《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 10
CHAPTER TEN
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HALLOWEEN
Halloween /ˌhæləu'i:n/ n. 万圣节前夕
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Malfoy couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ron were still at Hogwarts the next day, looking tired but perfectly cheerful.
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Indeed, by the next morning Harry and Ron thought that meeting the three-headed dog had been an
excellent
adventure, and they were quite
keen to
have another one.
excellent /ˈeksələnt/ adj. 极好的
keen to 渴望于
4
In the
meantime
, Harry
filled Ron in about
the package that seemed to have been moved from Gringotts to Hogwarts,
meantime /ˈmiːntaɪm/ n. 其间
fill sb in about [口]向某人提供(情况， 事实等)
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and they spent a lot of time
wondering
what could possibly need such
heavy
protection
.
wonder /'wʌndɚ/ v. 想知道
heavy /'hɛvi/ adj. 用力地
protection /prəˈtekʃn/ n. 防护
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“It’s either really valuable or really dangerous,” said Ron.
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“Or both,” said Harry.
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But as all they knew for sure about the mysterious object was that it was about two inches long, they didn’t have much chance of guessing what it was without
further
clues
.
further /ˈfɜːrðər/ adv. 进一步地
clue /kluː/ n. 线索
9
Neither Neville nor Hermione showed the slightest interest in what lay underneath the dog and the
trapdoor
. All Neville cared about was never going near the dog again.
trapdoor /'træpdɔr/ n. 活板门
10
Hermione was now refusing to speak to Harry and Ron, but she was such a
bossy
know-it-all
that they saw this as an
added
bonus
.
bossy /'bɔsi/ adj. 爱指挥他人的
know-it-all /ˈnoɪtˌɔl/ n. [口] 假装或自称无所不知的人
added /'ædɪd/ adj. 额外的
bonus /ˈboʊnəs/ n. 意外收获
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All they really wanted now was a way of
getting back
at Malfoy, and to their great delight, just such a thing arrived in the mail about a week later.
get back 报复
12
As the owls
flooded
into the Great Hall as usual, everyone’s attention was caught at once by a long, thin package carried by six large
screech owls
.
flood /flʌd/ vi. 涌进
screech owl 鸣角枭
13
Harry was just as interested as everyone else to see what was in this large parcel, and was amazed when the owls
soared
down and dropped it right in front of him, knocking his bacon to the floor.
soar /sɔːr/ vi. 翱翔
14
They had
hardly
fluttered out of the way when another owl dropped a letter on top of the
parcel
.
hardly /'hɑrdli/ adv. 刚刚
parcel /ˈpɑːrsl/ n. 包裹
15
Harry
ripped
open the letter first, which was lucky, because it said:
rip /rɪp/ vt. 撕
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DO NOT OPEN THE PARCEL AT THE TABLE.
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It contains your new Nimbus Two Thousand, but I don’t want everybody knowing you’ve got a broomstick
or
they’ll all want one.
or /ɔr/ conj. 否则
18
Oliver Wood will meet you tonight on the Quidditch
pitch
at seven o’clock for your first
training session
.
pitch /pɪtʃ/ n. 球场
training session 培训课程
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Professor McGonagall
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Harry had
difficulty
hiding his
glee
as he handed the note to Ron to read.
difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ n. 困难
glee /ɡliː/ n. 欢欣
21
“A Nimbus Two Thousand!” Ron
moaned
enviously
. “I’ve never even touched one.”
moan /moʊn/ v. 抱怨
enviously /ˈ ɛnvɪəslɪ/ adv. 羡慕地
22
They left the hall quickly, wanting to unwrap the broomstick
in private
before their first lesson, but halfway across the entrance hall they found the way upstairs
barred
by Crabbe and Goyle.
in private 私下地
bar /bɑːr/ v. 阻挡
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Malfoy seized the package from Harry and felt it.
24
“That’s a broomstick,” he said, throwing it back to Harry with a
mixture
of
jealousy
and
spite
on his face. “You’ll
be in for it
this time, Potter, first years aren’t allowed them.”
jealousy /ˈdʒeləsi/ n. 嫉妒
spite /spaɪt/ n. 怨恨
mixture /ˈmɪkstʃər/ n. 混合
be in for it 势必受罚
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Ron couldn’t
resist
it.
