《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 6 ｜P2

“Mum and Dad were in it, too. I don’t know what they’ll say if I’m not. I don’t suppose Ravenclaw would be too bad, but imagine if they put me in Slytherin.”

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“That’s the House Vol-, I mean, You-Know-Who was in?”

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“Yeah,” said Ron. He 

flopped

 back into his seat, looking depressed.

flop /flɑp/ v. （尤指疲劳时）扑通坐下

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“You know, I think the ends of Scabbers’ 

whiskers

 are a bit lighter,” said Harry, trying to take Ron’s mind off Houses. 

whiskers /'hwiskəz/ n. 腮须

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“So what do your oldest brothers do now that they’ve left, anyway?”

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Harry was wondering what a wizard did once he’d finished school.

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“Charlie’s in Romania studying dragons, and Bill’s in Africa doing something for Gringotts,” said Ron.

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“Did you hear about Gringotts? It’s been all over the Daily Prophet, but I don’t suppose you get that with the Muggles — someone tried to rob a high security vault.”

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Harry stared.

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“Really? What happened to them?”

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“Nothing, that’s why it’s such big news.

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They haven’t been caught. 

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My dad says it must’ve been a powerful Dark wizard to 

get round

 Gringotts, but they don’t think they took anything, that’s what’s odd.

get round 避开

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Course, everyone gets scared when something like this happens in case You-Know-Who’s behind it.”

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Harry turned this news over in his mind. He was starting to get a 

prickle

 of fear every time You-Know-Who was mentioned.

prickle /'prɪkl/ n. 刺痛

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He supposed this was all part of entering the magical world, but it had been a lot more comfortable saying “Voldemort” without worrying.

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“What’s your Quidditch team?” Ron asked.

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“Er — I don’t know any,” Harry 

confessed

.

confess /kənˈfes/ vt. 承认

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“What!” Ron looked 

dumbfounded

. “Oh, you wait, it’s the best game in the world —”

dumbfounded /dʌm'faʊndɪd/ adj. 惊呆的

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And he was off, explaining all about the four balls and the positions of the seven players, describing famous games he’d been to with his brothers and the broomstick he’d like to get if he had the money.

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He was just taking Harry through the finer points of the game when the compartment door slid open yet again, but it wasn’t Neville the toadless boy, or Hermione Granger this time.

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Three boys entered, and Harry recognized the middle one at once: It was the pale boy from Madam Malkin’s robe shop.

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He was looking at Harry with a lot more interest than he’d shown back in Diagon Alley.

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“Is it true?” he said. “They’re saying all down the train that Harry Potter’s in this compartment. So it’s you, is it?”

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“Yes,” said Harry. He was looking at the other boys. Both of them were 

thickset

 and looked extremely 

mean

. Standing on either side of the pale boy, they looked like 

bodyguards

.

thickset /θɪk'sɛt/ adj. 矮胖的

mean /miːn/ adj. 刻薄的

bodyguard /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/ n. 保镖

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“Oh, this is Crabbe and this is Goyle,” said the pale boy 

carelessly

, noticing where Harry was looking. “And my name’s Malfoy, Draco Malfoy.”

carelessly /ˈk ɛrlɪslɪ/ adv. 漫不经心地

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Ron gave a slight 

cough

, which might have been hiding a 

snigger

.

cough /kɔf/ n. 咳嗽

snigger /'snɪɡɚ/ n. 暗笑(声)

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Draco Malfoy looked at him. “Think my name’s funny, do you? No need to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.”

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He turned back to Harry. “You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.”

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He held out his hand to shake Harry’s, but Harry didn’t take it.

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“I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks,” he said coolly.

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Draco Malfoy didn’t go red, but a pink 

tinge

 appeared in his pale cheeks.

tinge /tɪndʒ/ n. 淡色

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“I’d be careful if I were you, Potter,” he said slowly.

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“

Unless

 you’re a bit politer you’ll go the same way as your parents. They didn’t know what was good for them, either. You hang around with 

riffraff

 like the Weasleys and that Hagrid, and it’ll 

rub off on you

.”

unless /ən'lɛs/ conj. 除非

riffraff /ˈrɪfˌræf/ n.〈方〉渣滓

rub off on sb 影响某人

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Both Harry and Ron stood up.

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Ron said, his face as red as his hair. “Say that again,” 

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“Oh, you’re going to fight us, are you?” Malfoy 

sneered

.

sneer /snɪr/ vi. 冷笑

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“Unless you get out now,” said Harry, more bravely than he felt, because Crabbe and Goyle were a lot bigger than him or Ron.

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“But we don’t feel like leaving, do we, boys? We’ve eaten all our food and you still seem to have some.”

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Goyle reached toward the Chocolate Frogs next to Ron — Ron leapt forward, but before he’d 

so much as

 touched Goyle, Goyle let out a horrible yell.

so much as 连......都不

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Scabbers the rat was hanging off his finger, sharp little teeth sunk deep into Goyle’s 

knuckle

 — Crabbe and Malfoy backed away as Goyle 

swung

 Scabbers round and round, howling,

knuckle /'nʌkl/ n. (指人)指关节

swing /swɪŋ/ vt. 挥舞

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and when Scabbers finally flew off and hit the window, all three of them disappeared at once.

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Perhaps they thought there were more rats 

lurking

 among the sweets, or perhaps they’d heard footsteps, because a second later, Hermione Granger had come in.

lurk /lɜːrk/ vi. 潜藏

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“What has been going on?” she said, looking at the sweets all over the floor and Ron picking up Scabbers by his tail.

