《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 18
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
1
Dobby’s
Reward
reward /rɪˈwɔːd/ n. 报答
2
For a moment, there was silence as Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lockhart stood in the doorway, covered in
muck
and slime and (in Harry’s case) blood. Then there was a scream.
muck /mʌk/ n. 淤泥
3
‘Ginny!’
4
It was Mrs Weasley, who had been sitting crying in front of the
fire
. She leapt to her feet, closely followed by Mr Weasley, and both of them flung themselves on their daughter.
fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ n. 炉火
5
Harry, however, was looking past them. Professor Dumbledore was standing by the mantelpiece, beaming, next to Professor McGonagall, who was taking great,
steadying
gasps
, clutching her chest.
steady /ˈstedi/ adj. 平稳的
gasp /ɡɑːsp/ n. 喘气
6
Fawkes went whooshing past Harry’s ear and settled on Dumbledore’s shoulder, just as Harry found himself and Ron being swept into Mrs Weasley’s tight
embrace
.
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ n. 拥抱
7
‘You saved her! You saved her! How did you do it?’
8
‘I think we’d all like to know that,’ said Professor McGonagall weakly.
9
Mrs Weasley let go of Harry, who
hesitated
for a moment, then walked over to the desk and laid upon it the Sorting Hat, the
ruby
-
encrusted
sword and what remained of Riddle’s diary.
hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/ vi. 犹豫
ruby /'ruːbɪ/ n. 红宝石
encrust /ɪn'krʌst/ vt. 装饰外层
10
Then he started telling them everything. For nearly a
quarter
of an hour he spoke into the
rapt
silence:
quarter /ˈkwɔːtə(r)/ n. 四分之一
rapt /ræpt/ adj. 全神贯注的
11
he told them about hearing the
disembodied
voice, how Hermione had finally realised that he was hearing a
Basilisk
in the pipes;
disembodied /ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdid/ adj. 不具形体的
basilisk /'bæzɪlɪsk/ n. 蛇怪
12
how he and Ron had followed the spiders into the Forest, that Aragog had told them where the
last
victim
of the Basilisk had died;
last /lɑːst/ adj. 上一个的
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ n. 牺牲者
13
how he had guessed that Moaning Myrtle had been the victim, and that the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets might be in her bathroom …
14
‘Very well,’ Professor McGonagall
prompted
him, as he paused,
prompt /prɒmpt/ v. 鼓励
15
‘so you found out where the entrance was – breaking a hundred school rules into pieces along the way, I might add – but how on earth did you all get out of there alive, Potter?’
16
So Harry, his voice now growing hoarse from all this talking, told them about Fawkes’s
timely
arrival and about the Sorting Hat giving him the sword.
timely /ˈtaɪmli/ adv. 及时地
17
But then he faltered. He had
so far
avoided mentioning Riddle’s diary – or Ginny.
so far 到目前为止
18
She was standing with her head against Mrs Weasley’s shoulder, and tears were still
coursing
silently down her cheeks.
course /kɔːs/ v. 奔流
19
What if they expelled her? Harry thought in
panic
. Riddle’s diary didn’t work any more … How could they prove it had been he who’d made her do it all?
panic /ˈpænɪk/ n. 恐慌
20
Instinctively
, Harry looked at Dumbledore, who smiled faintly, the
firelight
glancing off his half-moon spectacles.
instinctively /in'stiŋktivli/ adv. (出于)本能地
firelight /'faɪəlaɪt/ n. (炉)火光
21
‘What interests me most,’ said Dumbledore gently, ‘is how Lord Voldemort managed to
enchant
Ginny, when my sources tell me he is currently in hiding in the forests of Albania.’
enchant /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ vt. 使迷惑
22
Relief – warm,
sweeping
,
glorious
relief –
swept
over Harry.
sweeping /'swiːpɪŋ/ adj. 彻底的
glorious /ˈɡlɔːriəs/ adj. 极其愉快的
sweep /swiːp/ v. (感受或情感)突然袭来
23
‘W-what’s that?’ said Mr Weasley in a stunned voice. ‘You Know Who? En-enchant Ginny? But Ginny’s not … Ginny hasn’t been … has she?’