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ vt. 不受(某事物的)损害[影响]
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“It’s not any old broomstick,” he said, “it’s a Nimbus Two Thousand. What did you say you’ve got at home, Malfoy, a
Comet
Two Sixty?”
comet /ˈkɑːmɪt/ n. 彗星
27
Ron grinned at Harry. “Comets look
flashy
, but they’re not in the same
league
as the Nimbus.”
flashy /ˈflæʃi/ adj. 闪光的
league /liːɡ/ n. 级别
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“What would you know about it, Weasley, you couldn’t afford half the
handle
,” Malfoy snapped back. “I suppose you and your brothers have to
save up
twig
by twig.”
handle /ˈhændl/ n. 把手
save up 贮存
twig /twɪɡ/ n. 细枝
29
Before Ron could answer, Professor Flitwick appeared at Malfoy’s elbow.
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“Not arguing, I hope, boys?” he squeaked.
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“Potter’s been sent a broomstick, Professor,” said Malfoy quickly.
32
“Yes, yes, that’s right,” said Professor Flitwick, beaming at Harry. “Professor McGonagall told me all about the special circumstances, Potter. And what model is it?”
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“A Nimbus Two Thousand, sir,” said Harry,
fighting
not to laugh at the look of horror on Malfoy’s face. “And it’s really thanks to Malfoy here that I’ve got it,” he added.
fight /faɪt/ v. 努力争取
34
Harry and Ron headed upstairs,
smothering
their laughter at Malfoy’s obvious
rage
and confusion.
smother /ˈsmʌðər/ vt. 忍住
rage /reɪdʒ/ n. 愤怒
35
“Well, it’s true,” Harry
chortled
as they reached the top of the marble staircase, “If he hadn’t
stolen
Neville’s Remembrall I wouldn’t be on the team. . . .”
chortle /ˈtʃɔːrtl/ vi. 咯咯笑
steal /stiːl/ vt. 偷窃
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“So I suppose you think that’s a
reward
for breaking rules?” came an angry voice from just behind them. Hermione was
stomping
up the stairs, looking
disapprovingly
at the package in Harry’s hand.
reward /rɪˈwɔːrd/ n. 奖励
stomp /stɑmp/ vt. 重踩
disapprovingly /ˌdɪsəˈpruvɪ ŋlɪ/ adv. 不赞成地
37
“I thought you weren’t speaking to us?” said Harry.
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“Yes, don’t stop now,” said Ron, “it’s doing us so much good.”
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Hermione
marched
away with her nose in the air.
march /mɑːrtʃ/ v. 快步走
40
Harry had a lot of trouble keeping his
mind
on his lessons that day.
mind /maɪnd/ n. 注意力
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It kept
wandering
up to the
dormitory
where his new broomstick was lying under his bed, or
straying
off to the Quidditch pitch where he’d be learning to play that night.
wander /ˈwɑːndər/ v. 开小差
dormitory /ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/ n. 集体宿舍
stray /streɪ/ v. 走神
42
He
bolted
his dinner that evening without noticing what he was eating, and then rushed upstairs with Ron to unwrap the Nimbus Two Thousand at last.
bolt /boʊlt/ vt. 囫囵吞下
43
“Wow,” Ron sighed, as the broomstick rolled onto Harry’s bedspread.
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Even Harry, who knew nothing about the different brooms, thought it looked wonderful.
45
Sleek
and shiny, with a
mahogany
handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus Two Thousand written in gold near the top.
sleek /slik/ adj. 线条流畅的
mahogany /mə'hɑgəni/ n. 红木
46
As seven o’clock
drew nearer
, Harry left the castle and set off towards the Quidditch pitch in the dusk.
draw near 接近
47
He’d never been inside the
stadium
before.
stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ n. (周围有看台的)露天大型运动场
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Hundreds of seats were raised in
stands
around the pitch so that the
spectators
were high enough to see what was going on.
stand /stænd/ n. (体育场的)看台
spectator /ˈspekteɪtər/ n. 观众
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At either end of the pitch were three golden
poles
with
hoops
on the end. They reminded Harry of the little plastic
sticks
Muggle children blew
bubbles
through, except that they were fifty feet high.
pole /poʊl/ n. 杆
hoop /huːp/ n. 铁环
stick /stɪk/ n. 棍状物
bubble /ˈbʌbl/ n. 气泡
50
Too eager to fly again to wait for Wood, Harry
mounted
his broomstick and kicked off from the ground.
mount /maʊnt/ vt. & vi. 骑上
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What a feeling — he
swooped
in and out of the
goalposts
and then
sped
up and down the field.
swoop /swuːp/ vi. 猛冲
goalpost /'ɡolpost/ n. (足球、曲棍球的)球门柱
speed /spid/ v. 快速移动
52
The Nimbus Two Thousand turned wherever he wanted at his
lightest
touch.
light /laɪt/ adj. 轻的
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“Hey, Potter, come down!”
