《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 17
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
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THE MAN WITH TWO FACES
2
It was Quirrell.
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“You!” gasped Harry.
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Quirrell smiled. His face wasn’t twitching at all.
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“Me,” he said calmly. “I wondered whether I’d be meeting you here, Potter.”
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“But I thought — Snape —”
7
“Severus?” Quirrell laughed, and it wasn’t his usual
quivering
treble
, either, but cold and sharp.
quivering /'kwivəriŋ/ adj. 颤抖的
treble /'trɛbl/ n. 最高声部
8
“Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn’t he? So useful to have him
swooping
around like an
overgrown
bat. Next to him, who would suspect p-p-poor, st-
stuttering
P-Professor Quirrell?”
swoop /swuːp/ vi. 猛冲
overgrown /ˌovɚ'ɡron/ adj. 长得过大的
stutter /ˈstʌtər/ vt. & vi. 结结巴巴地说
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Harry couldn’t
take it in
. This couldn’t be true, it couldn’t.
take in 理解
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“But Snape tried to kill me!”
11
“No, no, no. I tried to kill you. Your friend Miss Granger accidentally knocked me over as she rushed to
set fire
to Snape at that Quidditch match. She broke my eye contact with you.
set fire 纵火
12
Another few seconds and I’d have got you off that broom. I’d have managed it before then if Snape hadn’t been
muttering
a countercurse, trying to save you.”
mutter /ˈmʌtər/ vt. & vi. 轻声低语
13
“Snape was trying to save me?”
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“Of course,” said Quirrell coolly.
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“Why do you think he wanted to referee your next match? He was trying to make sure I didn’t do it again. Funny, really . . . he needn’t have bothered. I couldn’t do anything with Dumbledore watching.
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All the other teachers thought Snape was trying to stop Gryffindor from winning, he did make himself
unpopular
. . . and what a waste of time, when after all that, I’m going to kill you tonight.”
unpopular /ʌn'pɑpjəlɚ/ adj. 不受欢迎的
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Quirrell snapped his fingers. Ropes sprang
out of thin air
and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry.
out of thin air 凭空出现
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“You’re too nosy to live, Potter.
Scurrying
around the school on
Halloween
like that, for all I knew you’d seen me coming to look at what was guarding the Stone.”
scurry /ˈskɜːri/ vi. 急跑
Halloween /ˌhæləu'i:n/ n. 万圣节前夕
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“You let the troll in?”
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“Certainly. I have a special gift with trolls — you must have seen what I did to the one in the chamber back there?
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Unfortunately, while everyone else was running around looking for it, Snape, who already suspected me, went straight to the third floor to
head me off
—
head off 阻止
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and not only did my troll fail to beat you to death, that three-headed dog didn’t even manage to bite Snape’s leg off properly.
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“Now, wait quietly, Potter. I need to examine this interesting mirror.”
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It was only then that Harry realized what was standing behind Quirrell. It was the Mirror of Erised.
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“This mirror is the key to finding the Stone,” Quirrell murmured, tapping his way around the frame.
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“Trust Dumbledore to come up with something like this . . . but he’s in London . . . I’ll be far away by the time he gets back. . . .”
27
All Harry could think of doing was to keep Quirrell talking and stop him
concentrating
on the Mirror.
concentrate /ˈkɑːnsntreɪt/ vt. & vi. 专心于
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“I saw you and Snape in the forest —” he blurted out.
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“Yes,” said Quirrell
idly
, walking around the mirror to look at the back.
idly /ˈaɪdli/ adv. 无动于衷地
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“He was on to me by that time, trying to find out how far I’d got. He suspected me all along. Tried to frighten me — as though he could, when I had Lord Voldemort on my side. . . .”
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Quirrell came back out from behind the mirror and stared hungrily into it.
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“I see the Stone . . . I’m
presenting
it to my master . . . but where is it?”
present /ˈpreznt/ v. 递交
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Harry struggled against the ropes
binding
him, but they didn’t give. He had to keep Quirrell from giving his whole attention to the mirror.
bind /baɪnd/ vt. 捆绑
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“But Snape always seemed to hate me so much.”
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“Oh, he does,” said Quirrell casually, “
heavens
, yes. He was at Hogwarts with your father, didn’t you know? They
loathed
each other. But he never wanted you dead.”
heaven /ˈhevn/ int. （表示惊奇或气恼）天哪
loathe /loð/ vt. 厌恶
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“But I heard you a few days ago, sobbing — I thought Snape was threatening you. . . .”
37
For the first time, a spasm of fear
flitted
across Quirrell’s face.
flit /flɪt/ vi. 轻快地掠过
38
“Sometimes,” he said, “I find it hard to follow my master’s
instructions
— he is a great wizard and I am
weak
—”
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/ n. 命令
weak /wik/ n. 弱者
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“You mean he was there in the classroom with you?” Harry gasped.
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“He is with me wherever I go,” said Quirrell quietly.
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“I met him when I traveled around the world. A foolish young man I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about
good and evil
.