24
‘It was this diary,’ said Harry quickly, picking it up and showing it to Dumbledore. ‘Riddle wrote it when he was sixteen.’
25
Dumbledore took the diary from Harry and peered
keenly
down his long, crooked nose at its
burnt
and
soggy
pages.
keenly /'ki:nli/ adv. 敏锐地
burnt /bɜːnt/ adj. 烧坏的
soggy /ˈsɒɡi/ adj. 透湿的
26
‘Brilliant,’ he said softly. ‘Of course, he was probably the most brilliant student Hogwarts has ever seen.’ He turned around to the Weasleys, who were looking
utterly
bewildered
.
utterly /ˈʌtəli/ adv. 完全地
bewilder /bɪˈwɪldə(r)/ vt. 使迷惑
27
‘Very few people know that Lord Voldemort was once called Tom Riddle. I taught him myself, fifty years ago, at Hogwarts.
28
He disappeared after leaving the school … travelled far and wide … sank so deeply into the Dark Arts,
consorted
with the very worst of our kind,
underwent
so many dangerous, magical
transformations
,
consort /ˈkɒnsɔːt/ vi. 结交
undergo /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ vt. 经历
transformation /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/ n. 变化
29
that when he
resurfaced
as Lord Voldemort, he was barely
recognisable
.
resurface /riː'sɜːfɪs/ vi. 重新露面
recognisable adj. 可辨认的
30
Hardly anyone connected Lord Voldemort with the clever, handsome boy who was once Head Boy here.’
31
‘But Ginny,’ said Mrs Weasley, ‘what’s our Ginny got to do with – with – him?’
32
‘His d-diary!’ Ginny sobbed. ‘I’ve b-been writing in it, and he’s been w-writing back all year –’
33
‘Ginny!’ said Mr Weasley,
flabbergasted
.
flabbergast /'flæbəgɑːst/ vt. 使目瞪口呆
34
‘Haven’t I taught you anything? What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it
keeps
its brain.
keep /kiːp/ v. 存放
35
Why didn’t you show the diary to me, or your mother? A
suspicious
object like that, it was clearly full of Dark Magic!’
suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/ adj. 可疑的
36
‘I d-didn’t know,’ sobbed Ginny. ‘I found it inside one of the books Mum got me. I th-thought someone had just left it in there and forgotten about it …’
37
‘Miss Weasley should go up to the hospital wing straight away,’ Dumbledore interrupted in a firm voice.
38
‘This has been a terrible
ordeal
for her. There will be no punishment. Older and
wiser
wizards than she have been
hoodwinked
by Lord Voldemort.’ He strode over to the door and opened it.
ordeal /ɔːˈdiːl/ n. 痛苦的经验
wiser /'waizə/ adj. 聪明的
hoodwink /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/ vt. 蒙蔽
39
‘
Bed rest
and perhaps a large, steaming mug of hot chocolate. I always find that cheers me up,’ he added,
twinklingkindly
down at her.
bed rest n. (病人的)卧床休息
twinkle /'twɪŋk(ə)l/ v. （眼睛因高兴而）发亮
kindly /'kaɪndlɪ/ adv. 仁慈地
40
‘You will find that Madam Pomfrey is still awake. She’s just giving out Mandrake juice – I dare say the basilisk’s victims will be waking up any moment.’
41
‘So Hermione’s OK!’ said Ron
brightly
.
brightly /'braitli/ adv. 笑容满面地
42
‘There has been no
lasting
harm done,’ said Dumbledore.
lasting /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/ adj. 持久的
43
Mrs Weasley led Ginny out, and Mr Weasley followed, still looking deeply
shaken
.
shake /ʃeɪk/ v. 使震惊
44
‘You know, Minerva,’ Professor Dumbledore said
thoughtfully
to Professor McGonagall, ‘I think all this
merits
a good feast. Might I ask you to go and
alert
the kitchens?’
thoughtfully /'θɔ:tfəl/ adv. 若有所思地
merit /ˈmerɪt/ n. 功勋
alert /əˈlɜːt/ v. 提醒（某人）
45
‘Right,’ said Professor McGonagall
crisply
, also moving to the door. ‘I’ll leave you to deal with Potter and Weasley, shall I?’
crisply /'krispli/ adv. 爽快地
46
‘Certainly,’ said Dumbledore.