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Oliver Wood had arrived.
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He was carrying a large wooden
crate
under his arm. Harry landed next to him.
crate /kreɪt/ n. 板条箱
56
“Very nice,” said Wood, his eyes
glinting
.
glint /ɡlɪnt/ v. 闪烁
57
“I see what McGonagall meant . . . you really are a natural. I’m just going to teach you the rules this evening, then you’ll be joining team practice three times a week.”
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He opened the crate. Inside were four different-sized balls.
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“Right,” said Wood.
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“Now, Quidditch is easy enough to understand, even if it’s not too easy to play. There are seven players on each side. Three of them are called
Chasers
.”
chase /tʃeɪs/ vt. 追捕
61
“Three Chasers,” Harry repeated, as Wood took out a bright red ball about the size of a soccer ball.
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“This ball’s called the
Quaffle
,” said Wood.
Quaffle n. 鬼飞球
63
“The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it through one of the hoops to
score
a
goal
. Ten
points
every time the Quaffle goes through one of the hoops. Follow me?”
score /skɔ/ v. （在运动、比赛或考试中）得（分）
goal /ɡoʊl/ n. 进球得的分
point /pɔɪnt/ n. (计量单位)分
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“The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score,” Harry
recited
. “So — that’s sort of like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn’t it?”
recite /rɪˈsaɪt/ vi. 叙述
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“What’s basketball?” said Wood curiously.
66
“Never mind,” said Harry quickly.
67
“Now, there’s another player on each side who’s called the
Keeper
— I’m Keeper for Gryffindor. I have to fly around our hoops and stop the other team from scoring.”
keeper /'kipɚ/ n. 看守人
68
“Three Chasers, one Keeper,” said Harry, who was determined to remember it all.
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“And they play with the Quaffle. Okay, got that. So what are they for?” He pointed at the three balls left inside the box.
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“I’ll show you now,” said Wood. “Take this.”
71
He handed Harry a small club, a bit like a
rounders
bat
.
rounders /'raʊndɚz/ n. 一种类似棒球的儿童游戏
bat /bæt/ n. 球棒
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“I’m going to show you what the
Bludgers
do,” Wood said. “These two are the Bludgers.”
Bludgers /'blʌdʒə/ n. 游走球
73
He showed Harry two
identical
balls,
jet
black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle. Harry noticed that they seemed to be
straining
to escape the
straps
holding them inside the box.
identical /aɪˈdentɪkl/ adj. 完全相同的
jet /dʒet/ adj. 墨黑的
strain /streɪn/ v. 竭力
strap /stræp/ n. 皮带
74
“Stand back,” Wood warned Harry. He bent down and freed one of the Bludgers.
75
At once, the black ball rose high in the air and then
pelted
straight at Harry’s face.
pelt /pelt/ vi. 投掷
76
Harry
swung
at it with the bat to stop it
from
breaking his nose, and sent it
zigzagging
away into the air —
swing /swɪŋ/ v. (挥动某物)朝......打去
from /frʌm/ prep. (使)免遭
zigzag /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/ v. 呈之字形移动
77
it
zoomed
around their heads and then shot at Wood, who dived on top of it and managed to
pin
it to the ground.
zoom /zuːm/ v. 快速移动
pin /pɪn/ vt. 压住
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“See?” Wood panted, forcing the
struggling
Bludger back into the crate and
strapping
it down safely.
struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ vt. 尽力使得
strap /stræp/ vt. 用带捆绑
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“The Bludgers
rocket
around, trying to knock players off their brooms.
rocket /ˈrɑːkɪt/ vi. 飞快地移动
80
That’s why you have two
Beaters
on each team — the Weasley twins are ours — it’s their job to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them toward the other team.
Beater /'bitɚ/ 击球手
81
So — think you’ve got all that?”
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“Three Chasers try and score with the Quaffle; the Keeper guards the
goalposts
; the Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team,” Harry
reeled off
.
goalpost /'ɡolpost/ n. (足球、曲棍球的)球门柱
reel off 一口气说
83
“Very good,” said Wood.
84
“Er — have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?” Harry asked, hoping he sounded
offhand
.
offhand /ˌɔːfˈhænd/ adv. 随便地
85
“Never at Hogwarts. We’ve had a couple of broken
jaws
but nothing worse than that.
jaw /dʒɔː/ n. 下巴
86
Now, the last member of the team is the Seeker. That’s you. And you don’t have to worry about the Quaffle or the Bludgers —”
87
“— unless they crack my head open.”