Lord
Voldemort showed me how wrong I was.
lord /lɔːrd/ n. 大人
good and evil 善与恶
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There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to
seek
it. . . . Since then, I have
served
him
faithfully
, although I have
let him down
many times. He has had to be very hard on me.”
seek /siːk/ vt. 寻求
serve /sɜːrv/ vt. & vi. （为…）服务
faithfully /'feθfəli/ adv. 忠实地
let sb down 使......失望
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Quirrell shivered suddenly.
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“He does not forgive mistakes easily. When I failed to steal the Stone from Gringotts, he was most
displeased
. He punished me . . . decided he would have to keep a closer
watch
on me. . . .”
displeased /dɪsˈplizd/ adj. 生气的
watch /wɑtʃ，wɔtʃ/ v. 监视
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Quirrell’s voice
tailed away
. Harry was remembering his trip to Diagon Alley — how could he have been so stupid? He’d seen Quirrell there that very day, shaken hands with him in the Leaky Cauldron.
tail away 变小
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Quirrell cursed
under his breath
.
under one's breath 低声说话
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“I don’t understand . . . is the Stone inside the mirror? Should I break it?”
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Harry’s mind was racing.
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What I want more than anything else in the world at the moment, he thought, is to find the Stone before Quirrell does.
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So if I look in the mirror, I should see myself finding it — which means I’ll see where it’s hidden! But how can I look without Quirrell realizing what I’m up to?
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He tried to edge to the left, to get in front of the glass without Quirrell noticing, but the ropes around his ankles were too tight: he
tripped
and fell over. Quirrell ignored him. He was still talking to himself.
trip /trɪp/ vi. 绊倒
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“What does this mirror do? How does it work? Help me, Master!”
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And to Harry’s horror, a voice answered, and the voice seemed to come from Quirrell himself.
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“Use the boy . . . Use the boy . . .”
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Quirrell rounded on Harry.
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“Yes — Potter — come here.”
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He clapped his hands once, and the ropes
binding
Harry
fell off
. Harry got slowly to his feet.
bind /baɪnd/ vt. 捆绑
fall off 脱落
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“Come here,” Quirrell repeated. “Look in the mirror and tell me what you see.”
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Harry walked toward him.
60
I must lie, he thought desperately. I must look and lie about what I see,
that’s all
.
That's all 就这样
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Quirrell moved close behind him. Harry breathed in the funny smell that seemed to come from Quirrell’s turban. He closed his eyes, stepped in front of the mirror, and opened them again.
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He saw his reflection, pale and scared-looking at first. But a moment later, the reflection smiled at him.
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It put its hand into its pocket and pulled out a blood-red stone. It winked and put the Stone back in its pocket — and as it did so, Harry felt something heavy drop into his real pocket.
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Somehow — incredibly — he’d gotten the Stone.
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“Well?” said Quirrell impatiently. “What do you see?”
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Harry
screwed up
his courage.
screwed up 振作起来了
67
“I see myself shaking hands with Dumbledore,” he
invented
.
invent /ɪnˈvent/ vt. 编造
68
“I — I’ve won the House Cup for Gryffindor.”
69
Quirrell cursed again.
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“Get out of the way,” he said. As Harry moved aside he felt the Philosopher’s Stone against his leg. Dare he
make a break for it
?
make a break for it 逃离
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But he hadn’t walked five
paces
before a high voice spoke, though Quirrell wasn’t moving his lips.
pace /peɪs/ n. 一步
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“He lies . . . He lies . . .”
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“Potter, come back here!” Quirrell shouted. “Tell me the truth! What did you just see?”
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The high voice spoke again.
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“Let me speak to him . . . face-to-face. . . .”
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“Master, you are not strong enough!”
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“I have strength enough . . . for this. . . .”
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Harry felt as if Devil’s Snare was
rooting
him to the spot. He couldn’t move a muscle.
Petrified
, he watched as Quirrell reached up and began to unwrap his turban.
root /ruːt/ vt. 使像生了根似地固定不动
petrified /'petrifaid/ 石化
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What was going on? The turban fell away. Quirrell’s head looked strangely small without it. Then he turned slowly on the spot.
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Harry would have screamed, but he couldn’t make a sound.
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Where there should have been a back to Quirrell’s head, there was a face, the most terrible face Harry had ever seen. It was
chalk
white with
glaring
red eyes and
slits
for nostrils, like a snake.
chalk /tʃɔːk/ n. 粉笔
glaring /ˈɡlɛrɪŋ/ adj. 耀眼的
slit /slɪt/ n. 狭长的切口
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“Harry Potter . . .” it whispered.
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Harry tried to take a step backward but his legs wouldn’t move.
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“See what I have become?” the face said.
85
“Mere shadow and
vapor
. . . I have form only when I can share another’s body . . . but there have always been those willing to let me into their hearts and minds. . . .
vapor /ˈveɪpər/ n. 蒸汽
86
Unicorn blood has
strengthened
me, these past weeks . . . you saw
faithful
Quirrell drinking it for me in the forest . . . and once I have the Elixir of Life, I will be able to create a body of my own. . . .
strengthen /ˈstreŋθn/ vt. & vi. 加强（实力）
faithful /ˈfeɪθfl/ adj. 忠诚的
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Now . . . why don’t you give me that Stone in your pocket?”
