the neck and pulled him away from the witch, knocking the tray right out of her hands.
scruff /skrʌf/ n. 颈背
185
Her shrieks followed them all the way along the
twisting
alleyway
out into bright sunlight.
twisting /twɪst/ adj. 曲折的
186
Harry saw a familiar, snow-white marble building in the distance — Gringotts Bank. Hagrid had
steered
him right into Diagon Alley.
steer /stɪə(r)/ v. 带领(某人去某地)
187
“Yer a
mess
!” said Hagrid
gruffly
,
mess /mes/ n. 不整洁或邋遢的人（或物）
gruffly /'grʌfli/ adv. 粗声地
188
brushing soot off Harry so
forcefully
he nearly knocked him into a
barrel
of dragon
dung
outside an
apothecary
.
forcefully /'fɔ:sfəli/ adv. 强有力地
barrel /ˈbærəl/ n. 桶
dung /dʌŋ/ n. 动物的粪便
apothecary /ə'pɒθɪk(ə)rɪ/ n. 药店
189
“
Skulkin’
around Knockturn Alley, I dunno —
dodgy
place, Harry — don’ want no one ter see yeh down there —”
skulk /skʌlk/ vi. 潜伏
dodgy /'dɒdʒɪ/ adj. 危险的
190
“I realized that,” said Harry,
ducking
as Hagrid made to brush him off again. “I told you, I was lost — what were you doing down there, anyway?”
duck /dʌk/ v. 躲避
191
“I was lookin’ fer a
Flesh
-Eatin’ Slug
Repellent
,”
growled
Hagrid. “They’re ruinin’ the school
cabbages
. Yer not on yer own?”
flesh /fleʃ/ n. 肉
repellent /rɪˈpelənt/ n. 驱虫剂
growl /ɡraʊl/ vi. （人）低声咆哮着说
cabbage /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ n. 卷心菜
192
“I’m staying with the Weasleys but we got separated,” Harry explained. “I’ve got to go and find them. . . .”
193
They set off together down the street.
194
“How come yeh never wrote back ter me?” said Hagrid as Harry
jogged
alongside
him (he had to take three steps to every
stride
of Hagrid’s enormous boots).
jog /dʒɒɡ/ vt. & vi. 慢跑
alongside /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ prep. (表示伴随)与…一起
stride /straɪd/ n. 步幅
195
Harry explained all about Dobby and the Dursleys.
196
“
Ruddy
Muggles,” growled Hagrid. “If I’d’ve known —”
ruddy /ˈrʌdi/ adj. 可恶的
197
“Harry! Harry! Over here!”
198
Harry looked up and saw Hermione Granger standing at the top of the white
flight
of steps to Gringotts.
flight /flaɪt/ n. 楼梯的一段
199
She ran down to meet them, her
bushy
brown hair flying behind her.
bushy /ˈbʊʃi/ adj. 浓密的
200
“What happened to your glasses? Hello, Hagrid — Oh, it’s wonderful to see you two again — Are you coming into Gringotts, Harry?”
201
“As soon as I’ve found the Weasleys,” said Harry.
202
“Yeh won’t have long ter wait,” Hagrid said with a grin.
203
Harry and Hermione looked around: Sprinting up the crowded street were Ron, Fred, George, Percy, and Mr. Weasley.
204
“Harry,” Mr. Weasley panted. “We hoped you’d only gone one
grate
too far. . . .”
grate /ɡreɪt/ n. 壁炉
205
He
mopped
his
glistening
bald patch
. “Molly’s
frantic
— she’s coming now —”
mop /mɒp/ vt. 擦干
glistening /'gli:sniŋ/ adj. 闪亮的
bald patch 秃斑
frantic /ˈfræntɪk/ adj. 紧张忙乱的
206
“Where did you come out?” Ron asked.
