《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 13
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
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NICOLAS FLAMEL
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Dumbledore had
convinced
Harry not to go looking for the Mirror of Erised again, and for the rest of the Christmas holidays the Invisibility Cloak stayed folded at the bottom of his trunk.
convince /kənˈvɪns/ vt. 说服（强调在理性上说服）
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Harry wished he could forget what he’d seen in the mirror as easily, but he couldn’t.
4
He started having nightmares. Over and over again he dreamed about his parents disappearing in a flash of green light, while a high voice
cackled
with laughter.
cackle /'kækl/ vi. 咯咯地笑
5
“You see, Dumbledore was right, that mirror could drive you mad,” said Ron, when Harry told him about these dreams.
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Hermione, who came back the day before term started, took a different
view
of things.
view /vjuː/ n. 看法
7
She was
torn
between
horror
at the
idea
of Harry being out of bed,
roaming
the school three nights in a row (“If Filch had caught you!”),
tear /tɪr/ v. 深受……之苦的
horror /ˈhɔːrər/ n. 震惊
idea /aɪ'diə/ n. 想法
roam /roʊm/ vt. 在…漫步
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and
disappointment
that he hadn’t at least found out who Nicolas Flamel was.
disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ n. 失望
9
They had almost given up hope of ever finding Flamel in a library book, even though Harry was still sure he’d read the name somewhere.
10
Once term had started, they were back to
skimming
through books for ten minutes during their breaks. Harry had
even
less time than the other two, because Quidditch practice had started again.
skim /skɪm/ vi. 浏览
even /'ivən/ adv. 更加
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Wood was working the team harder than ever. Even the
endless
rain that had
replaced
the snow couldn’t
dampen
his spirits.
endless /ˈendləs/ adj. 连续的
replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ v. (以......)接替
dampen /ˈdæmpən/ vt. 抑制
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The Weasleys complained that Wood was becoming a
fanatic
, but Harry was on Wood’s side.
fanatic /fəˈnætɪk/ n. 狂热分子
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If they won their next match, against Hufflepuff, they would
overtake
Slytherin in the House Championship for the first time in seven years.
overtake /ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/ v. 超过
14
Quite
apart from
wanting to win, Harry found that he had fewer nightmares when he was
tired out
after training.
apart from 除了
tired out 非常疲倦
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Then, during one particularly wet and
muddy
practice session, Wood gave the team a bit of bad news.
muddy /ˈmʌdi/ adj. 泥泞的
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He’d just gotten very angry with the Weasleys, who kept
dive-bombing
each other and pretending to fall off their brooms.
dive-bomb /ˈdaɪvˌbɑm/ v. 俯冲轰炸
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“Will you stop
messing around
!” he yelled. “That’s exactly the sort of thing that’ll lose us the match! Snape’s refereeing this time, and he’ll be looking for any
excuse
to knock points off Gryffindor!”
mess around 浪费时间
excuse /ɪkˈskjuz/ n. 借口
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George Weasley really did fall off his broom at these words.
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“Snape’s refereeing?” he
spluttered
through a
mouthful
of mud. “When’s he ever refereed a Quidditch match? He’s not going to be fair if we might
overtake
Slytherin.”
splutter /'splʌtɚ/ vi. 语无伦次地说
mouthful /'maʊθ'fʊl/ n. 满口
overtake /ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/ vt. 超过
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The rest of the team landed next to George to complain, too.
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“It’s not my fault,” said Wood. “We’ve just got to make sure we play a
clean
game, so Snape hasn’t got an excuse to
pick on
us.”
clean /klin/ adj. 清白的
pick on 找茬
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Which was all very well, thought Harry, but he had another reason for not wanting Snape near him while he was playing Quidditch. . . .
23
The rest of the team
hung
back to talk to each other as usual at the end of practice,
hang v. 逗留
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but Harry headed straight back to the Gryffindor common room, where he found Ron and Hermione playing chess.
25
Chess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her.
26
“Don’t talk to me for a moment,” said Ron when Harry sat down next to him, “I need to concen —” He caught sight of Harry’s face. “What’s the matter with you? You look terrible.”
27
Speaking quietly so that no one else would hear, Harry told the other two about Snape’s sudden,
sinister
desire
to be a Quidditch referee.
sinister /ˈsɪnɪstər/ adj. 危险的
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ n. 要求
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“Don’t play,” said Hermione at once.
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“Say you’re ill,” said Ron.
30
“Pretend to break your leg,” Hermione suggested.