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So he knew. The feeling suddenly
surged
back into Harry’s legs. He stumbled backward.
surge /sɜːrdʒ/ v. （绳子，缆索，绞盘）突然松开
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“Don’t be a fool,” snarled the face. “Better save your own life and join me . . . or you’ll meet the same end as your parents. . . . They died
begging
me for
mercy
. . . .”
beg /beɡ/ vt. & vi. 乞求
mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/ n. 怜悯
90
“
LIAR
!” Harry shouted suddenly.
liar /ˈlaɪər/ n. 说谎者
91
Quirrell was walking backward at him, so that Voldemort could still see him. The evil face was now smiling.
92
“How
touching
. . .” it hissed.
touching /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ adj. 令人同情的
93
“I always
value
bravery. . . . Yes, boy, your parents were brave. . . . I killed your father first, and he
put up a courageous fight
. . . but your mother needn’t have died . . . she was trying to protect you. . . .
value /'vælju/ v. 尊重
put up a fight 开展斗争
courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ adj. 勇敢的
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Now give me the Stone, unless you want her to have died in
vain
.”
vain /veɪn/ adj. 徒劳的
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“NEVER!”
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Harry sprang toward the flame door, but Voldemort screamed “SEIZE HIM!” and the next second, Harry felt Quirrell’s hand close on his wrist.
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At once, a needle-sharp pain
seared
across Harry’s scar; his head felt as though it was about to split in two; he yelled, struggling with all his might, and to his surprise, Quirrell let go of him.
sear /sɪr/ vt. 烤焦
98
The pain in his head lessened — he looked around
wildly
to see where Quirrell had gone, and saw him
hunched
in pain, looking at his fingers — they were
blistering
before his eyes.
wildly /ˈ waɪldlɪ/ adv. 失控地
hunch /hʌntʃ/ vt. 弯腰驼背
blister /'blɪstɚ/ vt. & vi. (使)起水泡
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“Seize him! SEIZE HIM!” shrieked Voldemort again, and Quirrell
lunged
, knocking Harry
clean
off his feet, landing on top of him, both hands around Harry’s neck —
lunge /lʌndʒ/ vt. 向前冲
clean /klin/ adv. 完全地
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Harry’s scar was almost
blinding
him with pain, yet he could see Quirrell howling in
agony
.
blind /blaɪnd/ vt. 使失明
agony /ˈæɡəni/ n. 极大的痛苦
101
“Master, I cannot hold him — my hands — my hands!”
102
And Quirrell, though pinning Harry to the ground with his knees, let go of his neck and stared,
bewildered
, at his own
palms
— Harry could see they looked burned,
raw
, red, and
shiny
.
bewilder /bɪˈwɪldər/ vt. 使迷惑
palm /pɑːm/ n. 手掌
raw /rɔː/ vt. 擦伤
shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ adj. 闪耀的
103
“Then kill him, fool, and be done!” screeched Voldemort.
104
Quirrell raised his hand to perform a
deadly
curse, but Harry, by
instinct
, reached up and grabbed Quirrell’s face —“AAAARGH!”
deadly /ˈdedli/ adj. 致命的
instinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ n. 本能
105
Quirrell rolled off him, his face blistering, too, and then Harry knew:
106
Quirrell couldn’t touch his bare skin, not without suffering terrible pain — his only chance was to keep hold of Quirrell, keep him in enough pain to stop him from doing a curse.
107
Harry jumped to his feet, caught Quirrell by the arm, and hung on as tight as he could.
108
Quirrell screamed and tried to throw Harry off — the pain in Harry’s head was
building
—
build /bɪld/ v. 逐渐增强
109
he couldn’t see — he could only hear Quirrell’s terrible shrieks and Voldemort’s yells of, “KILL HIM! KILL HIM!” and other voices, maybe in Harry’s own head, crying, “Harry! Harry!”
110
He felt Quirrell’s arm
wrenched
from his grasp, knew all was lost, and fell into blackness, down . . . down . . . down . . .
wrench /rentʃ/ v. 挣脱
111
Something gold was glinting just above him. The Snitch! He tried to catch it, but his arms were too heavy.
112
He blinked. It wasn’t the Snitch at all. It was a pair of glasses. How strange.
113
He blinked again. The smiling face of Albus Dumbledore
swam into
view above him.
swim into v. 进入
114
“Good afternoon, Harry,” said Dumbledore.
115
Harry stared at him. Then he remembered: “Sir! The Stone! It was Quirrell! He’s got the Stone! Sir, quick —”
116
“Calm yourself, dear boy, you are a little
behind
the
times
,” said Dumbledore. “Quirrell does not have the Stone.”
behind /bɪ'haɪnd/ prep. 落后于
times /taɪmz/ n. 时代（time的复数）
117
“Then who does? Sir, I —”
118
“Harry, please relax, or Madam Pomfrey will have me thrown out.”
119
Harry swallowed and looked around him. He realized he must be in the hospital wing.
120
He was lying in a bed with white
linen
sheets, and next to him was a table piled high with what looked like half the candy shop.
linen /ˈlɪnɪn/ n. 亚麻布
121
“Tokens from your friends and admirers,” said Dumbledore, beaming.
122
“What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole school knows.
