《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 11
CHAPTER ELEVEN
1
QUIDDITCH
2
As they entered
November
, the weather turned very cold.
November /no'vɛmbɚ/ n. 十一月
3
The mountains around the school became
icy
gray and the lake like
chilled
steel. Every morning the ground was covered in
frost
.
icy /ˈaɪsi/ adj. 冰冷的
chilled /tʃɪld/ adj. 冷硬了的
frost /frɔːst/ n. 霜冻
4
Hagrid could be seen from the upstairs windows
defrosting
broomsticks on the Quidditch pitch,
bundled up
in a long
moleskin
overcoat, rabbit fur gloves, and enormous
beaverskin
boots.
defrost /ˌdiːˈfrɔːst/ vt. 除霜
bundle up 使穿暖
moleskin /'molskɪn/ n. 鼹鼠毛皮
beaver /'bivɚ/ n. 海狸
5
The Quidditch season had begun. On Saturday, Harry would be playing in his first match after weeks of training: Gryffindor
versus
Slytherin.
versus /ˈvɜːrsəs/ prep. 对抗
6
If Gryffindor won, they would move up into second
place
in the House Championship.
place /ples/ n. 排名
7
Hardly anyone had seen Harry play because Wood had decided that, as their secret weapon, Harry should be
kept, well, secret
.
keep secret 保密
8
But the news that he was playing
Seeker
had
leaked out
somehow,
seeker /'sikɚ/ n. 找球手
leak /liːk/ v. 泄漏
9
and Harry didn’t know which was worse — people telling him he’d be brilliant or people telling him they’d be running around underneath him holding a
mattress
.
mattress /ˈmætrəs/ n. 空气垫
10
It was really lucky that Harry now had Hermione as a friend.
11
He didn’t know how he’d have
gotten through
all his homework without her,
what with
all the last-minute Quidditch practice Wood was making them do.
get through 做完
what with 因为
12
She had also
lent
him Quidditch Through the Ages, which turned out to be a very interesting
read
.
lent /lend/ vt. & vi. 把…借给（lend的过去式和过去分词)
read /rid/ n. 读物
13
Harry learned that there were seven hundred ways of
committing
a Quidditch
foul
and that all of them had happened during a World Cup
match
in 1473;
commit /kəˈmɪt/ v. 犯（罪、错）
foul /faʊl/ n. 犯规
match /mætʃ/ n. 比赛
14
that Seekers were usually the smallest and fastest players, and that most serious Quidditch
accidents
seemed to happen to them;
accident /ˈæksɪdənt/ n. 事故
15
that although people
rarely
died playing Quidditch,
referees
had
been known to
vanish and turn up months later in the
Sahara
Desert.
rarely /ˈrerli/ adv. 很少地
referee /ˌrefəˈriː/ n. 裁判员
be known to v. 为......所知
Sahara /sə'hɑ:rə/ n. 撒哈拉沙漠（位于非洲北部）
16
Hermione had become a bit more relaxed about breaking rules since Harry and Ron had saved her from the mountain troll, and she was much
nicer
for it.
nice /naɪs/ adj. 友好的
17
The day before Harry’s first Quidditch match the three of them were out in the freezing courtyard during
break
, and she had
conjured
them up a bright blue fire which could be
carried around
in a
jam
jar
.
break /breɪk/ n. 休息
conjure /ˈkʌndʒər/ vt. 用魔术变出
carry around 随身携带
jam jar n. 果酱罐
18
They were standing with their backs to it, getting warm, when Snape
crossed
the yard.
cross /krɔs/ vt. 渡过
19
Harry noticed at once that Snape was
limping
. Harry, Ron, and Hermione moved closer together to block the fire from view; they were sure it wouldn’t be allowed.
limp /lɪmp/ vi. 一瘸一拐地走
20
Unfortunately, something about their
guilty
faces caught Snape’s eye. He limped
over
. He hadn’t seen the fire, but he seemed to be looking for a reason to
tell them off
anyway.
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ adj. 感觉羞愧的
over /'ovɚ/ adv. 越过
tell sb off 责备
21
“What’s that you’ve got there, Potter?”
22
It was Quidditch Through the Ages. Harry showed him.