31
“Really break your leg,” said Ron”.
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“I can’t,” said Harry. “There isn’t a
reserve
Seeker. If I back out, Gryffindor can’t play at all.”
reserve /rɪˈzɜːrv/ n. 替补队员
33
At that moment Neville
toppled
into the common room.
topple /ˈtɑːpl/ vi. 倾倒
34
How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone’s
guess
, because his legs had been
stuck
together with what they recognized at once as the Leg-Locker Curse.
guess /ɡɛs/ vt. 猜中
stick /stɪk/ v. 粘
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He must have had to
bunny
hop
all the way up to Gryffindor Tower.
bunny /'bʌni/ n. 兔子（指的是一种非常可爱的兔子）
hop /hɑːp/ vi. 单足蹦跳
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Everyone fell about laughing except Hermione, who
leapt
up and
performed
the
countercurse
. Neville’s legs
sprang
apart and he got to his feet, trembling.
leap /liːp/ vi. 跳（形容“纵身一跃，骤然一跳”）
perform /pərˈfɔːrm/ vi. 起......的作用
counter /ˈkaʊntər/ adv. 反方向地
spring /sprɪŋ/ v. 突然活动
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“What happened?” Hermione asked him, leading him over to sit with Harry and Ron.
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“Malfoy,” said Neville shakily. “I met him outside the library. He said he’d been looking for someone to practice that on.”
39
“Go to Professor McGonagall!” Hermione urged Neville. “
Report
him!”
report /rɪ'pɔrt/ v. 举报（罪案）
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Neville shook his head.
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“I don’t want more trouble,” he mumbled.
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“You’ve got to stand up to him, Neville!” said Ron. “He’s used to
walking all over
people, but that’s no reason to
lie down
in front of him and make it easier.”
walk all over 对某人不怎么样
lie down 屈服
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“There’s no need to tell me I’m not brave enough to be in Gryffindor, Malfoy’s already done that,” Neville
choked out
.
choke out 哽咽着说
44
Harry
felt
in the pocket of his robes and pulled out a Chocolate Frog, the very last one from the box Hermione had given him for Christmas. He gave it to Neville, who looked as though he might cry.
feel /fil/ v. 摸索
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“You’re worth twelve of Malfoy,” Harry said. “The Sorting Hat chose you for Gryffindor, didn’t it? And where’s Malfoy? In stinking Slytherin.”
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Neville’s lips
twitched
in a
weak
smile as he unwrapped the frog.
twitch /twɪtʃ/ vt. & vi. (使)抽动
weak /wik/ adj. 微弱的
47
“Thanks, Harry . . . I think I’ll go to bed. . . . D’you want the card, you collect them, don’t you?”
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As Neville walked away, Harry looked at the Famous Wizard card.
49
“Dumbledore again,” he said, “He was the first one I ever —”
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He gasped. He stared at the back of the card. Then he looked up at Ron and Hermione.
51
“I’ve found him!” he whispered.
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“I’ve found Flamel! I told you I’d read the name somewhere before, I read it on the train coming here — listen to this:
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“Professor Dumbledore is particularly famous for his
defeat
of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945,
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ n. 击败
54
for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon’s blood and his work on
alchemy
with his partner, Nicolas Flamel!”
alchemy /'ælkəmi/ n. 点金术
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Hermione jumped to her feet. She hadn’t looked so excited since they’d gotten back the
marks
for their very first piece of homework.
mark /mɑːrk/ n. 分数
56
“Stay there!” she said, and she
sprinted
up the stairs to the girls’ dormitories.
sprint /sprɪnt/ vi. 全速跑
57
Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange
mystified
looks before she was dashing back, an enormous old book in her arms.
mystify /'mɪstə'fai/ vt. 使困惑
58
“I never thought to look in here!” she whispered excitedly. “I got this out of the library weeks ago for a bit of
light reading
.”
light reading 消遣阅读
59
“
Light
?” said Ron, but Hermione told him to be quiet until she’d
looked something up
, and started
flickingfrantically
through the pages, muttering to herself.
light /laɪt/ adj. 消遣性的
look sth up 在字典中查找
flick /flɪk/ v. 快速翻阅
frantically /ˈfræntɪklɪ/ adv. 疯狂地
60
At last she found what she was looking for.
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“I knew it! I knew it!”