123
I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were
responsible
for trying to send you a
lavatory seat
.
responsible /rɪˈspɑːnsəbl/ adj. 作为缘由的
lavatory seat n. 抽水马桶坐圈
124
No doubt they thought it would amuse you. Madam Pomfrey, however, felt it might not be very
hygienic
, and
confiscated
it.”
hygienic /ˌhaɪdʒɪ'ɛnɪk/ adj. 卫生的
confiscate /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪt/ vt. 没收
125
“How long have I been in here?”
126
“Three days. Mr. Ronald Weasley and Miss Granger will be most relieved you have
come round
, they have been
extremely
worried.”
come round 苏醒
extremely /ɪkˈstriːmli/ adv. 非常
127
“But sir, the Stone —”
128
“I see you are not to be
distracted
. Very well, the Stone. Professor Quirrell did not manage to take it from you. I arrived in time to prevent that, although you were doing very well on your own, I must say.”
distract /dɪˈstrækt/ vt. 分心
129
“You got there? You got Hermione’s owl?”
130
“We must have
crossed
in midair. No sooner had I reached London than it became
clear
to me that the place I should be was the one I had just left. I arrived just in time to pull Quirrell off you —”
cross /krɔs/ v. 相互交错
clear /klɪr/ adj. 清楚的
131
“It was you.”
132
“I
feared
I might be too late.”
fear /fɪr/ vt. 担心
133
“You nearly were, I couldn’t have kept him off the Stone much longer —”
134
“Not the Stone, boy, you — the effort involved nearly killed you. For one terrible moment there, I was afraid it had. As for the Stone, it has been destroyed.”
135
“Destroyed?” said Harry
blankly
. “But your friend — Nicolas Flamel —”
blankly /ˈblæ ŋklɪ/ adv. 茫然地
136
“Oh, you know about Nicolas?” said Dumbledore, sounding quite delighted. “You did do the thing
properly
, didn’t you? Well, Nicolas and I have had a little chat, and agreed it’s all for the best.”
properly /'prɑpɚli/ adv. 彻底地
137
“But that means he and his wife will die, won’t they?”
138
“They have enough Elixir stored to set their affairs
in order
and then, yes, they will die.”
in order 妥当的
139
Dumbledore smiled at the look of amazement on Harry’s face.
140
“To one as young as you, I’m sure it seems incredible, but to Nicolas and Perenelle, it really is like going to bed after a very, very long day.
141
After all, to the well-
organized
mind, death is but the next great adventure.
organized /'ɔrɡənaɪzd/ adj. 有条理的
142
You know, the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing. As much money and life as you could want!
143
The two things most human beings would choose above all — the trouble is, humans do have a
knack
of choosing
precisely
those things that are worst for them.”
knack /næk/ n. 本领
precisely /prɪˈsaɪsli/ adv. 正是(表示强调)
144
Harry lay there, lost for words. Dumbledore hummed a little and smiled at the ceiling.
145
“Sir?” said Harry. “I’ve been thinking . . . Sir — even if the Stone’s gone, Vol-, I mean, You-Know-Who —”
146
“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name
increases
fear of the thing itself.”
increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ vt. & vi. 增加
147
“Yes, sir. Well, Voldemort’s going to try other ways of coming back, isn’t he? I mean, he hasn’t gone, has he?”
148
“No, Harry, he has not. He is still out there somewhere, perhaps looking for another body to share . . . not being truly alive, he cannot be killed.
149
He left Quirrell to die; he shows just as little
mercy
to his followers as his enemies.
mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/ n. 仁慈
150
Nevertheless
, Harry, while you may only have delayed his return to power,
nevertheless /ˌnevərðəˈles/ conj. 尽管如此
151
it will merely take someone else who is
prepared
to fight what seems a
losing battle
next time — and if he is delayed again, and again, why, he may never return to power.”
prepare /prɪˈper/ vt. 准备
losing battle 必败之仗
152
Harry nodded, but stopped quickly, because it made his head hurt. Then he said, “Sir, there are some other things I’d like to know, if you can tell me . . . things I want to know the truth about. . . .”
153
“The truth.” Dumbledore sighed.
154
“It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should
therefore
be
treated
with great
caution
.
therefore /ˈðerfɔːr/ adv. 为此
treat /trit/ v. 对待
caution /ˈkɔːʃn/ n. 谨慎
155
However, I shall answer your questions unless I have a very good reason not to, in which case I beg you’ll
forgive
me. I shall not, of course, lie.”
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ vt. & vi. 原谅
156
“Well … Voldemort said that he only killed my mother because she tried to stop him killing me. But why would he want to kill me
in the first place
?”
in the first place 起初
157
Dumbledore sighed very deeply this time.
158
“Alas, the first thing you ask me, I cannot tell you. Not today. Not now. You will know, one day . . . put it from your mind for now, Harry.
159
When you are older . . . I know you hate to hear this . . . when you are ready, you will know.”
160
And Harry knew it would be no
good
to argue.
good /ɡʊd/ n. 好处
161
“But why couldn’t Quirrell touch me?”