23
“Library books are not to be taken outside the school,” said Snape. “Give it to me. Five points from Gryffindor.”
24
“He’s just
made that rule up
,” Harry muttered angrily as Snape limped away. “Wonder what’s wrong with his leg?”
make up 编造
25
“Dunno, but I hope it’s really
hurting
him,” said Ron
bitterly
.
hurt /hɜːrt/ vt. 使疼痛
bitterly /'bɪtɚli/ adv. 怨恨地
26
The Gryffindor common room was very noisy that evening.
27
Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat together next to a window.
28
Hermione was checking Harry and Ron’s Charms homework for them. She would never let them copy (“How will you learn?”), but by asking her to read it
through
, they got the right answers
anyway
.
through /θru/ adv. 从头到尾
anyway /ˈeniweɪ/ adv. 不管怎样说
29
Harry felt
restless
. He
wanted Quidditch Through the Ages back
, to take his mind off his
nerves
about tomorrow.
restless /ˈrestləs/ adv. 坐立不安的
want back 想要回
nerve /nɜːrv/ n. 神经紧张
30
Why should he be afraid of Snape? Getting up, he told Ron and Hermione he was going to ask Snape if he could have it.
31
Rather you than me
,’ they said together, but Harry had an idea that Snape wouldn’t refuse if there were other teachers listening.
rather you than me 换了我才不会去呢
32
He
made his way
down to the
staffroom
and knocked.
make one's way 前进
staffroom 教师休息室
33
There was no answer. He knocked again. Nothing.
34
Perhaps Snape had left the book in there? It was worth a try. He pushed the door
ajar
and peered inside — and a horrible scene met his eyes.
ajar /ə'dʒɑr/ adv. 微开地
35
Snape and Filch were inside, alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees. One of his legs was bloody and
mangled
. Filch was handing Snape
bandages
.
mangle /ˈmæŋɡl/ vt. 撕裂
bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/ n. 绷带
36
“
Blasted
thing,” Snape was saying. “How are you supposed to
keep your eyes on
all three heads
at once
?”
blasted /'blæstɪd/ adj. (十分恼火时说)该死的
keep one's eyes on 看着
at once 同时
37
Harry tried to shut the door quietly, but —
38
“POTTER!”
39
Snape’s face was
twisted
with
fury
as he dropped his robes quickly to hide his leg. Harry
gulped
.
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ adj. 扭曲的
fury /ˈfjʊri/ n. 狂怒
gulp /ɡʌlp/ v. 喘大气
40
“I just wondered if I could have my book back.”
41
“GET OUT! OUT!”
42
Harry left, before Snape could take any more points from Gryffindor. He
sprinted
back upstairs.
sprint /sprɪnt/ vi. 全速跑
43
“Did you get it?” Ron asked as Harry joined them. “What’s the matter?”
44
In a low whisper, Harry told them what he’d seen.
45
“You know what this means?” he finished
breathlessly
.
breathlessly /ˈbr ɛ θləslɪ/ adv. 气喘地
46
“He tried to get past that three-headed dog at Halloween! That’s where he was going when we saw him —
he’s after
whatever it’s
guarding
!
be after 寻找
guard /ɡɑːrd/ v. 看守
47
And I’d bet my broomstick he let that troll in, to make a
diversion
!”
diversion /daɪˈvɜːrʒn/ n. 分散注意力
48
Hermione’s eyes were wide.
49
“No — he wouldn’t,” she said. “I know he’s not very nice, but he wouldn’t try and steal something Dumbledore was keeping safe.”
50
“Honestly, Hermione, you think all teachers are
saints
or something,” snapped Ron. “I’m with Harry. I
wouldn’t put anything past Snape
. But what’s he after? What’s that dog guarding?”
saint /seɪnt/ n. 圣人
not put sth past sb 不奇怪某人会做某事
51
Harry went to bed with his head
buzzing
with the same question.
buzz /bʌz/ v. 充满想法
52
Neville was
snoring
loudly, but Harry couldn’t sleep.
snore /snɔr/ vi. 打呼噜
53
He tried to empty his mind — he needed to sleep, he had to, he had his first Quidditch match in a few hours — but the expression on Snape’s face when Harry had seen his leg wasn’t easy to forget.