47
She left, and Harry and Ron gazed uncertainly at Dumbledore. What exactly had Professor McGonagall meant, deal with them? Surely – surely – they weren’t about to be punished?
48
‘I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you if you broke any more school rules,’ said Dumbledore.
49
Ron opened his mouth in
horror
.
horror /ˈhɒrə(r)/ n. 惊恐
50
‘Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes
eat our words
,’ Dumbledore went on, smiling.
eat one's words 收回说过的话
51
‘You will both receive Special Awards for Services to the School and – let me see – yes, I think two hundred points
apiece
for Gryffindor.’
apiece /ə'piːs/ adv. 每人
52
Ron went as brightly pink as Lockhart’s Valentine flowers and closed his mouth again.
53
‘But one of us seems to be keeping
mightily
quiet about his part in this dangerous adventure,’ Dumbledore added. ‘Why so
modest
, Gilderoy?’
mightily /'maitili/ adv. 非常地
modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ adj. 谦虚的
54
Harry gave a
start
. He had completely forgotten about Lockhart.
start /stɑːt/ n. 突然一惊
55
He turned and saw that Lockhart was standing in a corner of the room, still wearing his
vague
smile. When Dumbledore
addressed
him, Lockhart looked over his shoulder to see who he was talking to.
vague /veɪɡ/ adj. 茫然的
address /əˈdres/ v. 向…说话
56
‘Professor Dumbledore,’ Ron said quickly, ‘there was an accident down in the Chamber of Secrets. Professor Lockhart –’
57
‘Am I a Professor?’ said Lockhart in
mild
surprise. ‘Goodness. I expect I was hopeless, was I?’
mild /maɪld/ adj. （感觉或表情）不强烈的
58
‘He tried to do a Memory Charm and the wand backfired,’ Ron explained quietly to Dumbledore.
59
‘Dear me,’ said Dumbledore, shaking his head, his long silver moustache quivering. ‘
Impaled
upon your own sword, Gilderoy!’
impale /ɪmˈpeɪl/ vt. (被)刺中
60
‘Sword?’ said Lockhart dimly. ‘Haven’t got a sword. That boy has, though.’ He pointed at Harry. ‘He’ll
lend
you one.’
lend /lend/ vt. & vi. 把…借给
61
‘Would you mind taking Professor Lockhart up to the hospital wing, too?’ Dumbledore said to Ron. ‘I’d like a few more words with Harry …’
62
Lockhart
ambled
out. Ron cast a curious look back at Dumbledore and Harry as he closed the door.
amble /ˈæmbl/ vi. 从容漫步
63
Dumbledore crossed to one of the chairs by the fire.
64
‘Sit down, Harry,’ he said, and Harry sat, feeling
unaccountably
nervous.
unaccountably /ˌʌnə'kauntəbli/ adv. 不能说明地
65
‘First of all, Harry, I want to thank you,’ said Dumbledore, eyes twinkling again. ‘You must have shown me real
loyalty
down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.’
loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ n. 忠诚
66
He
stroked
the phoenix, which had fluttered down onto his knee.
stroke /strəʊk/ vt. 轻抚
67
Harry grinned
awkwardly
as Dumbledore watched him.
awkwardly /'ɔ:kwə:dli/ adv. 笨拙地
68
‘And so you met Tom Riddle,’ said Dumbledore thoughtfully. ‘I imagine he was most interested in you …’
69
Suddenly, something that was
nagging
at Harry came
tumbling
out of his mouth.
nag /næɡ/ vi. 不断地唠叨
tumble /ˈtʌmbl/ v. （因兴奋或伤心而）快速说
70
‘Professor Dumbledore … Riddle said I’m like him. Strange likenesses, he said …’
71
‘Did he, now?’ said Dumbledore, looking thoughtfully under his thick silver eyebrows at Harry. ‘And what do you think, Harry?’