162
“Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own
mark
.
mark /mɑːrk/ n. 痕迹
163
Not a scar, no visible sign . . . to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some
protection
forever. It is in your
very
skin.
protection /prəˈtekʃn/ n. 护身符
very /ˈvɛri/ adj. 特有的
164
Quirrell, full of
hatred
,
greed
, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason. It was
agony
to touch a person marked by something so good.”
hatred /ˈheɪtrɪd/ n. 怨恨
greed /ɡriːd/ n. 贪婪
agony /ˈæɡəni/ n. 极大的痛苦
165
Dumbledore now became very interested in a bird out on the
windowsill
, which gave Harry time to
dry
his eyes on the
sheet
.
windowsill /'wɪndo,sɪl/ n. 窗沿
dry /draɪ/ vt. 把…弄干
sheet /ʃiːt/ n. 被单
166
When he had found his voice again, Harry said, “And the Invisibility Cloak — do you know who sent it to me?”
167
“Ah — your father happened to leave it in my
possession
, and I thought you might like it.” Dumbledore’s eyes
twinkled
.
possession /pəˈzeʃn/ n. 持有
twinkle /'twɪŋkl/ vi. (眼睛)闪亮
168
“Useful things . . . your father used it
mainly
for sneaking off to the kitchens to steal food when he was here.”
mainly /'menli/ adv. 主要地
169
“And there’s something else . . .”
170
“
Fire away
.”
fire away 尽管说吧
171
“Quirrell said Snape —”
172
“Professor Snape, Harry.”
173
“Yes, him — Quirrell said he hates me because he hated my father. Is that true?”
174
“Well, they did rather
detest
each other. Not unlike yourself and Mr. Malfoy. And then, your father did something Snape could never forgive.”
detest /dɪˈtest/ vt. 憎恨
175
“What?”
176
“He saved his life.”
177
“What?”
178
“Yes . . .” said Dumbledore
dreamily
.
dreamily /'drimɪli/ adv. 朦胧地
179
“Funny, the way people’s minds work, isn’t it? Professor Snape couldn’t bear being in your father’s
debt
. . . .
debt /det/ n. 人情债
180
I do believe he worked so hard to protect you this year because he felt that would make him and your father
quits
. Then he could go back to hating your father’s memory in
peace
…”
quits /kwɪts/ adj. 互不欠债的
peace /piːs/ n. 安心
181
Harry tried to understand this but it made his head
pound
, so he stopped.
pound /paʊnd/ v. （头）剧痛
182
“And sir, there’s one more thing . . .”
183
“Just the one?”
184
“How did I get the Stone out of the mirror?”
185
“Ah, now, I’m glad you asked me that. It was one of my more brilliant ideas, and between you and me, that’s saying something.
186
You see, only one who wanted to find the Stone — find it, but not use it — would be able to get it, otherwise they’d just see themselves making gold or drinking Elixir of Life.
187
My brain surprises even me sometimes. . . . Now, enough questions. I suggest you make a start on these sweets. Ah! Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans!
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I was unfortunate enough in my
youth
to come across a
vomit
-flavored one, and since then I’m afraid I’ve rather lost my liking for them — but I think I’ll be safe with a nice
toffee
, don’t you?”
youth /juːθ/ n. 青年时期
vomit /'vɑmɪt/ n. 呕吐
toffee /'tɔfi/ n. 太妃糖
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He smiled and
popped
the golden-brown bean into his mouth. Then he
choked
and said, “
Alas
!
Ear wax
!”
pop /pɑːp/ v. 迅速放入
choke /tʃoʊk/ vt. & vi. 填塞
alas /ə'læs/ int. 唉（表悲伤、遗憾、恐惧、关切等等）
ear wax 耳垢
190
Madam Pomfrey, the
matron
, was a nice woman, but very strict.
matron /'metrən/ n. 女护士长
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“Just five minutes,” Harry pleaded.
192
“Absolutely not.”
193
“You let Professor Dumbledore in. . . .”
194
“Well, of course, that was the headmaster, quite different. You need rest.”
195
“I am resting, look, lying down and everything. Oh, go on, Madam Pomfrey . . .”
196
“Oh, very well,” she said. “But five minutes only.”
197
And she let Ron and Hermione in.
198
“Harry!”
199
Hermione looked ready to
fling
her arms around him again, but Harry was glad she
held herself in
as his head was still very
sore
.
fling /flɪŋ/ vt.抛
hold in 抑制
sore /sɔːr/ adj. 疼痛的
200
“Oh, Harry, we were sure you were going to — Dumbledore was so worried —”
201
“The whole school’s talking about it,” said Ron. “What really happened?”
202
It was one of those
rare
occasions when the true story is even more strange and exciting than the
wild
rumors
.
rare /rer/ adj. 稀有的
wild /waɪld/ adj. 缺乏根据的
rumor /ˈrumɚ/ n. 谣言
203
Harry told them everything: Quirrell; the mirror; the Stone; and Voldemort.
204
Ron and Hermione were a very good audience; they gasped in all the right places, and when Harry told them what was under Quirrell’s turban, Hermione screamed out loud.
205
“So the Stone’s gone?” said Ron finally. “Flamel’s just going to die?”
206
“That’s what I said, but Dumbledore thinks that — what was it? —‘to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.’”