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“I think he’s been knocked out,” Ron said to Harry. He looked closer at Scabbers. “No — I don’t believe it — he’s gone back to sleep.”

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And so he had.

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“You’ve met Malfoy before?”

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Harry explained about their meeting in Diagon Alley.

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“I’ve heard of his family,” said Ron darkly.

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“They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they’d been bewitched.

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My dad doesn’t believe it. He says Malfoy’s father didn’t need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.”

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He turned to Hermione. “Can we help you with something?”

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“You’d better hurry up and put your robes on, I’ve just been up to the front to ask the conductor, and he says we’re nearly there.

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You haven’t been fighting, have you? You’ll be in trouble before we even get there!”

You haven’t been fighting, have you? 

You’ll be in trouble before we even get there!”

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“Scabbers has been fighting, not us,” said Ron, 

scowling

 at her. “Would you mind leaving while we change?”

scowl /skaʊl/ vi. 怒视(某人或某物)

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“All right — I only came in here because people outside are behaving very 

childishly

, racing up and down the corridors,” said Hermione in a 

sniffy

 voice.

childishly /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃlɪ/ adv. 幼稚地

sniffy /'snɪfi/ adj. 嗤之以鼻的

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“And you’ve got dirt on your nose, by the way, did you know?”

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Ron glared at her as she left. 

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Harry peered out of the window. It was getting dark. He could see mountains and forests under a deep purple sky. The train did seem to be slowing down.

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He and Ron took off their jackets and pulled on their long black robes. Ron’s were a bit short for him, you could see his 

sneakers

 underneath them.

sneaker /'snikɚ/ n. 运动鞋

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A voice echoed through the train: “We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes’ time. Please leave your 

luggage

 on the train, it will be taken to the school 

separately

.”

luggage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ n. 行李

separately /ˈs ɛpərɪtlɪ/ adv. 单独地

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Harry’s stomach 

lurched

 with nerves and Ron, he saw, looked pale under his freckles. They crammed their pockets with the last of the sweets and joined the crowd 

thronging

 the corridor.

lurch /lɜːrtʃ/ v. 胃猛地翻腾

throng /θrɔːŋ/ vt. 挤满

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The train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way toward the door and out on to a tiny, dark platform. Harry shivered in the cold night air.

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Then a lamp came 

bobbing

 over the heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: “Firs’ years! Firs’ years over here! All right there, Harry?”

bob /'bɑb/ vi. 使上下(或来回)快速摆动

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Hagrid’s big hairy face beamed over the sea of heads. “C’mon, follow me — any more firs’ years? Mind yer step, now! Firs’ years follow me!”

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Slipping and 

stumbling

, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a 

steep

, narrow path. It was so dark on either side of them that Harry thought there must be thick trees there.

stumbling /ˈstʌmblɪŋ/ adj. 跌跌撞撞的

steep /stiːp/ adj. 陡峭的

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Nobody spoke much. Neville, the boy who kept losing his toad, sniffed once or twice.

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“Yeh’ll get yer firs’ sight o’ Hogwarts in a sec,” Hagrid called over his shoulder, “jus’ round this 

bend

 here.”

bend /bend/ n. （道路或河流的）拐弯

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There was a loud “Oooooh!”

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The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake.

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Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows 

sparkling

 in the 

starry

 sky, was a vast castle with many 

turrets

 and towers.

starry /'stɑri/ adj. 布满星星的

sparkle /ˈspɑːrkl/ vi. 闪耀

turret /'tɝət/ n. 角楼

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“No more’n four to a boat!” Hagrid called, pointing to a 

fleet

 of little boats sitting in the water by the shore. 

fleet /fliːt/ n. 舰队

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Harry and Ron were followed into their boat by Neville and Hermione.

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“Everyone in?” shouted Hagrid, who had a boat to himself. “Right then — FORWARD!”

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And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, 

gliding

 across the lake, which was as 

smooth

 as glass.

glide /ɡlaɪd/ vi. 使滑行

smooth /smuːð/ adj. 光滑的

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Everyone was silent, staring up at the great castle overhead. It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer to the 

cliff

 on which it stood.

cliff /klɪf/ n. 悬崖

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“Heads down!” yelled Hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff; they all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a 

curtain

 of 

ivy

 that hid a wide 

opening

 in the cliff face.

curtain /ˈkɜːrtn/ n. 窗帘

ivy /'aɪvi/ n. 常春藤

opening /ˈoʊpnɪŋ/ n. 洞

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They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground 

harbor

, where they clambered out onto rocks and 

pebbles

.

harbor /ˈhɑːrbər/ n. 海港

pebble /ˈpebl/ n. 卵石

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“Oy, you there! Is this your toad?” said Hagrid, who was checking the boats as people climbed out of them.

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“Trevor!” cried Neville 

blissfully

, holding out his hands.

blissfully /'blisfuli/ adv. 充满喜悦地

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Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid’s lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle.

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They walked up 

a flight of

 stone steps and 

crowded

 around the huge, oak front door.

a flight of 一段(楼梯)

crowd /kraʊd/ vt. & vi. 群集

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“Everyone here? You there, still got yer toad?”

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Hagrid raised a gigantic 

fist 

and knocked three times on the castle door.

fist /fɪst/ n. 拳头

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