54
The next morning
dawned
very bright and cold. The
Great Hall
was full of the delicious smell of
fried
sausages and the cheerful
chatter
of everyone looking forward to a good Quidditch match.
dawn /dɔːn/ vi. 开始
Great Hall 大会堂
fry /fraɪ/ vt. & vi. 油炸
chatter /'tʃætɚ/ n. 闲聊
55
“You’ve got to eat some breakfast.”
56
“I don’t want anything.”
57
“Just a bit of toast,”
wheedled
Hermione.
wheedle /ˈwiːdl/ vi. 用甜言蜜语哄骗
58
“I’m not hungry.”
59
Harry felt terrible. In an hour’s time he’d be walking onto the field.
60
“Harry, you need your
strength
,” said Seamus Finnigan. “Seekers are always the ones who get
clobbered
by the other team.”
strength /streŋθ/ n. 力气
clobber /'klɑbɚ/ vt. 击倒
61
“Thanks, Seamus,” said Harry, watching Seamus
pile
ketchup
on his sausages.
pile /paɪl/ v. 堆放
ketchup /'kɛtʃəp/ n. 番茄酱
62
By eleven o’clock the whole school seemed to be out in the stands around the Quidditch
pitch
.
pitch /pɪtʃ/ n. 球场
63
Many students had
binoculars
.
binoculars /bɪˈnɑːkjələrz/ n. 双筒望远镜
64
The seats might be raised high in the air, but it was still difficult to see what was going on sometimes.
65
Ron and Hermione joined Neville, Seamus, and Dean the West Ham
fan
up in the top row.
fan /fæn/ n. 狂热爱好者
66
As a surprise for Harry, they had painted a large banner on one of the sheets Scabbers had
ruined
.
ruin /ˈruːɪn/ vt. 破坏
67
It said
Potter for President
, and Dean, who
was good at
drawing, had done a large Gryffindor lion underneath.
someone for President 戏称此人会成为总统（欢呼语）
be good at 擅长做
68
Then Hermione had
performed
a
tricky
little
charm
so that the
paint
flashed different colors.
perform /pərˈfɔːrm/ v. 表现
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ adj. 微妙的
charm /tʃɑːrm/ n. 咒语
paint /peɪnt/ n. 绘画作品
69
Meanwhile, in the
changing rooms
, Harry and the rest of the team were changing into their
scarlet
Quidditch robes (Slytherin would be playing in green).
changing rooms 更衣室
scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/ 鲜红色的
70
Wood cleared his throat for silence.
71
“Okay, men,” he said.
72
“And women,” said Chaser Angelina Johnson.
73
“And women,” Wood agreed. “This is it.”
74
“The big one,” said Fred Weasley.
75
“The one we’ve all been waiting for,” said George.
76
“We know Oliver’s speech by heart,” Fred told Harry, “we were on the team last year.”
77
“Shut up, you two,” said Wood. “This is the best team Gryffindor’s had in years. We’re going to win. I know it.”
78
He
glared
at them all as if to say, “
Or else
.”
glare /ɡler/ vt. & vi. 怒目而视
or else 要不然
79
“Right. It’s time. Good luck, all of you.”
80
Harry followed Fred and George out of the changing room and, hoping his knees weren’t going to
give way
, walked on to the pitch to loud cheers.
give way 失去控制
81
Madam Hooch was
refereeing
. She stood in the middle of the pitch waiting for the two teams, her broom in her hand.
referee /ˌrefəˈriː/ n. 裁判员
82
“Now, I want a nice fair game, all of you,” she said, once they were all gathered around her.
83
Harry noticed that she seemed to be speaking particularly to the Slytherin Captain, Marcus Flint, a fifth year. Harry thought Flint looked as if he had some troll blood in him.
84
Out of the corner of his eye he saw the
fluttering
banner high above, flashing Potter for President over the crowd. His heart
skipped
. He felt braver.
flutter /ˈflʌtər/ vi. 飘动
skip /skɪp/ vi. 跳
85
“Mount your brooms, please.”
86
Harry clambered onto his Nimbus Two Thousand.
87
Madam Hooch gave a loud
blast
on her silver whistle.
blast /blæst/ n. 吹奏声
88
Fifteen brooms rose up, high, high into the air. They were off.