72
‘I don’t think I’m like him!’ said Harry, more loudly than he’d
intended
. ‘I mean, I’m – I’m in Gryffindor, I’m …’
intend /ɪnˈtend/ vi. 有打算
73
But he fell silent, a lurking doubt
resurfacing
in his mind.
resurface /riː'sɜːfɪs/ vi. 重新升至表面
74
‘Professor,’ he started again after a moment, ‘the Sorting Hat told me I’d – I’d have done well in Slytherin. Everyone thought I was Slytherin’s heir for a while … because I can speak Parseltongue …’
75
‘You can speak Parseltongue, Harry,’ said Dumbledore calmly,
76
‘because Lord Voldemort – who is the last
remaining
descendant
of Salazar Slytherin – can speak Parseltongue.
remaining /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ adj. 剩下的
descendant /dɪˈsendənt/ n. 后代
77
Unless I’m much mistaken, he
transferred
some of his own powers to you the night he gave you that scar. Not something he intended to do, I’m sure …’
transfer /trænsˈfɜː(r)/ vi. 转移
78
‘Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?’ Harry said,
thunderstruck
.
thunderstruck /'θʌndəstrʌk/ adj. 大吃一惊的
79
‘It certainly seems so.’
80
‘So I should be in Slytherin,’ Harry said, looking desperately into Dumbledore’s face. ‘The Sorting Hat could see Slytherin’s power in me, and it –’
81
‘Put you in Gryffindor,’ said Dumbledore calmly.
82
‘Listen to me, Harry. You happen to have many qualities Salazar Slytherin
prized
in his
hand-picked
students.
prize /praɪz/ v. 珍视
hand-picked adj. 精选的
83
His
own
very rare gift, Parseltongue …
resourcefulness
…
determination
… a certain
disregard
for rules,’
own /əʊn/ vt. 拥有
resourcefulness /ri'sɔ:sfəlnis/ n. 足智多谋
determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ n. 决心
disregard /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/ v. 忽视
84
he added, his moustache quivering again.
85
‘Yet the Sorting Hat placed you in Gryffindor. You know why that was. Think.’
86
‘It only put me in Gryffindor,’ said Harry in a
defeated
voice, ‘because I asked not to go in Slytherin …’
defeated adj. 泄气的
87
‘Exactly,’ said Dumbledore,
beaming
once more.
beam /biːm/ vi. 面露喜色
88
‘Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’ Harry sat motionless in his chair, stunned.
89
‘If you want proof, Harry, that you belong in Gryffindor, I suggest you look more closely at this.’
90
Dumbledore reached across to Professor McGonagall’s desk, picked up the blood-stained silver sword and handed it to Harry.
91
Dully
, Harry turned it over, the rubies blazing in the firelight. And then he saw the name
engraved
just below the
hilt
.
dully /dʌlli/ adv. 迟钝地
engrave /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ vt. 雕刻
hilt /hɪlt/ n. 刀把
92
Godric Gryffindor.
93
‘Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the Hat, Harry,’ said Dumbledore simply.
94
For a minute, neither of them spoke. Then Dumbledore pulled open one of the drawers in Professor McGonagall’s desk, and took out a quill and a bottle of ink.
95
‘What you need, Harry, is some food and sleep. I suggest you go down to the feast, while I write to Azkaban – we need our gamekeeper back.
96
And I must
draft
an
advertisement
for the Daily
Prophet
, too,’
draft /drɑːft/ vt. 起草
advertisement /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ n. 广告
prophet /ˈprɒfɪt/ n. 预言家
97
he added thoughtfully.
98
‘We’ll be needing a new
Defence Against
the Dark Arts teacher.
Dear me
, we do seem to
run through
them, don’t we?’