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“Don’t worry, the Weasleys are more than a
match
for the Bludgers — I mean, they’re like a pair of human Bludgers themselves.”
match /mætʃ/ n. 敌手
89
Wood reached into the crate and took out the fourth and last ball.
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Compared with the Quaffle and the Bludgers, it was tiny, about the size of a large
walnut
. It was bright gold and had little fluttering silver wings.
walnut /'wɔlnət/ n. 胡桃
91
“This,” said Wood,
92
“is the
Golden Snitch
, and it’s the most important ball of the lot. It’s very hard to catch because it’s so fast and difficult to see. It’s the Seeker’s job to catch it.
Golden Snitch 金色飞贼
93
You’ve got to
weave
in and out of the Chasers, Beaters,
Bludgers
, and
Quaffle
to get it before the other team’s Seeker,
weave /wiːv/ v. 穿行(以避开障碍)
Bludger 游走球
Quaffle 鬼飞球
94
because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win. That’s why Seekers get
fouled
so much.
foul /faʊl/ vi. 犯规
95
A game of Quidditch only ends when the Snitch is caught, so it can go on for ages — I think the record is three months, they had to keep bringing on
substitutes
so the players could get some sleep.
substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtuːt/ n. （体育比赛中的）替补队员
96
Well, that’s it — any questions?”
97
Harry shook his head. He understood what he had to do all right, it was doing it that was going to be the problem.
98
“We won’t practice with the Snitch yet,” said Wood, carefully shutting it back inside the crate, “it’s too dark, we might lose it. Let’s try you out with a few of these.”
99
He pulled a bag of
ordinary
golf balls out of his pocket and a few minutes later, he and Harry were up in the air, Wood throwing the golf balls as hard as he could in every direction for Harry to catch.
ordinary /ˈɔːrdneri/ adj. 普通的
100
Harry didn’t miss a single one, and Wood was delighted.
101
After half an hour, night had really fallen and they couldn’t carry on.
102
“That Quidditch Cup’ll have our name on it this year,” said Wood happily as they
trudged
back up to the castle.
trudge /trʌdʒ/ v. (因疲劳或负重而)步履沉重地走
103
“I wouldn’t be surprised if you turn out better than Charlie Weasley, and he could have played for England if he hadn’t gone off
chasing
dragons.”
chase /tʃeɪs/ v. 追求(工作或金钱)
104
Perhaps it was because he was now so busy, what with Quidditch practice three evenings a week
on top of
all his homework,
on top of 另外
105
but Harry could hardly believe it when he realized that he’d already been at Hogwarts two months.
106
The castle felt more like home than Privet Drive had ever done.
107
His lessons, too, were becoming more and more interesting
now that
they had
mastered
the basics.
now that 由于
master /ˈmæstər/ v. 掌握
108
On
Halloween
morning they woke to the delicious smell of baking
pumpkin
wafting
through the corridors.
Halloween /ˌhæləu'i:n/ n. 万圣节前夕
pumpkin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ n. 南瓜
waft /wɑft/ vi. 飘荡
109
Even better, Professor Flitwick announced in Charms that he thought they were ready to start making objects fly,
110
something they had all been
dying to
try since they’d seen him make Neville’s toad zoom around the classroom.
dying to 渴望
111
Professor Flitwick put the class into pairs to practice.
112
Harry’s partner was Seamus Finnigan (which was a relief, because Neville had been trying to
catch his eye
).
catch one's eye 吸引某人的注意
113
Ron, however, was to be working with Hermione Granger. It was hard to tell whether Ron or Hermione was angrier about this.
114
She hadn’t spoken to either of them since the day Harry’s broomstick had arrived.
115
“Now, don’t forget that nice
wrist
movement we’ve been practicing!” squeaked Professor Flitwick,
perched
on top of his pile of books as usual.
wrist /rɪst/ n. 腕
perch /pɜːrtʃ/ vt. & vi. (在较高处或物体边缘)坐着
116
“
Swish
and
flick
, remember, swish and flick.
swish /swɪʃ/ vi. 嗖地挥动
flick /flɪk/ v. 轻拂
117
And saying the magic words
properly
is very important, too — never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said ‘s’ instead of ‘f’ and found himself on the floor with a
buffalo
on his chest.”
properly /'prɑpɚli/ adv. 正确地
buffalo /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ n. 野牛
118
It was very difficult. Harry and Seamus swished and flicked, but the feather they were supposed to be sending
skyward
just lay on the desktop.
skyward /'skaɪwɚdz/ adv. 朝天空
119
Seamus got so impatient that he
prodded
it with his wand and set fire to it — Harry had to
put it out
with his hat.
prod /prɑːd/ vt. & vi. 戳
put out 熄灭
120
Ron, at the next table, wasn’t having much more luck.