207
“Knockturn Alley,” said Hagrid
grimly
.
grimly /'grimli/ adv. 冷酷地
208
“
Brilliant
!” said Fred and George together.
brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/ adj. 很好的
209
“We’ve never been allowed in,” said Ron
enviously
.
enviously /'enviəsli/ adv. 羡慕地
210
“I should ruddy well think not,” growled Hagrid.
211
Mrs. Weasley now came
galloping
into view, her
handbag
swinging
wildly
in one hand, Ginny just
clinging
onto the other.
gallop /ˈɡæləp/ vi. 飞驰
handbag /'hæn(d)bæg/ n. 手提包
wildly /'waildli/ adv. 非常
cling /klɪŋ/ vi. 抓住
212
“Oh, Harry — oh, my dear — you could have been anywhere —”
213
Gasping for breath, she pulled a large
clothes brush
out of her bag and began sweeping off the soot Hagrid hadn’t managed to beat away.
clothes brush 衣刷
214
Mr. Weasley took Harry’s glasses, gave them a
tap
of his wand, and returned them, good as new.
tap /tæp/ n. 轻敲(声)
215
“Well, gotta be off,” said Hagrid, who was having his hand
wrung
by Mrs. Weasley (“Knockturn Alley! If you hadn’t found him, Hagrid!”).
wring /rɪŋ/ vt. 握紧(尤指别人的手)
216
“See yer at Hogwarts!” And he strode away, head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the
packed
street.
packed /pækt/ adj. 挤满人的
217
“Guess who I saw in Borgin and Burkes?” Harry asked Ron and Hermione as they climbed the Gringotts steps. “Malfoy and his father.”
218
“Did Lucius Malfoy buy anything?” said Mr. Weasley
sharply
behind them.
sharply /'ʃa:pli/ adv. 突然地
219
“No, he was selling —”
220
“So he’s
worried
,” said Mr. Weasley with
grim
satisfaction
. “Oh, I’d love to get Lucius Malfoy for something. . . .”
worry /'wʌrɪ/ v. 担心
grim /ɡrɪm/ adj. 严肃地
satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/ n. 满意
221
“You be careful, Arthur,” said Mrs Weasley sharply, as they were
ushered
into the bank by a bowing goblin at the door.
usher /ˈʌʃə(r)/ v. 引领
222
“That family’s trouble. Don’t go
biting off
more than you can
chew
—”
bite off 咬掉chew /tʃuː/ v. 嚼碎
223
“So you don’t think I’m a match for Lucius Malfoy?” said Mr. Weasley
indignantly
,
indignantly /in'dignəntli/ adv. 愤愤不平地
224
but he was
distracted
almost at once by the sight of Hermione’s parents, who were standing nervously at the counter that ran all along the great marble hall, waiting for Hermione to introduce them.
distract /dɪˈstrækt/ vt. 转移
225
“But you’re Muggles!” said Mr. Weasley delightedly. “We must have a drink! What’s that you’ve got there? Oh, you’re changing Muggle money. Molly, look!”
226
He pointed excitedly at the ten-pound
notes
in Mr. Granger’s hand.
note /nəʊt/ n. 纸币
227
“Meet you back here,” Ron said to Hermione as the Weasleys and Harry were led off to their underground vaults by another Gringotts goblin.
228
The vaults were reached by
means
of small, goblin-driven carts that sped along
miniature
train tracks through the bank’s underground tunnels.
means /miːnz/ n. 方法
miniature /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/ adj. 小型的
229
Harry enjoyed the
breakneck
journey down to the Weasleys’ vault, but felt
dreadful
, far worse than he had in Knockturn Alley, when it was opened.
breakneck /'breɪknek/ adj. 非常危险的
dreadful /ˈdredfl/ adj. 可怕的
230
There was a very small pile of silver Sickles inside, and just one gold Galleon.
231
Mrs. Weasley felt right into the corners before sweeping the whole lot into her bag.
232
Harry felt even worse when they reached his vault.