207
“I always said he was
off his rocker
,” said Ron, looking quite impressed at how mad his hero was.
off one's rocker 发疯
208
“So what happened to you two?” said Harry.
209
“Well, I got back all right,” said Hermione.
210
“I
brought Ron round
— that took a while — and we were
dashing
up to the
owlery
to contact Dumbledore when we met him in the entrance hall —
bring round 使恢复知觉
dash /dæʃ/ vi. 猛冲
owlery /'auləri/ n. 鸮栖息地
211
he already knew — he just said, ‘Harry’s gone after him, hasn’t he?’ and
hurtled
off to the third floor.”
hurtle /ˈhɜːrtl/ vi. 猛冲
212
“D’you think he
meant
you to do it?” said Ron. “Sending you your father’s Cloak and everything?”
mean /miːn/ vt. 怀有某目的
213
“Well,” Hermione exploded, “if he did — I mean to say — that’s terrible — you could have been killed.”
214
“No, it isn’t,” said Harry
thoughtfully
.
thoughtfully /ˈ θ ɔtfəlɪ/ adv. 沉思地
215
“He’s a funny man, Dumbledore. I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know.
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I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough to
help
.
help /hɛlp/ v. 对……有益
217
I don’t think it was an
accident
he let me find out how the mirror worked. It’s almost like he thought I had the right to face Voldemort if I could. . . .”
accident /ˈæksɪdənt/ n. 意外
218
“Yeah, Dumbledore’s
barking
, all right,” said Ron proudly.
barking /'bɑ:kiŋ/ adj. （英，非正式）疯狂的
219
“Listen, you’ve got to be up for the end-of-year
feast
tomorrow.
feast /fiːst/ n. 筵席
220
The points are all in and Slytherin won, of course — you missed the last Quidditch match, we were
steamrollered
by Ravenclaw without you — but the food’ll be good.”
steamroll /'sti:mrəul/ vi. 以不可抗拒之力前进
221
At that moment, Madam Pomfrey bustled over.
222
“You’ve had nearly fifteen minutes, now OUT,” she said
firmly
.
firmly /ˈfə..mlɪ/ adv. 坚决地
223
After a good night’s sleep, Harry felt nearly back to normal.
224
“I want to go to the feast,” he told Madam Pomfrey as she
straightened
his many candy boxes. “I can, can’t I?”
straighten /'stretn/ vt. & vi. 收拾整齐
225
“Professor Dumbledore says you are to be allowed to go,” she said sniffily, as though in her opinion Professor Dumbledore didn’t realize how
risky
feasts could be. “And you have another visitor.”
risky /ˈrɪski/ adj. 冒险的
226
“Oh, good,” said Harry. “Who is it?”
227
Hagrid
sidled
through the door as he spoke. As usual when he was
indoors
, Hagrid looked too big to be allowed. He sat down next to Harry, took one look at him, and burst into tears.
sidle /'saɪdl/ vi. 侧身而行
indoors /ˌɪnˈdɔːrz/ adv. 往室内
228
“It’s — all — my —
ruddy
— fault!” he sobbed, his face in his hands.
ruddy /ˈrʌdi/ adj. 可恶的
229
“I told the evil
git
how ter get past Fluffy! I told him! It was the only thing he didn’t know, an’ I told him! Yeh could’ve died! All fer a dragon egg!
git /ɡɪt/ n. 卑鄙小人
230
I’ll never drink again! I should be
chucked
out an’ made ter live as a Muggle!”
chuck /tʃʌk/ vt. 驱逐
231
“Hagrid!” said Harry, shocked to see Hagrid shaking with
grief
and
remorse
, great tears leaking down into his beard.
grief /ɡriːf/ n. 悲伤
remorse /rɪˈmɔːrs/ n. 悔恨
232
“Hagrid, he’d have found out somehow, this is Voldemort we’re talking about, he’d have found out even if you hadn’t told him.”
233
“Yeh could’ve died!” sobbed Hagrid. “An’ don’ say the name!”
234
“VOLDEMORT!” Harry
bellowed
, and Hagrid was so shocked, he stopped crying.
bellow /ˈbeloʊ/ vi. 吼叫
235
“I’ve met him and I’m calling him by his name. Please cheer up, Hagrid, we saved the Stone, it’s gone, he can’t use it. Have a Chocolate Frog, I’ve got
loads
. . . .”
load /loʊd/ n. 许多
236
Hagrid wiped his nose on the back of his hand and said, “That reminds me. I’ve got yeh a present.”
237
“It’s not a
stoat
sandwich, is it?” said Harry anxiously, and at last Hagrid gave a
weak
chuckle.
stoat /stot/ n. 白鼬
weak /wik/ adj. 容易被击败的
238
“Nah. Dumbledore gave me the day off yesterday ter fix it. ’Course, he shoulda
sacked
me instead — anyway, got yeh this . . .”
sack /sæk/ vt. 解雇
239
It seemed to be a handsome, leather-covered book. Harry opened it curiously. It was full of wizard photographs. Smiling and waving at him from every page were his mother and father.
240
“Sent owls off ter all yer parents’ old school friends, askin’ fer photos . . . knew yeh didn’ have any . . . d’yeh like it?”