121
“Wingardium Leviosa!” he shouted, waving his long arms like a
windmill
.
windmill /'wɪnd'mɪl/ n. 风车
122
“You’re saying it wrong,” Harry heard Hermione snap. “It’s Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the ‘gar’
nice
and long.”
nice /naɪs/ adj. 细致的
123
“You do it, then, if you’re so clever,” Ron snarled.
124
Hermione rolled up the sleeves of her
gown
, flicked her wand, and said, “Wingardium Leviosa!”
gown /ɡaʊn/ n. 长袍(偏向于用于女子)
125
Their feather rose off the desk and hovered about four feet above their heads.
126
“Oh, well done!” cried Professor Flitwick, clapping. “Everyone see here, Miss Granger’s done it!”
127
Ron was in a very bad temper by the end of the class.
128
“It’s no wonder no one can stand her,” he said to Harry as they
pushed their way
into the crowded corridor, “she’s a
nightmare
, honestly.”
push one's way 挤着前进
nightmare /ˈnaɪtmer/ n. 噩梦
129
Someone
knocked
into Harry as they
hurried
past
him. It was Hermione.
knock /nɑk/ vi. 碰撞
hurry /ˈhɜːri/ vt. & vi. 急忙
past /pæst/ adv. 经过
130
Harry caught a
glimpse
of her face — and was
startled
to see that she was in tears.
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ n. 瞥见
startle /ˈstɑːrtl/ vi. 惊奇
131
“I think she heard you.”
132
“So?” said Ron, but he looked a bit uncomfortable. “She must’ve noticed she’s got no friends.”
133
Hermione didn’t
turn up
for the next class and wasn’t seen all afternoon.
turn up 出现
134
On their way down to the Great Hall for the Halloween
feast
,
feast /fiːst/ n. 宴会
135
Harry and Ron overheard Parvati Patil telling her friend Lavender that Hermione was crying in the girls’
toilets
and wanted to be left alone.
toilet /'tɔɪlət/ n. 厕所
136
Ron looked still more
awkward
at this, but a moment later they had entered the Great Hall, where the Halloween
decorations
put Hermione out of their minds.
awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/ adj. 局促不安的
decoration /ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/ n. 装饰
137
A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more
swooped
over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins
stutter
.
swoop /swuːp/ vi. 猛冲
stutter /ˈstʌtər/ vt. & vi. 不顺畅的工作
138
The feast appeared suddenly on the golden plates, as it had at the start-of-term
banquet
.
banquet /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ n. 宴会(一般指很正式的)
139
Harry was just helping himself to a baked potato when Professor Quirrell came
sprinting
into the hall, his turban
askew
and terror on his face.
spring /sprɪŋ/ v. 突然出现
askew /əˈskjuː/ adv. 歪斜地
140
Everyone stared as he reached Professor Dumbledore’s chair,
slumped
against the table, and gasped, “
Troll
— in the
dungeons
— thought you ought to know.”
slump /slʌmp/ vi. 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
troll /troʊl/ n. 巨怪
dungeon /'dʌndʒən/ n. 地牢
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He then
sank
to the floor in a
dead
faint
.
sink /sɪŋk/ v. 颓然坐下（尤因非常疲倦或虚弱）
dead /dɛd/ adj. （身体部位）无知觉的
faint /feɪnt/ n. 昏倒
142
There was an
uproar
. It took several purple
firecrackers
exploding from the end of Professor Dumbledore’s wand to
bring
silence.
uproar /ˈʌprɔːr/ n. 骚动
firecracker /'faɪɚkrækɚ/ n. 爆竹
bring /brɪŋ/ v. 使处于某种情况
143
“Prefects,” he
rumbled
, “lead your Houses back to the dormitories immediately!”
rumble /ˈrʌmbl/ v. 低沉着说
144
Percy
was in his element
.
be in one's element 很在行
145
“Follow me!
Stick together
, first years! No need to fear the troll if you
follow
my orders! Stay
close
behind me, now.
Make way
, first years coming through! Excuse me, I’m a prefect!”
stick together 在一起
follow /ˈfɑːloʊ/ v. 听从
close /kloʊz/ adv. （空间上）靠近地
make way 让路
146
“How could a troll get in?” Harry asked as they climbed the stairs.
147
“Don’t ask me, they’re supposed to be really stupid,” said Ron. “Maybe Peeves let it in for a Halloween joke.”