233
He tried to block the contents from view as he
hastily
shoved
handfuls
of coins into a leather bag.
hastily /'heistili/ adv. 匆忙地
handful /ˈhændfʊl/ adj. 一把
234
Back outside on the marble steps, they all separated.
235
Percy muttered
vaguely
about needing a new quill.
vaguely /'veigli/ adv. 含糊地
236
Fred and George had spotted their friend from Hogwarts, Lee Jordan. Mrs. Weasley and Ginny were going to a secondhand robe shop.
237
Mr. Weasley was insisting on taking the Grangers off to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink.
238
“We’ll all meet at Flourish and Blotts in an hour to buy your schoolbooks,” said Mrs. Weasley, setting off with Ginny.
239
“And not one step down Knockturn Alley!” she shouted at the twins’
retreating
backs.
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ vi. 撤退
240
Harry, Ron, and Hermione
strolled
off along the winding,
cobbled
street.
stroll /strəʊl/ n. 闲逛
cobbled /ˈkɔbɵld/ adj. 铺有鹅卵石的
241
The bag of gold, silver, and
bronze
jangling
cheerfully in Harry’s pocket was
clamoring
to be spent,
bronze /brɒnz/ n. 青铜
jangle /'dʒæŋg(ə)l/ vt. & vi. 铁器相碰发出刺耳的声音
clamor /ˈklæmə/ vi. 吵闹
242
so he bought three large strawberry-and-peanut-butter ice creams, which they
slurped
happily as they wandered up the alley, examining the
fascinating
shop windows.
slurp /slɜːp/ v. 啜食
fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ adj. 有极大吸引力的
243
Ron gazed
longingly
at a full set of Chudley Cannon robes in the windows of Quality Quidditch
Supplies
until Hermione dragged them off to buy ink and parchment next door.
longingly /'lɔ:ŋiŋli/ adj. 渴望地
supplies /sə'plaiz/ n. 供应品
244
In
Gambol
and
Japes
Wizarding Joke Shop, they met Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, who were
stocking
up on Dr. Filibuster’s
Fabulous
Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks,
gambol /ˈɡæmbl/ vi. 雀跃
jape /dʒeɪp/ vi. 开玩笑
stock up 备货
fabulous /ˈfæbjələs/ adj. 绝妙的
245
and in a tiny
junk
shop full of broken wands,
lopsided
brass scales, and old cloaks covered in potion stains they found Percy,
junk /dʒʌŋk/ n. 废旧物品
lopsided /ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd/ adj. 不平衡的
246
deeply
immersed
in a small and deeply boring book called Prefects Who Gained
Power
.
immerse /ɪˈmɜːs/ vt. 沉浸
power /ˈpaʊə(r)/ n. 权力（与职权相关）
247
“A study of Hogwarts prefects and their later careers,” Ron
read aloud off
the back cover. “That sounds fascinating. . . .”
read off 读出
248
“Go away,” Percy snapped.
249
“’Course, he’s very
ambitious
, Percy, he’s got it all planned out. . . . He wants to be
Minister
of Magic . . .” Ron told Harry and Hermione in an
undertone
as they left Percy to it.
ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ adj. 有野心的
minister /ˈmɪnɪstə(r)/ n. 部长
undertone /'ʌndətəʊn/ n. 低声地
250
An hour later, they headed for Flourish and Blotts. They were
by no means
the only ones making their way to the bookshop.
by no means 决不
251
As they approached it, they saw to their surprise a large crowd
jostling
outside the doors, trying to get in. The reason for this was
proclaimed
by a large banner stretched across the upper windows:
jostle /ˈdʒɒsl/ vt. 推挤
proclaim /prəˈkleɪm/ vt. 宣告
252
GILDEROY LOCKHART will be signing copies of his
autobiography
MAGICAL ME today 12:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
autobiography /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/ n. 自传
253
“We can actually meet him!” Hermione squealed. “I mean, he’s written almost the whole booklist!”
254
The crowd seemed to be made up mostly of witches around Mrs. Weasley’s age.