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“Are we allowed to speak yet?” said Ron
grumpily
. Hermione ignored him.
grumpily /'grʌmpili/ adv. 脾气粗暴地
63
“Nicolas Flamel,” she whispered
dramatically
, “is the only known maker of the
Philosopher’s
Stone!”
dramatically /drəˈmætɪkli/ adv. 戏剧性地
philosopher /fəˈlɑːsəfər/ n. 哲学家
64
This didn’t have quite the effect she’d expected.
65
“The what?” said Harry and Ron.
66
“Oh, honestly, don’t you two read? Look — read that, there.”
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She pushed the book toward them, and Harry and Ron read:
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The ancient study of
alchemy
is
concerned
with making the Philosopher’s Stone, a
legendary
substance
with astonishing powers.
alchemy /'ælkəmi/ n. 点金术
concern /kənˈsɜːrn/ vt. 涉及
legendary /ˈledʒənderi/ adj. 传说中的
substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ n. 物质
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The Stone will
transform
any metal into
pure
gold. It also produces the
Elixir
of Life, which will make the drinker
immortal
.
transform /trænsˈfɔːrm/ vt. & vi. 改变
pure /pjʊr/ adj. 纯的
elixir /ɪˈlɪksər/ n. 长生不老药
immortal /ɪˈmɔːrtl/ adj. 长生的
70
There have been many reports of the Philosopher’s Stone
over
the centuries, but the only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr Nicolas Flamel, the
noted
alchemist and opera-
lover
.
over /'ovɚ/ prep. 在......期间
noted /'notɪd/ adj. 著名的
lover /ˈlʌvər/ n. 爱好者
71
Mr. Flamel, who celebrated his six hundred and sixty-fifth birthday last year, enjoys a quiet life in Devon with his wife, Perenelle (six hundred and fifty-eight).
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“See?” said Hermione, when Harry and Ron had finished.
73
“The dog must be guarding Flamel’s Philosopher’s Stone!
74
I bet he asked Dumbledore to keep it safe for him, because they’re friends and he knew someone was after it, that’s why he wanted the Stone moved out of Gringotts!”
75
“A stone that makes gold and stops you from ever dying!” said Harry. “No wonder Snape’s after it! Anyone would want it.”
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“And no wonder we couldn’t find Flamel in that Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry,” said Ron. “He’s not exactly recent if he’s six hundred and sixty-five, is he?”
77
Next morning in Defence Against the Dark Arts, while
copying down
different ways of
treating
werewolf
bites
,
copy down 抄下来
treat /trit/ vt. 处理
werewolf /'wɛrwʊlf/ n. 狼人
bite /baɪt/ n. 咬伤
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Harry and Ron were still discussing what they’d do with a Philosopher’s Stone if they had one.
79
It wasn’t until Ron said he’d buy his own Quidditch team that Harry remembered about Snape and the coming match.
80
“I’m going to play,” he told Ron and Hermione. “If I don’t, all the Slytherins will think I’m just too scared to face Snape. I’ll show them . . . it’ll really wipe the smiles off their faces if we win.”
81
“Just
as long as
we’re not wiping you off the pitch,” said Hermione.
as long as 只要
82
As the match drew nearer, however, Harry became more and more nervous, whatever he told Ron and Hermione.
83
The rest of the team wasn’t too calm, either.
84
The idea of overtaking Slytherin in the House
Championship
was
wonderful
, no one had done it for nearly seven years, but would they be
allowed
to, with such a
biased
referee?
championship /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ n. 锦标赛
wonderful /'wʌndɚfl/ adj. 极好的
allow /əˈlaʊ/ vt. 使可能
biased /ˈbaɪəst/ adj. 偏袒一方的
85
Harry didn’t know whether he was imagining it or not, but he seemed to keep running into Snape wherever he went.
86
At times, he even wondered whether Snape was following him, trying to catch him on his own.
87
Potions lessons were turning into a sort of
weekly
torture
, Snape was so
horrible
to Harry.
weekly /ˈwiːkli/ adj. 每周的
torture /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ vt. 折磨
horrible /ˈhɔːrəbl/ adj. 不友好的
88
Could Snape possibly know they’d found out about the Philosopher’s Stone? Harry didn’t see how he could – yet he sometimes had the horrible feeling that Snape could read minds.
89
Harry knew, when they wished him good luck outside the changing rooms next afternoon, that Ron and Hermione were wondering whether they’d ever see him alive again.
90
This wasn’t what you’d call comforting.