241
Harry couldn’t speak, but Hagrid understood.
242
Harry made his way down to the end-of-year feast alone that night.
243
He had been held up by Madam Pomfrey’s
fussing
about, insisting on giving him one last
checkup
, so the Great Hall was already full.
fuss /fʌs/ v. 大惊小怪
checkup /ˈtʃɛkˌʌp/ n. 体格检查
244
It was
decked
out in the Slytherin colors of green and silver to celebrate Slytherin’s winning the House Cup for the seventh year in a row.
deck /dek/ v. 装饰
245
A huge
banner
showing the Slytherin
serpent
covered the wall behind the High Table.
banner /ˈbænər/ n. 横幅
serpent /'sɝpənt/ n. 蛇（尤指大蛇或毒蛇）
246
When Harry walked in there was a sudden
hush
, and then everybody started talking loudly at once.
hush /hʌʃ/ n. 安静
247
He slipped into a seat between Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table and tried to ignore the fact that people were standing up to look at him.
248
Fortunately, Dumbledore arrived moments later. The
babble
died away
.
babble /'bæbl/ n. 嘈杂的人声
die away 声音渐弱
249
“Another year gone!” Dumbledore said cheerfully.
250
“And I must trouble you with an old man’s
wheezing
waffle
before we sink our teeth into our delicious feast. What a year it has been!
wheez /hwiz/ v. 喘息地发出
waffle /'wɑfl/ n. 动听而无意义的话
251
Hopefully your heads are all a little fuller than they were . . . you have the whole summer ahead to get them nice and empty before next year starts. . . .
252
“Now, as I understand it, the House Cup here needs
awarding
, and the points
stand
thus
:
award /əˈwɔːrd/ v. 颁发
stand /stænd/ v. 排在第……位
thus /ðʌs/ adv. 如此
253
In fourth place, Gryffindor, with three hundred and twelve points; in third, Hufflepuff, with three hundred and fifty-two;
254
Ravenclaw has four hundred and twenty-six and Slytherin, four hundred and seventy-two.”
255
A storm of cheering and
stamping
broke out from the Slytherin table. Harry could see Draco Malfoy
banging
his
goblet
on the table. It was a
sickening
sight.
stamp /stæmp/ vi. 跺脚
goblet /ˈɡɑːblət/ n. 高脚酒杯
bang /bæŋ/ v. 砰砰作响
sickening /'sɪkənɪŋ/ adj. 令人厌恶的
256
“Yes, yes, well done, Slytherin,” said Dumbledore. “However, recent events must be taken into account.”
257
The room went very still. The Slytherins’ smiles faded a little.
258
“Ahem,” said Dumbledore. “I have a few last-minute points to
dish out
. Let me see. Yes . . .First — to Mr. Ronald Weasley . . .”
dish out 分发
259
Ron went purple in the face; he looked like a
radish
with a bad
sunburn
.
radish /'rædɪʃ/ n. (做色拉用的)小萝卜
sunburn /'sʌn'bɝn/ n. 晒斑
260
“. . . for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years, I award Gryffindor House fifty points.”
261
Gryffindor cheers nearly raised the bewitched ceiling; the stars overhead seemed to quiver.
262
Percy could be heard telling the other prefects, “My brother, you know! My youngest brother! Got past McGonagall’s giant
chess set
!”
chess set 一副棋子
263
At last there was silence again.
264
“Second — to Miss Hermione Granger . . . for the use of cool logic in the face of fire, I award Gryffindor House fifty points.”
265
Hermione buried her face in her arms; Harry strongly suspected she had burst into tears. Gryffindors up and down the table were beside themselves — they were a hundred points up.
266
“Third — to Mr. Harry Potter . . .” said Dumbledore. The room went deadly quiet. “. . . for
pure
nerve and
outstanding
courage, I award Gryffindor House sixty points.”
pure /pjʊr/ adj. 完全的
outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ adj. 杰出的
267
The
din
was
deafening
. Those who could add up while yelling themselves
hoarse
knew that Gryffindor now had four hundred and seventy-two points — exactly the same as Slytherin.
din /dɪn/ n. 喧嚣
deafening /'dɛfnɪŋ/ adj. 震耳欲聋的
hoarse /hɔːrs/ adj. 嘶哑的
268
They had
drawn
for the House Cup — if only Dumbledore had given Harry just one more point.
draw /drɔː/ vi. 打成平局
269
Dumbledore raised his hand. The room gradually fell silent.
270
“There are all kinds of courage,” said Dumbledore, smiling.
271
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom.”
272
Someone standing outside the Great Hall might well have thought some sort of explosion had taken place, so loud was the noise that erupted from the Gryffindor table.
273
Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up to yell and cheer as Neville, white with shock, disappeared under a pile of people hugging him. He had never won so much as a point for Gryffindor before.