89
“And the Quaffle is taken immediately by Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor — what an excellent Chaser that girl is, and rather attractive, too —”
90
“JORDAN!”
91
“Sorry, Professor.”
92
The Weasley twins’ friend, Lee Jordan, was doing the
commentary
for the match, closely
watched
by Professor McGonagall.
commentary /ˈkɑːmənteri/ n. 实况报道
watch /wɑtʃ，wɔtʃ/ vi. 注视
93
“And she’s really
belting
along up there, a neat
pass
to Alicia Spinnet, a good
find
of Oliver Wood’s, last year only a
reserve
— back to Johnson and —
belt /belt/ v. 飞驰
pass /pæs/ n. 传球
find /faɪnd/ n. 被发现的人
reserve /rɪˈzɜːrv/ n. 替补队员
94
no, the Slytherins have taken the Quaffle, Slytherin Captain Marcus Flint
gains
the Quaffle and off he goes — Flint flying like an eagle up there — he’s going to sc–
gain /ɡeɪn/ v. 获得
95
no, stopped by an excellent move by Gryffindor Keeper Wood and the Gryffindors take the Quaffle — that’s Chaser Katie Bell of Gryffindor there, nice dive around Flint, off up the field and — OUCH —
96
that must have hurt, hit in the back of the head by a Bludger — Quaffle taken by the Slytherins — that’s Adrian Pucey speeding off toward the
goalposts
, but he’s
blocked
by a second Bludger —
goalpost /'ɡolpost/ n. (足球、曲棍球的)球门柱
block /blɑːk/ v. 阻挠
97
sent his way by Fred or George Weasley, can’t tell which — nice play by the Gryffindor Beater, anyway,
98
and Johnson back in
possession
of the Quaffle, a
clear
field ahead and off she goes — she’s really flying — dodges a speeding Bludger — the goalposts are ahead — come on, now, Angelina —
possession /pəˈzeʃn/ n. 拥有
clear /klɪr/ adj. 无阻碍的
99
Keeper Bletchley dives — misses — GRYFFINDOR SCORE!”
100
Gryffindor cheers filled the cold air, with howls and moans from the Slytherins.
101
“
Budge up
there,
move along
.”
budge up 挪一挪
move along 往里走
102
“Hagrid!”
103
Ron and Hermione squeezed together to give Hagrid enough space to join them.
104
“Bin watchin’ from me
hut
,” said Hagrid, patting a large pair of binoculars around his neck, “But it isn’t the same as bein’ in the crowd. No sign of the Snitch yet, eh?”
hut /hʌt/ n. 小屋
105
“Nope,” said Ron. “Harry hasn’t had much to do yet.”
106
“
Kept outta trouble
, though, that’s somethin’,” said Hagrid, raising his binoculars and peering
skyward
at the
speck
that was Harry.
keep out of trouble 不招惹麻烦
skyward /'skaɪwɚdz/ adv. 朝天空
speck /spek/ n. 小颗粒
107
Way up above them, Harry was
gliding
over the game,
squinting
about for some sign of the Snitch. This was part of his and Wood’s game plan.
glide /ɡlaɪd/ n. 滑翔
squint /skwɪnt/ vi. 眯眼看
108
“Keep out of the way until you catch sight of the Snitch,” Wood had said. “We don’t want you attacked before you have to be.”
109
When Angelina had scored, Harry had done a couple of
loop-the-loops
to
let off
his feelings.
loop-the-loop n. （飞机）翻筋斗（一种环行特技）
let off 释放
110
Now he was back to staring around for the Snitch.
111
Once he caught sight of a
flash
of gold, but it was just a reflection from one of the Weasleys’
wristwatches
,
flash /flæʃ/ v. 闪光
wristwatch /'rɪstwɔtʃ/ n. 手表
112
and once a Bludger decided to come
pelting
his way, more like a
cannonball
than anything, but Harry dodged it and Fred Weasley came chasing after it.
pelt /pelt/ v. 飞跑
cannonball /'kænənbɔl/ n. 炮弹
113
“All right there, Harry?” he had time to yell, as he beat the
Bludger
furiously toward Marcus Flint.
bludger /'blʌdʒə/ 游走球
114
“Slytherin in possession,” Lee Jordan was saying, “Chaser Pucey ducks two Bludgers, two Weasleys, and Chaser Bell, and speeds toward the — wait a moment — was that the Snitch?”