91
Harry hardly heard a word of Wood’s
pep talk
as he pulled on his Quidditch robes and picked up his Nimbus Two Thousand.
pep talk 鼓舞士气的讲话
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Ron and Hermione, meanwhile, had found a place in the stands next to Neville, who couldn’t understand why they looked so
grim
and worried, or why they had both brought their wands to the match.
grim /ɡrɪm/ adj. 严肃的
93
Little did Harry know that Ron and Hermione had been
secretly
practicing the Leg-Locker Curse.
secretly /ˈsikrɪtlɪ/ adv. 秘密地
94
They’d gotten the idea from Malfoy using it on Neville, and were ready to use it on Snape if he showed any sign of wanting to hurt Harry.
95
“Now, don’t forget, it’s Locomotor Mortis,” Hermione muttered as Ron slipped his wand up his sleeve.
96
“I know,” Ron
snapped
. “Don’t
nag
.”
snap /snæp/ v. 怒气冲冲地说
nag /næɡ/ vi. 不断地唠叨
97
Back in the changing room, Wood had taken Harry aside.
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“Don’t want to pressure you, Potter, but if we
ever
need an
early
capture
of the Snitch it’s now. Finish the game before Snape can
favor
Hufflepuff too much.”
ever /'ɛvɚ/ adv. 非常
early /ˈɚli/ adj. 提早的
capture /ˈkæptʃər/ n. 俘获
favor /ˈfeɪvə/ v. 偏袒
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“The whole school’s out there!” said Fred Weasley, peering out of the door. “Even —
blimey
— Dumbledore’s come to watch!”
blimey /'blaɪmi/ int. 啊呀!
100
Harry’s heart did a
somersault
.
somersault /'sʌmɚsɔlt/ n. 翻筋斗
101
“Dumbledore?” he said, dashing to the door to make sure.
102
Fred was right. There was no mistaking that silver beard.
103
Harry could have
laughed out
loud with relief. He was safe. There was simply no way that Snape would dare to try to hurt him if Dumbledore was watching.
laugh out 笑出声
104
Perhaps that was why Snape was looking so angry as the teams marched onto the pitch, something that Ron noticed, too.
105
“I’ve never seen Snape look so mean,” he told Hermione. “Look — they’re off.
Ouch
!”
ouch /aʊtʃ/ int. (痛苦或惊讶时的叫声)哎哟
106
Someone had poked Ron in the back of the head. It was Malfoy.
107
“Oh, sorry, Weasley, didn’t see you there.”
108
Malfoy grinned
broadly
at Crabbe and Goyle.
broadly /'brɔdli/ adv. （笑容）开怀地
109
“Wonder how long Potter’s going to stay on his broom this time? Anyone want a bet? What about you, Weasley?”
110
Ron didn’t answer; Snape had just
awarded
Hufflepuff a
penalty
because George Weasley had hit a Bludger at him.
award /əˈwɔːrd/ vt. 判定
penalty /ˈpenəlti/ n. （足球、橄榄球及类似运动中的）罚球
111
Hermione, who had all her fingers crossed in her lap, was
squinting
fixedly
at Harry, who was
circling
the game like a hawk, looking for the Snitch.
squint /skwɪnt/ vi. 眯眼看
fixedly /ˈfɪksɪdlɪ/ adv. 固定地
circle /'sɝkl/ vt. & vi. 盘旋
112
“You know how I think they choose people for the Gryffindor team?” said Malfoy loudly a few minutes later, as Snape awarded Hufflepuff another penalty for no reason at all.
113
“It’s people they feel
sorry
for. See, there’s Potter, who’s got no parents, then there’s the Weasleys, who’ve got no money — you should be on the team, Longbottom, you’ve got no brains.”
sorry /'sɔri/ adj. 可怜的
114
Neville went bright red but turned in his seat to face Malfoy.
115
“I’m worth twelve of you, Malfoy,” he
stammered
.
stammer /ˈstæmər/ vi. 结结巴巴地说
116
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle
howled
with laughter, but Ron, still not daring to take his eyes from the game, said, “You
tell
him, Neville.”
howl /haʊl/ vi. （因疼痛、愤怒、开心等）大声叫喊
tell /tɛl/ v. 告诫
117
“Longbottom, if brains were gold you’d be poorer than Weasley, and that’s saying something.”
118
Ron’s nerves were already stretched to the
breaking point
with
anxiety
about Harry.
breaking point 强度极限
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ n. 焦虑
119
“I’m warning you, Malfoy — one more word —”
120
“Ron!” said Hermione suddenly, “Harry — !”
121
“What? Where?”