Defence Against 防御
dear me 哎呀
run through /ˈrʌnˌθru:/ 挥霍
99
Harry got up and crossed to the door. He had just reached for the handle, however, when the door burst open so violently that it bounced back off the wall.
100
Lucius Malfoy stood there,
fury
in his face. And
cowering
under his arm,
heavily
wrapped in bandages, was Dobby.
fury /ˈfjʊəri/ n. 狂怒
cower /ˈkaʊə(r)/ vi. 抖缩
heavily /'hevɪlɪ/ adv. 让人难受地
101
‘Good evening, Lucius,’ said Dumbledore pleasantly.
102
Mr Malfoy almost knocked Harry over as he
swept
into the room.
sweep /swiːp/ v. 大模大样地走
103
Dobby went
scurrying
in after him, crouching at the
hem
of his cloak, a look of
abject
terror on his face.
scurry /ˈskʌri/ v. 碎步急跑
hem /hem/ n. 边缘
abject /ˈæbdʒekt/ adj. 绝望的
104
‘So!’ said Lucius Malfoy, his cold eyes fixed on Dumbledore. ‘You’ve come back. The governors
suspended
you, but you still
saw fit to
return to Hogwarts.’
suspend /səˈspend/ vt. 使暂时停职（或停学等）
see fit to 觉得做…合适
105
‘Well,
you see
, Lucius,’ said Dumbledore, smiling
serenely
,
you see 你是知道的
serenely /sə'ri:nli/ adv. 沉着地
106
‘the other eleven governors contacted me today. It was something like being caught in a
hailstorm
of owls, to tell the truth.
hailstorm /'heɪlstɔːm/ n. 雹暴
107
They’d heard that Arthur Weasley’s daughter had been killed and wanted me back here at once. They seemed to think I was the best man for the job after all.
108
Very strange tales they told me, too. Several of them seemed to think that you had
threatened
to
curse
their families if they didn’t agree to
suspend
me
in the first place
.’
threaten /ˈθretn/ vt. 威胁
curse /kɜːs/ v. 诅咒
suspend /səˈspend/ vt. 使暂时停职（或停学等）
in the first place 起初
109
Mr Malfoy went even paler than usual, but his eyes were still
slits
of fury.
slit /slɪt/ n. 狭缝
110
‘So – have you stopped the attacks yet?’ he sneered. ‘Have you caught the
culprit
?’
culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ n. 罪犯
111
‘We have,’ said Dumbledore, with a smile.
112
‘Well?’ said Mr Malfoy sharply. ‘Who is it?’
113
‘The same person as last time, Lucius,’ said Dumbledore. ‘But this time, Lord Voldemort was acting through somebody else. By
means
of this diary.’
means /miːnz/ n. 手段
114
He held up the small black book with the large hole through the centre, watching Mr Malfoy closely. Harry, however, was watching Dobby.
115
The elf was doing something very odd. His great eyes fixed
meaningfully
on Harry, he kept pointing at the diary, then at Mr Malfoy, and then hitting himself hard on the head with his fist.
meaningful /ˈmiːnɪŋfl/ adv. 意味深长地
116
‘I see …’ said Mr Malfoy slowly to Dumbledore.
117
‘A clever plan,’ said Dumbledore in a
level
voice, still staring Mr Malfoy straight in the eye.
level /ˈlevl/ adj. 平静的
118
‘Because if Harry here –’ Mr Malfoy
shot
Harry a
swift
, sharp look,
shoot /ʃuːt/ vt. 将(目光、问题或话语)转向
swift /swɪft/ adj. 敏捷的
119
‘and his friend Ron hadn’t discovered this book,
why
– Ginny Weasley might have taken all the
blame
. No one would ever have been able to prove she hadn’t acted of her own free
will
…’
why /waɪ/ int. 哎呀
blame /bleɪm/ n. 责任
will /wɪl/ n. 意志
120
Mr Malfoy said nothing. His face was suddenly
mask
-like.
mask /mɑːsk/ n. 面具
121
‘And imagine,’ Dumbledore went on,
122
‘what might have happened then … The Weasleys are one of our most
prominent
pure-blood families.
prominent /ˈprɒmɪnənt/ adj. 著名的
123
Imagine the effect on Arthur Weasley and his Muggle Protection
Act
, if his own daughter was discovered attacking and killing Muggle-borns.
act /ækt/ n. 法令
124
Very fortunate the diary was discovered, and Riddle’s memories
wiped
from it. Who knows what the consequences might have been
otherwise
…’
wipe /waɪp/ v. 消除
otherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz/ adv. 否则
125
Mr Malfoy forced himself to speak.