115
A
murmur
ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey
dropped
the Quaffle, too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that had passed his left ear.
murmur /ˈmɜːrmər/ n. 低语声
drop /drɑːp/ v. 丢
116
Harry saw it. In
a great rush of
excitement he dived
downward
after the
streak
of gold. Slytherin Seeker Terence Higgs had seen it, too.
a rush of 一阵
downward /ˈdaʊnwərd/ adv. 向下
streak /striːk/ n. 线条
117
Neck and neck they
hurtled
toward the Snitch — all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch.
hurtle /ˈhɜːrtl/ vi. 猛冲
118
Harry was faster than Higgs — he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering,
darting
up ahead — he put on an extra
spurt
of speed — WHAM!
dart /dɑːrt/ vi. 飞奔
spurt /spɜːrt/ n. 冲刺
119
A
roar
of
rage
echoed
from the Gryffindors below —
roar /rɔːr/ n. 咆哮
rage /reɪdʒ/ n. 愤怒
echo /ˈekoʊ/ v. 回响
120
Marcus Flint had blocked Harry
on purpose
, and Harry’s broom
spun
off
course
, Harry holding on
for dear life
.
on purpose 故意地
spin /spɪn/ vi. (使)急转身
course /kɔːrs/ n. 航向
for dear life 拼命地
121
“Foul!” screamed the Gryffindors.
122
Madam Hooch spoke angrily to Flint and then ordered a
free shot
at the goalposts for Gryffindor. But in all the
confusion
, of course, the Golden Snitch had disappeared from sight again.
free shot 无人防守射门
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒn/ n. 混乱
123
Down in the stands, Dean Thomas was yelling, “
Send him off
,
ref
! Red card!”
send sb off 罚下场
ref /rɛf/ abbr. 裁判（等于referee）
124
This isn’t football, Dean,’ Ron reminded him. ‘You can’t send people off in Quidditch – and what’s a red card?’
125
But Hagrid was on Dean’s side. “They oughta change the rules. Flint coulda knocked Harry outta the air.”
126
Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to
take sides
.
take sides 偏袒
127
“So — after that obvious and
disgusting
bit of
cheating
—”
disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ adj. 令人作呕的
cheating /'tʃiːtɪŋ/ n. 作弊
128
“Jordan!”
growled
Professor McGonagall.
growl /ɡraʊl/ v. （人）低声咆哮着说
129
“I mean, after that open and
revolting
foul
—”
revolting /rɪ'voltɪŋ/ adj. 令人恶心的
foul /faʊl/ n. 犯规
130
“Jordan, I’m warning you —”
131
“All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I’m sure,
132
so a
penalty
to Gryffindor, taken by Spinnet, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession.”
penalty /ˈpenəlti/ n. （足球、橄榄球及类似运动中的）罚球
133
It was as Harry dodged another Bludger, which went
spinning
dangerously past his head, that it happened.
spin /spɪn/ v. (使)快速旋转
134
His broom gave a sudden,
frightening
lurch
. For a
split second
, he thought he was going to fall. He gripped the broom tightly with both his hands and knees. He’d never felt anything like that.
frightening /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/ adj. 吓人的
lurch /lɜːrtʃ/ n. 突然倾斜
split second 一刹那
135
It happened again. It was as though the broom was trying to
buck him off
. But Nimbus Two Thousands did not suddenly decide to buck their
riders
off.
buck off 将......摔下(非正式)
rider /ˈraɪdər/ n. 骑手
136
Harry tried to turn back toward the Gryffindor goalposts — he
had half a mind to
ask Wood to call
time-out
— and then he realized that his broom was completely out of his control.
have half a mind to 有点想
time-out /ˈtaɪmˈaʊt/ n. 暂停
137
He couldn’t turn it. He couldn’t
direct
it at all.
direct /dɪ'rekt/ v. 命令
138
It was
zigzagging
through the air, and every now and then making
violent
swishing
movements that almost
unseated
him.
zigzag /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ vi. 作之字形行进
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ adj. 剧烈的
swishing n. 飓飓声
unseat /ˌʌn'sit/ vt. (马)把(骑手)摔下来
139
Lee was still
commentating
.