122
Harry had suddenly gone into a
spectacular
dive, which drew gasps and cheers from the crowd.
spectacular /spekˈtækjələr/ adj. 令人惊叹的
123
Hermione stood up, her crossed fingers in her mouth, as Harry
streaked
toward the ground like a
bullet
.
streak /striːk/ v. 飞快地移动
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ n. 子弹
124
“You’re in luck, Weasley, Potter’s obviously spotted some money on the ground!” said Malfoy.
125
Ron snapped. Before Malfoy knew what was happening, Ron was on top of him, wrestling him to the ground.
126
Neville hesitated, then
clambered
over the back of his seat to help.
clamber /ˈklæmbər/ vi. 爬上
127
“Come on, Harry!” Hermione screamed, leaping onto her seat to watch as Harry sped straight at Snape —
128
she didn’t even notice Malfoy and Ron rolling around under her seat, or the
scuffles
and
yelps
coming from the
whirl
of fists that was Neville, Crabbe, and Goyle.
scuffle /'skʌfl/ n. 扭打
yelp /jɛlp/ n. (因痛苦、气愤、兴奋等的)短而尖的叫声
whirl /wɜːrl/ n. 混乱
129
Up in the air, Snape turned on his broomstick just in time to see something
scarlet
shoot past him,
missing
him by inches —
scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/ n. 鲜红色
miss /mɪs/ v. 未击中
130
the next second, Harry had pulled out of the dive, his arm raised in
triumph
, the Snitch
clasped
in his hand.
triumph /ˈtraɪʌmf/ n. 胜利
clasp /klæsp/ vt. 紧握
131
The stands
erupted
; it had to be a record, no one could ever remember the Snitch being caught so quickly.
erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ vi. 爆发
132
“Ron! Ron! Where are you? The game’s over! Harry’s won! We’ve won! Gryffindor is in the lead!” shrieked Hermione, dancing up and down on her seat and hugging Parvati Patil in the row in front.
133
Harry jumped off his broom, a foot from the ground. He couldn’t believe it. He’d done it — the game was over; it had
barely
lasted
five minutes.
barely /ˈberli/ adv. 仅仅
last /læst/ v. 持续
134
As Gryffindors came
spilling
onto the pitch, he saw Snape land nearby, white-faced and tight-lipped — then Harry felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up into Dumbledore’s smiling face.
spill /spɪl/ v. 蜂拥而出
135
“Well done,” said Dumbledore quietly, so that only Harry could hear. “Nice to see you haven’t been
brooding
about that mirror . . . been keeping busy . . . excellent . . .”
brood /bruːd/ vt. 沉思
136
Snape
spat
bitterly
on the ground.
spat /spæt/ v. 吐口水（spit的过去式）
bitterly /'bɪtɚli/ adv. 怨恨地
137
Harry left the changing room alone some time later, to take his Nimbus Two Thousand back to the
broomshed
.
shed /ʃed/ n. 棚
138
He couldn’t ever remember feeling happier. He’d really done something to be proud of now — no one could say he was just a famous name any more. The evening air had never smelled so sweet.
139
He walked over the
damp
grass,
reliving
the last hour in his head, which was a happy
blur
:
damp /dæmp/ adj. 潮湿的
relive /ˌri'lɪv/ vt. 再体验
blur /blɜːr/ n. 模糊的记忆
140
Gryffindors running to lift him onto their shoulders; Ron and Hermione in the distance, jumping up and down, Ron cheering through a heavy
nosebleed
.
nosebleed /'nozblid/ n. 鼻出血
141
Harry had reached the shed. He leaned against the wooden door and looked up at Hogwarts, with its windows glowing red in the
setting sun
.
setting sun 落日
142
Gryffindor in the lead. He’d done it, he’d shown Snape. . . .And speaking of Snape . . .
143
A
hooded
figure came
swiftly
down the front steps of the castle. Clearly not wanting to be seen, it walked as fast as possible toward the forbidden forest.
hooded /'hʊdɪd/ adj. 有罩盖的
swiftly /ˈs wɪftlɪ/ adv. 很快地
144
Harry’s victory faded from his mind as he watched. He recognized the figure’s
prowling
walk
. Snape, sneaking into the forest while everyone else was at dinner — what was going on?
prowl /praʊl/ v. 潜行
walk /wɔk/ n. 步态
145
Harry jumped back on his Nimbus Two Thousand and took off.