126
‘Very
fortunate
,’ he said stiffly.
fortunate /ˈfɔːtʃənət/ adj. 幸运的
127
And still, behind his back, Dobby was pointing, first to the diary, then to Lucius Malfoy, then
punching
himself in the head.
punch /pʌntʃ/ vt. 用拳猛击
128
And Harry suddenly understood. He nodded at Dobby, and Dobby backed into a corner, now
twisting
his ears in punishment.
twist /twɪst/ vt. 拧
129
‘Don’t you want to know how Ginny
got hold of
that diary, Mr Malfoy?’ said Harry.
got hold of 占有
130
Lucius Malfoy rounded on him.
131
‘How should I know how the stupid little girl got hold of it?’ he said.
132
‘Because you gave it to her,’ said Harry. ‘In Flourish and Blotts. You picked up her old
Transfiguration
book, and
slipped
the diary inside it, didn’t you?’
transfiguration /ˌtrænsfɪgə'reɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 变形
slip /slɪp/ v. 偷偷塞
133
He saw Mr Malfoy’s white hands clench and unclench.
134
‘Prove it,’ he hissed.
135
‘Oh, no one will be able to do that,’ said Dumbledore, smiling at Harry.
136
‘Not now Riddle has vanished from the book. On the other hand, I would advise you, Lucius, not to go giving out any more of Lord Voldemort’s old school things.
137
If any more of them find their way into
innocent
hands, I think Arthur Weasley,
for one
, will make sure they are traced back to you …’
innocent /ˈɪnəsnt/ adj. 无辜的
for one 作为其中一个
138
Lucius Malfoy stood for a moment, and Harry
distinctly
saw his right hand twitch as though he was
longing
to reach for his wand. Instead, he turned to his house-elf.
distinctly /dis'tiŋktli/ adv. 清楚地
long /lɒŋ/ vi. 渴望
139
‘We’re going, Dobby!’
140
He wrenched open the door, and as the elf came hurrying up to him, he kicked him right through it. They could hear Dobby
squealing
with pain all the way along the corridor.
squeal /skwiːl/ vi. 尖声地说
141
Harry stood for a moment, thinking hard. Then it came to him.
142
‘Professor Dumbledore,’ he said hurriedly, ‘can I give that diary back to Mr Malfoy, please?’
143
‘Certainly, Harry,’ said Dumbledore calmly. ‘But hurry. The feast, remember.’
144
Harry grabbed the diary and dashed out of the office. He could hear Dobby’s squeals of pain
receding
around the corner.
recede /rɪˈsiːd/ vi. 减弱
145
Quickly, wondering if this plan could possibly work, Harry took off one of his shoes, pulled off his slimy,
filthy
sock, and stuffed the diary into it. Then he ran down the dark corridor.
filthy /'fɪlθɪ/ adj. 肮脏的
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He caught up with them at the top of the stairs.
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‘Mr Malfoy,’ he gasped,
skidding
to a halt, ‘I’ve got something for you.’
skid /skɪd/ vi. 打滑
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And he forced the
smelly
sock into Lucius Malfoy’s hand.
smelly /'smelɪ/ adj. 有臭味的
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‘What the –?’
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Mr Malfoy ripped the sock off the diary, threw it aside, then looked furiously from the
ruined
book to Harry.
ruined /'ruɪnd/ adj. 毁坏的
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‘You’ll meet the same
sticky
end as your parents one of these days, Harry Potter,’ he said softly. ‘They were
meddlesome
fools, too.’
sticky /ˈstɪki/ adj. (处境、问题等)难办的
meddlesome /'med(ə)ls(ə)m/ adj. 爱管闲事的
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He turned to go.