274
Harry, still cheering,
nudged
Ron in the
ribs
and pointed at Malfoy, who couldn’t have looked more stunned and horrified if he’d just had the Body-Bind Curse put on him.
nudge /nʌdʒ/ vi. 轻推
rib /rɪb/ n. 肋骨
275
“Which means,” Dumbledore called over the storm of
applause
, for even Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were celebrating the
downfall
of Slytherin, “we need a little change of decoration.”
applause /əˈplɔːz/ n. 热烈鼓掌
downfall /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/ n. 垮台
276
He clapped his hands. In an instant, the green
hangings
became
scarlet
and the silver became gold; the huge Slytherin
serpent
vanished and a towering Gryffindor lion took its place.
hanging /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ n. 帘子
scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/ adj. 鲜红色的
serpent /'sɝpənt/ n. 蛇（尤指大蛇或毒蛇）
277
Snape was shaking Professor McGonagall’s hand, with a horrible,
forced
smile. He caught Harry’s eye and Harry knew at once that Snape’s feelings toward him hadn’t changed one
jot
.
forced /fɔrst/ adj. 勉强的
jot /dʒɑːt/ n. 一点
278
This didn’t worry Harry. It seemed as though life would be back to normal next year, or as normal as it ever was at Hogwarts.
279
It was the best evening of Harry’s life, better than winning at Quidditch, or Christmas, or knocking out mountain trolls . . . he would never, ever forget tonight.
280
Harry had almost forgotten that the exam results were still to come, but come they did.
281
To their great surprise, both he and Ron passed with good marks; Hermione, of course, came top of the year.
282
Even Neville
scraped
through, his good Herbology mark making up for his
abysmal
Potions one.
scraped /skreipt/ v. 险胜
abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ adj. 糟透的
283
They had hoped that Goyle, who was almost as stupid as he was mean, might be thrown out, but he had passed, too. It was a shame, but as Ron said, you couldn’t have everything in life.
284
And suddenly, their
wardrobes
were empty, their trunks were packed, Neville’s toad was found lurking in a corner of the toilets;
wardrobe /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/ n. 衣柜
285
notes were handed out to all students, warning them not to use magic over the holidays (“I always hope they’ll forget to give us these,” said Fred Weasley sadly);
286
Hagrid was there to take them down to the fleet of boats that sailed across the lake; they were
boarding
the Hogwarts Express; talking and laughing as the
countryside
became greener and tidier;
board /bɔːrd/ v. 登上（火车、轮船或飞机）
countryside /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/ n. 农村
287
eating Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans as they sped past Muggle towns; pulling off their wizard robes and putting on jackets and coats;
pulling into
platform nine and three-quarters at King’s Cross station.
pull into （车）进站
288
It took quite a while for them all to get off the platform.
289
A
wizened
old guard was up by the
ticket barrier
, letting them go through the gate in twos and threes so they didn’t attract attention by all bursting out of a solid wall at once and
alarming
the Muggles.
wizened /ˈwɪznd/ adj. (尤指因年岁大了而)干瘦的
ticket barrier 检票口
alarm /əˈlɑːrm/ v. 使恐慌
290
“You must come and stay this summer,” said Ron, “both of you — I’ll send you an owl.”
291
“Thanks,” said Harry, “I’ll need something to look forward to.”
292
People
jostled
them as they moved forward toward the
gateway
back to the Muggle world.
jostle /ˈdʒɑːsl/ vt. 推挤
gateway /'ɡetwe/ n. 大门口
293
Some of them called: “Bye, Harry!”
294
“See you, Potter!”
295
“Still famous,” said Ron, grinning at him.
296
“Not where I’m going, I promise you,” said Harry.
297
He, Ron, and Hermione passed through the
gateway
together.
gateway /'ɡetwe/ n. 大门口
298
“There he is, Mum, there he is, look!”
299
It was Ginny Weasley, Ron’s younger sister, but she wasn’t pointing at Ron.
300
“Harry Potter!” she squealed. “Look, Mum! I can see —”
301
“Be quiet, Ginny, and it’s rude to point.”
302
Mrs. Weasley smiled down at them.
303
“Busy year?” she said.
304
“Very,” said Harry. “Thanks for the
fudge
and the jumper, Mrs. Weasley.”
fudge /fʌdʒ/ n. 乳脂(巧克力)软糖
305
“Oh, it was nothing, dear.”
306
“Ready, are you?”
307
It was Uncle Vernon, still purple-faced, still mustached, still looking furious at the nerve of Harry, carrying an owl in a cage in a station full of ordinary people.
308
Behind him stood Aunt Petunia and Dudley, looking terrified
at the very sight of
Harry.
at the sight of 一看见......就
309
“You must be Harry’s family!” said Mrs. Weasley.
310
“
In a manner of speaking
,” said Uncle Vernon. “Hurry up, boy, we haven’t got all day.” He walked away.
In a manner of speaking 从某种意义上说
311
Harry hung back for a last word with Ron and Hermione.
312
“See you over the summer, then.”
313
“Hope you have — er — a good holiday,” said Hermione, looking
uncertainly
after Uncle Vernon, shocked that anyone could be so unpleasant.
uncertainly /ʌnˈsə..t n..lɪ/ adv. 没把握地
314
“Oh, I will,” said Harry, and they were surprised at the grin that was
spreading
over his face.
spread /sprɛd/ v. (脸上)露出
315
“They don’t know we’re not allowed to use magic at home. I’m going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer. . . .”
316
The End
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