148
They passed different groups of people hurrying in different directions. As they
jostled
their way through a crowd of confused Hufflepuffs, Harry suddenly grabbed Ron’s arm.
jostle /ˈdʒɑːsl/ vt. 推挤
149
“I’ve just thought — Hermione.”
150
“What about her?”
151
“She doesn’t know about the troll.”
152
Ron
bit
his lip.
bit /bɪt/ v. 咬(bite的过去式和过去分词形式)
153
“Oh, all right,” he snapped. “But Percy’d better not see us.”
154
Ducking down, they joined the Hufflepuffs going the other way,
slipped
down a
deserted
side corridor, and hurried off toward the girls’ toilets.
slip /slɪp/ v. 溜走
deserted /dɪ'zɝtɪd/ adj. 空无一人的
155
They had just turned the corner when they heard quick footsteps behind them.
156
“Percy!” hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone
griffin
.
Griffin /'ɡrɪfɪn/ n. 希腊神话中半狮半鹫的怪兽
157
Peering
around it, however, they saw not Percy but Snape. He crossed the corridor and disappeared from view.
peer /pɪr/ vi. 窥视
158
“What’s he doing?” Harry whispered. “Why isn’t he down in the dungeons with the rest of the teachers?”
159
“
Search me
.”
search me 我可不知道
160
Quietly as possible, they crept along the next corridor after Snape’s
fading
footsteps.
fade /feɪd/ vt. & vi.(使)变弱
161
“He’s heading for the third floor,” Harry said, but Ron held up his hand.
162
“Can you smell something?”
163
Harry sniffed and a
foul
stench
reached his
nostrils
, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean.
foul /faʊl/ adj. 肮脏的
stench /stentʃ/ n. 恶臭
nostrils /'nɔstril/ [拉] 鼻孔
164
And then they heard it — a low
grunting
, and the
shuffling
footfalls of gigantic feet. Ron pointed — at the end of a passage to the left, something huge was moving toward them.
grunt /ɡrʌnt/ v. 咕哝
shuffle /ˈʃʌfl/ vi. 拖着脚走
165
They
shrank
into the shadows and watched as it
emerged
into
a patch of
moonlight.
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ vt. & vi. 退缩
emerge /iˈmɜːrdʒ/ vi. 暴露
a patch of 一片
166
It was a horrible sight.
167
Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull,
granite
gray, its great
lumpy
body like a
boulder
with its small bald head perched on top like a
coconut
.
granite /'grænɪt/ n. 花岗岩
lumpy /'lʌmpi/ adj. 多块状物的
boulder /ˈboʊldər/ n. 大圆石
coconut /ˈkoʊkənʌt/ n. 椰子
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It had short legs thick as tree
trunks
with flat,
horny
feet. The smell coming from it was incredible.
trunk /trʌŋk/ n. 树干
horny /'hɔrni/ adj. 粗糙的
169
It was holding a huge wooden club, which dragged along the floor because its arms were so long.
170
The troll stopped next to a doorway and peered inside. It waggled its long ears,
making up its tiny mind
, then
slouched
slowly into the room.
make up one's mind 下定决心
slouch /slaʊtʃ/ vi. 没精打采地站
171
“The key’s in the lock,” Harry muttered. “We could lock it in.”
172
“Good idea,” said Ron nervously.
173
They
edged
toward the open door, mouths dry, praying the troll wasn’t about to come out of it. With one great leap, Harry managed to grab the key, slam the door, and lock it.
edge /edʒ/ v. 侧着移动
174
“Yes!”
175
Flushed with their victory, they started to run back up the passage,
176
but as they reached the corner they heard something that made their hearts stop — a high,
petrified
scream — and it was coming from the
chamber
they’d just
chained up
.
petrified /'petrifaid/ adj. 恐慌的
chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/ n. 房间（用于特定用途或官方用途的）
chain up 锁住
177
“Oh, no,” said Ron, pale as the Bloody
Baron
.
baron /'bærən/ n. 男爵
178
“It’s the girls’ toilets!” Harry gasped.
179
“Hermione!” they said together.
180
It was the
last
thing they wanted to do, but what choice did they have?
Wheeling
around, they
sprinted
back to the door and turned the key,
fumbling
in their panic.
last /læst/ adj. 最不可能的
wheel /wil/ v. (使)迅速转身
sprint /sprɪnt/ vi. 全速跑
fumble /ˈfʌmbl/ vi. 笨拙地行动
181
Harry pulled the door open and they ran inside.