commentate /'kɑməntet/ vt. & vi. 评述
140
“Slytherin in
possession
— Flint with the Quaffle — passes Spinnet — passes Bell — hit hard in the face by a Bludger, hope it broke his nose — only joking, Professor — Slytherins score — oh no . . .”
possession /pəˈzeʃn/ n. 占有
141
The Slytherins were cheering. No one seemed to have noticed that Harry’s broom was behaving strangely. It was carrying him slowly higher, away from the game,
jerking
and
twitching
as it went.
jerk /dʒɜːrk/ vi. 颠簸地行进
twitch /twɪtʃ/ vt. & vi.(使)颤动
142
“
Dunno
what Harry thinks he’s doing,” Hagrid mumbled. He stared through his
binoculars
. “If I didn’ know better, I’d say he’d lost control of his broom . . . but he can’t have. . . .”
dunno /də'no/ vt. [口]我不知道
binoculars /bɪˈnɑːkjələrz/ n. 双筒望远镜
143
Suddenly, people were pointing up at Harry all over the stands. His broom had started to roll
over and over
, with him only just managing to hold on. Then the whole crowd gasped.
over and over 反复
144
Harry’s broom had given a
wild
jerk and Harry swung off it. He was now
dangling
from it, holding on with only one hand.
wild /waɪld/ adj. 疯狂的
dangle /ˈdæŋɡl/ vi. 摇晃地悬挂着
145
“Did something happen to it when Flint
blocked
him?” Seamus whispered.
block /blɑːk/ v. 阻截
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“Can’t have,” Hagrid said, his voice shaking. “Can’t nothing
interfere
with a broomstick except powerful Dark magic — no kid could do that to a Nimbus Two Thousand.”
interfere /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ vi. 干预
147
At these words, Hermione seized Hagrid’s binoculars, but instead of looking up at Harry, she started looking
frantically
at the crowd.
frantically /ˈfræntɪklɪ/ adv. 紧张忙乱地
148
“What are you doing?” moaned Ron,
gray-faced
.
gray-faced /'ɡreifeist/ adj. 面露倦容的
149
“I knew it,” Hermione gasped, “Snape — look.”
150
Ron grabbed the binoculars. Snape was in the middle of the stands opposite them. He had his eyes fixed on Harry and was muttering
nonstop
under his breath
.
nonstop /nɑn'stɑp/ adv. 不停地
under one's breath 低声说话
151
“He’s doing something —
jinxing
the broom,” said Hermione.
jinx /dʒɪŋks/ vt. 给......带来厄运
152
“What should we do?”
153
“Leave it to me.”
154
Before Ron could say another word, Hermione had disappeared. Ron turned the binoculars back on Harry. His broom was
vibrating
so hard, it was almost impossible for him to hang on much longer.
vibrate /ˈvaɪbreɪt/ vi. 颤动
155
The whole crowd was
on its feet
, watching,
terrified
, as the Weasleys flew up to try and pull Harry safely onto one of their brooms,
on one's feet 站立着
terrified /'tɛrɪfaɪd/ adj. 极度惊慌的
156
but it was no good — every time they got near him, the broom would jump higher still.
157
They dropped lower and circled beneath him, obviously hoping to catch him if he fell.
158
Marcus Flint seized the Quaffle and scored five times without anyone noticing.
159
“Come on, Hermione,” Ron muttered
desperately
.
desperately /ˈd ɛspərɪtlɪ/ adv. 绝望地
160
Hermione had fought her way across to the stand where Snape stood, and was now
racing
along the row behind him;
race /reɪs/ vi. 全速前进
161
she didn’t even stop to say sorry as she knocked Professor Quirrell
headfirst
into the row in front.
headfirst /ˈhɛdˈfɚst/ adv. 头向前地
162
Reaching Snape, she
crouched
down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few,
well-chosen
words. Bright blue flames shot from her wand onto the
hem
of Snape’s robes.
crouch /kraʊtʃ/ vi. 蹲下
well-chosen /'wel'tʃəuzən/ adj. 精心挑选的
hem /hɛm/ n. 边缘
163
It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize that he was on fire.