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‘Come, Dobby. I said, Come!’
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But Dobby didn’t move. He was holding up Harry’s
disgusting
, slimy sock, and looking at it as though it were a
priceless
treasure
.
disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ adj. 令人作呕的
priceless /ˈpraɪsləs/ adj. 无价的
treasure /'treʒə/ n. 珍宝
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‘Master has given Dobby a sock,’ said the elf in
wonderment
. ‘Master gave it to Dobby.’
wonderment /'wʌndəm(ə)nt/ n. 惊奇
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‘What’s that?’ spat Mr Malfoy. ‘What did you say?’
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‘Dobby has got a sock,’ said Dobby in disbelief. ‘Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby – Dobby is free.’
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Lucius Malfoy stood frozen, staring at the elf. Then he
lunged
at Harry.
lunge /lʌndʒ/ v. 猛扑
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‘You’ve lost me my servant, boy!’
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But Dobby shouted, ‘You shall not harm Harry Potter!’
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There was a loud bang, and Mr Malfoy was thrown backwards. He crashed down the stairs, three at a time, landing in a
crumpled
heap
on the landing below.
crumpled /'krʌmpld/ adj. 弄皱的
heap /hiːp/ n. （l凌乱的)一堆
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He got up, his face livid, and pulled out his wand, but Dobby raised a long
threatening
finger.
threatening /ˈθretnɪŋ/ adj. 威胁（性）的
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‘You shall go now,’ he said fiercely, pointing down at Mr Malfoy. ‘You shall not touch Harry Potter. You shall go now.’
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Lucius Malfoy had no choice. With a last,
incensed
stare at the pair of them, he
swung
his cloak around him and hurried out of sight.
incensed /in'senst/ adj. 愤怒的
swing /swɪŋ/ v. 做弧线运动
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‘Harry Potter freed Dobby!’ said the elf shrilly, gazing up at Harry, moonlight from the nearest window reflected in his
orb
-like eyes. ‘Harry Potter set Dobby free!’
orb /ɔːb/ n. 球
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‘Least I could do, Dobby,’ said Harry, grinning. ‘Just promise never to try and save my life again.’
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The elf’s ugly brown face split suddenly into a wide,
toothy
smile.
toothy /'tuːθɪ/ adj. 露出牙齿的
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‘I’ve just got one question, Dobby,’ said Harry, as Dobby pulled on Harry’s sock with shaking hands. ‘You told me all this had nothing to do with He Who Must Not Be Named, remember? Well –’
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‘It was a
clue
, sir,’ said Dobby, his eyes widening, as though this was obvious. ‘Dobby was giving you a clue. The Dark Lord, before he changed his name, could be freely named, you see?’
clue /kluː/ n. 提示
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‘Right,’ said Harry weakly. ‘Well, I’d better go. There’s a feast, and my friend Hermione should be awake by now …’
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Dobby threw his arms around Harry’s middle and hugged him.
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‘Harry Potter is greater by far than Dobby knew!’ he sobbed. ‘
Farewell
, Harry Potter!’
farewell /ˌfeəˈwel/ n. 告别
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And with a final loud
crack
, Dobby disappeared.
crack /kræk/ n. 噼啪声
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Harry had been to several Hogwarts feasts, but never one quite like this. Everybody was in their pyjamas, and the celebrations
lasted
all night.
last /lɑːst/ v. 持续
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Harry didn’t know whether the best
bit
was Hermione running towards him, screaming, ‘You solved it! You solved it!’
bit /bɪt/ n. 片段
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or Justin hurrying over from the Hufflepuff table to
wring
his hand and apologise endlessly for suspecting him,
wring /rɪŋ/ vt. 握紧(尤指别人的手)
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or Hagrid turning up at half past three,
cuffing
Harry and Ron so hard on the shoulders that they were knocked into their plates of
trifle
,
cuff /kʌf/ vt. 拳打
trifle /ˈtraɪfl/ n. 蛋糕
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or his and Ron’s four hundred points
securing
Gryffindor the House Cup for the second year
running
,
secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/ v. （尤指经过努力）获得
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ adj. 连续的
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or Professor McGonagall standing up to tell them all that the exams had been cancelled as a school
treat
(‘Oh, no!’ said Hermione),
treat /triːt/ n. 款待
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or Dumbledore announcing that, unfortunately, Professor Lockhart would be unable to return next year, owing to the fact that he needed to go away and get his memory back.