Gliding
silently over the castle he saw Snape enter the forest at a run. He followed.
glide /ɡlaɪd/ v. 滑翔
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The trees were so thick he couldn’t see where Snape had gone. He flew in circles, lower and lower,
brushing
the top branches of trees until he heard voices.
brush /brʌʃ/ vi. 掠过
147
He glided toward them and landed
noiselessly
in a towering
beech
tree.
noiselessly /'nɔizlisli/ adv. 静静地
beech /bitʃ/ n. 山毛榉
148
He climbed carefully along one of the branches, holding tight to his broomstick, trying to see through the leaves.
149
Below, in a
shadowy
clearing
, stood Snape, but he wasn’t alone. Quirrell was there, too. Harry couldn’t make out the look on his face, but he was
stuttering
worse than ever.
shadowy /'ʃædoi/ adj. 多阴影的
clearing /ˈklɪrɪŋ/ n. 空地
stutter /ˈstʌtər/ vt. & vi. 结结巴巴地说(特别是因说话障碍导致的)
150
Harry
strained
to catch what they were saying.
strain /streɪn/ vi. 尽力
151
“. . . d-don’t know why you wanted t-t-to meet here of all p-places, Severus . . .”
152
“Oh, I thought we’d keep this private,” said Snape, his voice
icy
. “Students aren’t supposed to know about the Philosopher’s Stone, after all.”
icy /ˈaɪsi/ adj. 冷淡的
153
Harry leaned forward. Quirrell was
mumbling
something. Snape interrupted him.
mumble /ˈmʌmbl/ vt. 含糊地说
154
“Have you found out how to get past that
beast
of Hagrid’s yet?”
beast /biːst/ n. 野兽
155
“B-b-but Severus, I —”
156
“You don’t want me as your enemy, Quirrell,” said Snape, taking a step toward him.
157
“I-I don’t know what you —”
158
“You know perfectly well what I mean.”
159
An owl hooted loudly, and Harry nearly fell out of the tree. He
steadied
himself in time to hear Snape say, “— your little bit of
hocus-pocus
. I’m waiting.”
steady /ˈstedi/ vt. 使稳定
hocus-pocus /ˌhokəsˈpokəs/ n. 哄骗
160
“B-but I d-d-don’t —”
161
“Very well,” Snape
cut in
. “We’ll have another little chat soon, when you’ve had time to
think things over
and decided where your
loyalties
lie.”
cut in 插嘴
think over 仔细考虑
loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ n. 忠诚
162
He threw his cloak over his head and
strode
out of the clearing.
strode /strod/ v. 大步走（stride的过去式）
163
It was almost dark now, but Harry could see Quirrell, standing
quite
still
as though he was
petrified
.
quite /kwaɪt/ adv. 完全地
still /stɪl/ adj. 不动的
petrified /'petrifaid/ 石化
164
“Harry, where have you been?” Hermione
squeaked
.
squeak /skwik/ v. 紧张（或激动）得尖声说
165
“We won! You won! We won!” shouted Ron,
thumping
Harry on the back.
thump /θʌmp/ v. (尤指用拳)捶击
166
“And I gave Malfoy a
black eye
, and Neville tried to take on Crabbe and Goyle
single-handed
! He’s still
out cold
but Madam Pomfrey says he’ll be all right — talk about showing Slytherin!
black eye 被打得发青的眼圈
single-handed /ˌsɪŋɡəlˈhændɪd/ adj. 单独一人的
out cold 失去知觉
167
Everyone’s waiting for you in the common room, we’re having a party, Fred and George
stole
some cakes and stuff from the kitchens.”
stole /stol/ vi. 窃取（steal过去式)
168
“Never mind that now,” said Harry breathlessly. “Let’s find an empty room, you wait ’til you hear this. . . .”
169
He made sure Peeves wasn’t inside before shutting the door behind them, then he told them what he’d seen and heard.
170
“So we were right, it is the Philosopher’s Stone, and Snape’s trying to force Quirrell to help him get it. He asked if he knew how to get past Fluffy – and he said something about Quirrell’s “hocus-pocus” –
171
I reckon there are other things guarding the stone apart from Fluffy, loads of
enchantments
, probably, and Quirrell would have done some anti-Dark Arts spell which Snape needs to break through —”
enchantment / ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ n. 魔法
172
“So you mean the Stone’s only safe as long as Quirrell
stands up to
Snape?” said Hermione in
alarm
.
stand up to 抵挡
alarm /əˈlɑːrm/ n. 惊恐(强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧)
173
“It’ll be gone by next Tuesday,” said Ron.
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