164
A sudden
yelp
told her she had done her job.
Scooping
the fire off him into a little jar in her pocket, she
scrambled
back along the row — Snape would never know what had happened.
yelp /jɛlp/ n. (因痛苦、气愤、兴奋等的)短而尖的叫声
scoop /skup/ v. 抱起
scramble /ˈskræmbl/ v. 匆忙地移动
165
It was enough. Up in the air, Harry was suddenly able to clamber back on to his broom.
166
“Neville, you can look!” Ron said. Neville had been
sobbing
into Hagrid’s jacket for the last five minutes.
sob /sɑːb/ vt. & vi. 哭泣
167
Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him
clap
his hand to his mouth as though he was about to be sick —
clap /klæp/ v. 快速（或用力）放置
168
he hit the field
on all fours
— coughed — and something gold fell into his hand.
on all fours 四脚着地
169
“I’ve got the Snitch!” he shouted, waving it above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion.
170
“He didn’t catch it, he nearly swallowed it,” Flint was still howling twenty minutes later, but it made no difference — Harry hadn’t broken any rules and Lee Jordan was still happily shouting the results —
171
Gryffindor had won by one hundred and seventy points
to
sixty.
to /tə,tu,tuː/ prep. 比
172
Harry heard none of this, though. He was being made a cup of
strong tea
back in Hagrid’s hut, with Ron and Hermione.
strong tea 浓茶
173
“It was Snape,” Ron was explaining, “Hermione and I saw him. He was
cursing
your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn’t take his eyes off you.”
curse /kɜːrs/ v. 念咒语诅咒
174
“Rubbish,” said Hagrid, who hadn’t heard a word of what had gone on next to him in the stands. “Why would Snape do somethin’ like that?”
175
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at one another, wondering what to tell him.
176
Harry decided on the truth.
177
“I found out something about him,” he told Hagrid. “He tried to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween. It bit him. We think he was trying to steal whatever it’s guarding.”
178
Hagrid
dropped
the
teapot
.
drop /drɑːp/ vt. 使降低
teapot /'ti'pɑt/ n. 茶壶
179
“How do you know about Fluffy?” he said.
180
“Fluffy?”
181
“Yeah — he’s mine —
bought
him off a
Greek
chappie
I met in the pub las’ year — I
lent
him to Dumbledore to guard the —”
bought /bɔt/ buy的过去式和过去分词
Greek /ɡriːk/ n. 希腊人
chappie /'tʃæpi/ n. 家伙(尤指密友)
lend /lend/ vt. & vi. 把…借给
182
“Yes?” said Harry eagerly.
183
“Now, don’t ask me anymore,” said Hagrid
gruffly
. “That’s top secret, that is.”
gruffly /'grʌfli/ adv. 粗暴地
184
“But Snape’s trying to steal it.”
185
“Rubbish,” said Hagrid again. “Snape’s a Hogwarts teacher, he’d do nothin’ of the sort.”
186
“So why did he just try and kill Harry?” cried Hermione.
187
The afternoon’s events
certainly
seemed to have changed her mind about Snape.
certainly /ˈsɜːrtnli/ adv. 无疑地
188
“I know a
jinx
when I see one, Hagrid, I’ve read all about them! You’ve got to
keep eye contact
, and Snape wasn’t blinking at all, I saw him!”
jinx /dʒɪŋks/ n. [非正]厄运
keep eye contact 保持眼神交流
189
“I’m tellin’ yeh, yer wrong!” said Hagrid
hotly
.
hotly /'hɑtli/ adv. 激烈地；热心地；暑热地
190
“I don’ know why Harry’s broom acted like that, but Snape wouldn’ try an’ kill a student! Now, listen to me, all three of yeh — yer meddlin’ in things that don’
concern
yeh. It’s dangerous.
concern /kənˈsɜːrn/ vt. 涉及
191
You forget that dog, an’ you forget what it’s guardin’, that’s between Professor Dumbledore an’ Nicolas Flamel —”
192
“Aha!” said Harry, “so there’s someone called Nicolas Flamel
involved
, is there?”
involve /ɪnˈvɑːlv/ vt. 牵涉
193
Hagrid looked
furious
with himself.
furious /ˈfjʊriəs/ adj. 暴怒的
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