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Quite a few of the teachers joined in the cheering that greeted this news.
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‘Shame,’ said Ron, helping himself to a jam
doughnut
. ‘He was starting to
grow on
me.’
doughnut /'dəʊnʌt/ n. 油炸圈饼
grow on 越来越被...喜爱
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The rest of the summer term passed in a
haze
of blazing sunshine. Hogwarts was back to normal, with only a few, small differences:
haze /heɪz/ n. 薄雾
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Defence Against the Dark Arts classes were cancelled (‘but we’ve had plenty of practice at that anyway,’ Ron told a
disgruntled
Hermione)
disgruntled /dɪsˈɡrʌntld/ adj. 不满的
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and Lucius Malfoy had been
sacked
as
a school governor.
sack /sæk/ vt. 解雇
as /æz/ prep. 以…的身份
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Draco was no longer strutting around the school as though he owned the place. On the contrary, he looked
resentful
and
sulky
.
resentful /rɪˈzentfl/ adj. 感到愤恨的
sulky /ˈsʌlki/ adj. 生闷气的
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On the other hand, Ginny Weasley was
perfectly
happy again.
perfectly /'pɜːfɪk(t)lɪ/ adv. 完全地
188
Too soon, it was time for the journey
home
on the Hogwarts Express.
home /həʊm/ adv. 回家
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Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George and Ginny got a
compartment
to themselves. They made the most of the last few hours in which they were allowed to do magic before the holidays.
compartment /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ n. (列车车厢的)隔间
190
They played Exploding Snap, set off the very last of Fred and George’s Filibuster Fireworks, and practised disarming each other by magic. Harry was getting very
good at
it.
good at 善于
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They were almost at King’s Cross when Harry remembered something.
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‘Ginny – what did you see Percy doing, that he didn’t want you to tell anyone?’
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‘Oh, that,’ said Ginny,
giggling
. ‘Well – Percy’s got a girlfriend.’
giggle /ˈɡɪɡl/ vi. 咯咯地笑
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Fred dropped a stack of books on George’s head.
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‘What?’
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‘It’s that Ravenclaw Prefect, Penelope Clearwater,’ said Ginny.
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‘That’s who he was writing to all last summer. He’s been meeting her all over the school in secret.
198
I
walked in on
them kissing in an empty classroom one day. He was so upset when she was – you know – attacked.
walk in on 撞见
199
You won’t tease him, will you?’
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she added anxiously.
201
‘Wouldn’t
dream
of it,’ said Fred, who was looking as if his birthday had come early.
dream /driːm/ vt. 料到
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‘Definitely not,’ said George,
sniggering
.
snigger /'snɪgə/ vi. 窃笑
203
The Hogwarts Express slowed and finally stopped.
204
Harry pulled out his quill and a bit of parchment and turned to Ron and Hermione.
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‘This is called a telephone number,’ he told Ron, scribbling it twice, tearing the parchment in two and handing it to them.
206
‘I told your dad how to use a telephone last summer, he’ll know. Call me at the Dursleys, OK? I can’t stand another two months with only Dudley to talk to …’
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‘Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won’t they?’ said Hermione, as they got off the train and joined the crowd
thronging
towards the enchanted
barrier
. ‘When they hear what you did this year?’
throng /θrɒŋ/ n. 人群
barrier /ˈbæriə(r)/ n. 屏障
208
‘Proud?’ said Harry. ‘Are you mad? All those times I could’ve died, and I didn’t manage it? They’ll be furious …’
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And together they walked back through the gateway to the Muggle world.
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The End
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