182
Hermione Granger was shrinking against the wall
opposite
, looking as if she was about to
faint
. The troll was
advancing on
her, knocking the sinks off the walls as it went.
opposite /ˈɑːpəzɪt/ adv. 在对面
faint /feɪnt/ vi. 昏倒
advance on 朝...前进
183
“
Confuse
it!” Harry said
desperately
to Ron, and, seizing a
tap
, he threw it as hard as he could against the wall.
confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ vt. 使糊涂
desperately /ˈd ɛspərɪtlɪ/ adv. 不顾一切地
tap /tæp/ n. 水龙头
184
The troll stopped a few feet from Hermione. It
lumbered
around
, blinking stupidly, to see what had made the noise. Its
mean
little eyes saw Harry.
lumber /ˈlʌmbər/ v. 笨拙地行走
around /ə'raʊnd/ adv. 掉头
mean /miːn/ adj. 要发怒的
185
It hesitated, then
made for
him instead, lifting its
club
as it went.
make for 走向
club /klʌb/ n. (用作武器的)棍
186
“Oy, pea-brain!” yelled Ron from the other side of the chamber, and he threw a metal pipe at it.
187
The troll didn’t even seem to notice the pipe hitting its shoulder, but it heard the yell and paused again, turning its ugly snout toward Ron instead, giving Harry time to run around it.
188
“Come on, run, run!” Harry yelled at Hermione, trying to pull her toward the door, but she couldn’t move, she was still
flat
against the wall, her mouth open with
terror
.
flat /flæt/ adj. 平卧的
terror /ˈterər/ n. 惊恐（指极大的恐惧和惊骇）
189
The shouting and the
echoes
seemed to be
driving
the troll
berserk
. It roared again and started toward Ron, who was nearest and had no way to escape.
echo /ˈekoʊ/ n. 回音
drive /draɪv/ vt. 促使
berserk /bərˈzɜːrk/ adj.（激动得）控制不住的
190
Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a great
running
jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll’s neck from behind.
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ adj. 连续的
191
The troll couldn’t feel Harry hanging there, but even a troll will notice if you
stick
a long
bit
of wood up its nose,
stick /stɪk/ vt. 刺
bit /bɪt/ n. 小部分
192
and Harry’s wand had still been in his hand when he’d jumped — it had gone straight up one of the troll’s
nostrils
.
nostrils /'nɑstrəl/ n. [拉] 鼻孔
193
Howling with pain, the troll twisted and
flailed
its club, with Harry
clinging
on
for dear life
;
flail /fleɪl/ vt.&vi. （尤指用棍棒）猛击
cling /klɪŋ/ v. 紧抓不放
for dear life 拼命地
194
any second, the troll was going to
rip
him off or catch him a terrible
blow
with the club.
rip /rɪp/ v. 迅速扯开
blow /bloʊ/ n. 打击
195
Hermione had sunk to the floor in
fright
; Ron pulled out his own wand — not knowing what he was going to do he heard himself cry the first spell that came into his head: “Wingardium Leviosa!”
fright /fraɪt/ n. 惊恐(通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧)
196
The club flew suddenly out of the troll’s hand, rose high, high up into the air,
turned
slowly
over
— and dropped, with a
sickening
crack
, onto its owner’s head.
turn /tɜːrn/ v. (使)改变方向
over /'ovɚ/ adv. 在上方
sickening /'sɪkənɪŋ/ adj. 令人震惊的
crack /kræk/ n. 爆裂声
197
The troll
swayed
on the spot
and then
fell flat on its face
, with a
thud
that made the whole room tremble.
sway /sweɪ/ vi. 摇摆
on the spot 当场
fall on one's face 脸朝下倒下
thud /θʌd/ n. 砰的一声
198
Harry got to his feet. He was shaking and
out of breath
. Ron was standing there with his wand still raised, staring at what he had done.
out of breath 喘不过气来
199
It was Hermione who spoke first.
200
“Is it — dead?”
201
“I don’t think so,” said Harry, “I think it’s just been
knocked out
.”
knocked out 打晕
202
He bent down and pulled his wand out of the troll’s nose. It was covered in what looked like
lumpy
gray glue.
lumpy /'lʌmpi/ adj. 多块状物的
203
“Urgh – troll
boogers
.”
booger /ˈbʊɡɚ/ n. 〈方〉干燥的鼻粘液
204
He wiped it on the troll’s
trousers
.
trousers /'traʊzɚz/ n. 裤子
205
A sudden
slamming
and loud footsteps made the three of them look up.
slam /slæm/ vt. & vi. 砰地关上(门或窗)
206
They hadn’t realized what a
racket
they had been making, but of course, someone downstairs must have heard the crashes and the troll’s roars.