255
A
harassed
-looking wizard stood at the door, saying, “Calmly, please, ladies. . . . Don’t push, there . . . mind the books, now. . . .”
harassed /ˈhærəst/ adj. 疲倦的
256
Harry, Ron, and Hermione squeezed inside.
257
A long
queue
wound right to the back of the shop, where Gilderoy Lockhart was signing his books.
queue /kjuː/ n. 队列
258
They each grabbed a copy of Break with a
Banshee
, and sneaked up the line to where the rest of the Weasleys were standing with Mr and Mrs Granger.
banshee /bæn'ʃiː/ n. 女鬼
259
“Oh, there you are, good,” said Mrs. Weasley. She sounded
breathless
and kept
patting
her hair. “We’ll be able to see him in a minute. . . .”
breathless /'breθlɪs/ adj. 气喘吁吁的
pat /pæt/ vt. & vi. 轻拍
260
Gilderoy Lockhart came slowly into view, seated at a table surrounded by large pictures of his own face, all winking and flashing
dazzlingly
white teeth at the crowd.
dazzlingly /'dæzliŋli/ adv. 灿烂地
261
The real Lockhart was wearing robes of forget-me-not blue that exactly
matched
his eyes; his pointed wizard’s hat was set at a
jaunty
angle on his
wavy
hair.
match /mætʃ/ vt. 使相配
jaunty /ˈdʒɔːnti/ adj. 活泼的
wavy /ˈweɪvi/ adj. 波状的
262
A short,
irritable
-looking man was dancing around taking photographs with a large black camera that
emitted
puffs
of purple smoke with every blinding flash.
irritable /ˈɪrɪtəbl/ adj. 急躁的
emit /iˈmɪt/ vt. 发出
puff /pʌf/ n. 一阵喷烟
263
“Out of the way, there,” he snarled at Ron, moving back to get a better shot. “This is for the Daily Prophet —”
264
“
Big deal
,” said Ron,
rubbing
his foot where the photographer had stepped on it.
big deal 有什么了不起
rub /rʌb/ v. 按摩(尤指疼痛部位)
265
Gilderoy Lockhart heard him. He looked up. He saw Ron — and then he saw Harry.
266
He stared. Then he leapt to his feet and
positively
shouted, “It can’t be Harry Potter?”
positively /ˈpɔzətɪvlɪ/ adv. 肯定地
267
The crowd
parted
, whispering
excitedly
; Lockhart dived forward, seized Harry’s arm, and pulled him to the front. The crowd burst into
applause
.
part /pɑːt/ v. (使)分开
excitedly /ik'saitidli/ adv. 兴奋地
applause /əˈplɔːz/ n. 热烈鼓掌
268
Harry’s face
burned
as Lockhart shook his hand for the photographer, who was
clicking
away madly,
wafting
thick smoke over the Weasleys.
burn /bɜːn/ v. 发烫
click /klɪk/ vt. 使发咔哒声
waft /wɒft/ vt. 吹送
269
“Nice big smile, Harry,” said Lockhart, through his own
gleaming
teeth. “Together, you and I are worth the front page.”
gleaming /'gli:miŋ/ adj. 闪闪发光的
270
When he finally let go of Harry’s hand, Harry could hardly feel his fingers.
271
He tried to sidle back over to the Weasleys, but Lockhart threw an arm around his shoulders and
clamped
him tightly to his side.
clamp /klæmp/ v. 夹紧
sidle /'saɪd(ə)l/ vi. 悄悄贴近
272
“Ladies and gentlemen,” he said loudly, waving for quiet.