racket /'rækɪt/ n. 吵闹声
207
A moment later, Professor McGonagall had come
bursting
into the room, closely followed by Snape, with Quirrell
bringing up the rear
.
burst /bɜːrst/ v. 闯
bring up the rear 处在最后的位置
208
Quirrell took one look at the troll, let out a
faint
whimper
, and sat quickly down on a toilet,
clutching
his
heart
.
faint /feɪnt/ adj. 虚弱的
whimper /ˈwɪmpər/ vi. 啜泣
clutch /klʌtʃ/ vt. 紧握
heart /hɑrt/ n. 胸前
209
Snape bent over the troll. Professor McGonagall was looking at Ron and Harry.
210
Harry had never seen her look so angry. Her lips were white. Hopes of winning fifty points for Gryffindor
faded
quickly from Harry’s mind.
fade /feɪd/ vi. 逐渐消失
211
“What on earth were you thinking of?” said Professor McGonagall, with cold
fury
in her voice.
fury /ˈfjʊri/ n. 狂怒
212
Harry looked at Ron, who was still standing with his wand in the air. “You’re lucky you weren’t killed. Why aren’t you in your
dormitory
?”
dormitory /ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/ n. 集体宿舍
213
Snape gave Harry a
swift
,
piercing
look. Harry looked at the floor. He wished Ron would put his wand down.
swift /swɪft/ adj. 突然的
piercing /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ adj. （眼睛或目光）敏锐的
214
Then a small voice came out of the shadows.
215
“Please, Professor McGonagall — they were looking for me.”
216
“Miss Granger!”
217
Hermione had managed to get to her feet at last.
218
“I went looking for the troll because I — I thought I could deal with it on my own — you know, because I’ve read all about them.”
219
Ron dropped his wand. Hermione Granger, telling a
downright
lie to a teacher?
downright /'daʊnraɪt/ adj. （强调反面的）彻头彻尾的
220
“If they hadn’t found me, I’d be dead now.
221
Harry stuck his wand up its nose and Ron knocked it out with its own club. They didn’t have time to come and
fetch
anyone. It was about to
finish me off
when they arrived.”
fetch /fetʃ/ vt. 接来
finish off 〈非正〉杀死
222
Harry and Ron tried to look as though this story wasn’t new to them.
223
“Well — in that case . . .” said Professor McGonagall, staring at the three of them, “Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of
tackling
a mountain troll on your own?”
tackle /ˈtækl/ vt. 应付
224
Hermione
hung
her head. Harry was speechless.
hang /hæŋ/ vt. & vi. 垂下
225
Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble. It was as if Snape had started
handing out
sweets.
hand out 分发
226
“Miss Granger, five points will be
taken from
Gryffindor for this,” said Professor McGonagall.
take from v. 减少
227
“I’m very disappointed in you. If you’re not hurt at all, you’d better get off to Gryffindor Tower. Students are finishing the feast in their Houses.”
228
Hermione left.
229
Professor McGonagall turned to Harry and Ron.
230
“Well, I still say you were lucky, but not many first years could have taken on a
full-grown
mountain troll. You each win Gryffindor five points. Professor Dumbledore will be informed of this. You may go.”
full-grown /'ful'ɡrəun/ adj. 发育完全的
231
They hurried out of the chamber and didn’t speak at all until they had climbed two floors up. It was a relief to be away from the smell of the troll, quite apart from anything else.
232
“We should have gotten more than ten points,” Ron
grumbled
.
grumble /ˈɡrʌmbl/ vi. 抱怨
233
“Five, you mean, once she’s taken off Hermione’s.”
234
“Good of her to get us out of trouble like that,” Ron
admitted
. “Mind you, we did save her.”
admit /ədˈmɪt/ vt. & vi. 承认(尤指与自己相关)
235
“She might not have needed saving if we hadn’t locked the thing in with her,” Harry reminded him.
236
They had reached the portrait of the Fat Lady.
237
“Pig snout,” they said and entered.
238
The common room was
packed
and noisy.
pack /pæk/ v. 聚集
239
Everyone was eating the food that had been sent up. Hermione, however, stood alone
by
the door, waiting for them.
by /baɪ/ prep. 在......旁边
240
There was a very embarrassed pause.
241
Then, none of them looking at each other, they all said “Thanks,” and hurried off to get plates.
242
But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend.
243
There are some things you can’t
share
without
ending up liking each other
, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
share /ʃer/ v. 共同拥有(看法、特质或经历)
end up doing sth 最后做某事
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