273
“What an
extraordinary
moment this is! The perfect moment for me to make a little
announcement
I’ve been
sitting on
for some time!”
extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdnri/ adj. 非同寻常的
announcement /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ n. 通知
sit on 压着不办
274
“When young Harry here stepped into Flourish and Blotts today, he only wanted to buy my
autobiography
— which I shall be happy to
present
him now, free of
charge
—”
autobiography /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/ n. 自传
present /ˈpreznt/ vt. 赠送
charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ n. 费用
275
The crowd
applauded
again.
applaud /əˈplɔːd/ vi. 喝彩
276
“He had no idea,” Lockhart continued, giving Harry a little shake that made his glasses slip to the end of his nose,
277
“that he would
shortly
be getting much, much more than my book, Magical Me. He and his
school fellows
will, in fact, be getting the real magical me.
shortly /ˈʃɔːtli/ adv. 很快
school fellow n. 同学
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I have great pleasure and pride in announcing that this September,
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I will be
taking up
the
post
of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!”
take up 开始从事
post /pəʊst/ n. 职位
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The crowd cheered and clapped and Harry found himself being presented with the entire
works
of Gilderoy Lockhart.
work /wɜːk/ n. 著作
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Staggering
slightly under their weight, he managed to make his way out of the
limelight
to the edge of the room, where Ginny was standing next to her new cauldron.
stagger /ˈstæɡə(r)/ vi. 蹒跚
limelight /ˈlaɪmlaɪt/ n. 众人注意的中心
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“You have these,” Harry mumbled to her, tipping the books into the cauldron. “I’ll buy my own —”
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“
Bet
you loved that, didn’t you, Potter?” said a voice Harry had no trouble recognizing.
bet /bet/ vt. & vi. 肯定
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He straightened up and found himself face-to-face with Draco Malfoy, who was wearing his usual
sneer
.
sneer /snɪə(r)/ n. 嘲笑
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“Famous Harry Potter,” said Malfoy. “Can’t even go into a bookshop without making the front page.”
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“Leave him alone, he didn’t want all that!” said Ginny.
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It was the first time she had spoken in front of Harry. She was
glaring
at Malfoy.
glare /ɡleə(r)/ vt. & vi. 怒目而视
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“Potter, you’ve got yourself a girlfriend!”
drawled
Malfoy.
drawl /drɔːl/ vt. & vi. 拖长腔调慢吞吞地说
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Ginny went
scarlet
as Ron and Hermione fought their way over, both
clutching
stacks of Lockhart’s books.
scarlet /ˈskɑːlət/ adj. （脸）涨得通红的
clutch /klʌtʃ/ v. 紧握
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“Oh, it’s you,” said Ron, looking at Malfoy as if he were something unpleasant on the
sole
of his shoe. “Bet you’re surprised to see Harry here, eh?”
sole /səʊl/ n. 鞋底
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“Not as surprised as I am to see you in a shop, Weasley,”
retorted
Malfoy. “I suppose your parents will go hungry for a month to pay for all those.”
retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ v. （愤怒或风趣地）反驳
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Ron went as red as Ginny. He dropped his books into the cauldron, too, and started toward Malfoy, but Harry and Hermione grabbed the back of his jacket.
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“Ron!” said Mr. Weasley, struggling over with Fred and George. “What are you doing? It’s mad in here, let’s go outside.”
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“Well, well, well — Arthur Weasley.”
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It was Mr. Malfoy. He stood with his hand on Draco’s shoulder, sneering in just the same way.
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“Lucius,” said Mr. Weasley, nodding coldly.
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“Busy time at the Ministry, I hear,” said Mr. Malfoy. “All those raids . . . I hope they’re paying you overtime?”
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He reached into Ginny’s cauldron and extracted, from
amid
the
glossy
Lockhart books, a very old, very
battered
copy of A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration.
amid /əˈmɪd/ prep. 在......中
glossy /ˈɡlɒsi/ adj. 有光泽的
battered /'bætɚd/ adj. 磨损的
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“Obviously not,” Mr. Malfoy said. “
Dear me
, what’s the use of being a
disgrace
to the name of wizard if they don’t even pay you well for it?”
dear me 哎呀
disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ n. 丢脸的人(或事)
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