《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 11｜1
CHAPTER ELEVEN
1
The
Duelling
Club
duel /'djuːəl/ vi. 决斗
2
Harry woke up on Sunday morning to find the dormitory blazing with winter sunlight and his arm re-boned but very stiff.
3
He sat up quickly and looked over at Colin’s bed, but it had been blocked from view by the high curtains Harry had
changed
behind yesterday.
change /tʃeɪn(d)ʒ/ v. 换衣服
4
Seeing that he was awake, Madam Pomfrey came
bustling
over with a breakfast tray and then began
bending
and stretching his arm and fingers.
bustle /ˈbʌsl/ v. 匆忙地走
bend /bend/ vi. 弯曲
5
‘All in
order
,’ she said, as he
clumsily
fed himself
porridge
left-handed. ‘When you’ve finished eating, you may leave.’
order /ˈɔːdə(r)/ n. 良好使用状况
clumsily /'klʌmzili/ adv. 笨拙地
porridge /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/ n. 粥
6
Harry dressed as quickly as he could and hurried off to Gryffindor Tower, desperate to tell Ron and Hermione about Colin and Dobby, but they weren’t there.
7
Harry left to look for them, wondering where they could have got to and feeling slightly hurt that they weren’t interested in whether he had his bones back or not.
8
As Harry passed the library, Percy Weasley strolled out of it, looking in far better spirits than last time they’d met.
9
‘Oh, hello, Harry,’ he said. ‘Excellent flying yesterday, really excellent. Gryffindor have just taken the lead for the House Cup – you earned fifty points!’
10
‘You haven’t seen Ron or Hermione, have you?’ said Harry.
11
‘No, I haven’t,’ said Percy, his smile fading. ‘I hope Ron’s not in another girls’ toilet …’
12
Harry
forced
a laugh, watched Percy out of sight and then headed straight for Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom.
force /fɔːs/ v. 勉强做出
13
He couldn’t see why Ron and Hermione would be in there again, but after making sure that neither Filch nor any Prefects were around, he opened the door and heard their voices coming from a locked
cubicle
.
cubicle /'kjuːbɪk(ə)l/ n. 小隔间
14
‘It’s me,’ he said, closing the door behind him. There was a clunk, a
splash
and a gasp from within the cubicle and he saw Hermione’s eye peering through the keyhole.
splash /splæʃ/ n. 溅泼声
15
‘Harry!’ she said. ‘You gave us such a fright. Come in – how’s your arm?’
16
‘Fine,’ said Harry,
squeezing
into the cubicle.
squeeze /skwiːz/ vt. & vi. 挤
17
An old cauldron was perched on the toilet, and a crackling from under the
rim
told Harry they had lit a fire beneath it.
rim /rɪm/ n. （圆形物体的）边沿
18
Conjuring
up
portable
,
waterproof
fires was a
speciality
of Hermione’s.
conjure /ˈkʌndʒə(r)/ vt. 用魔术变出
portable /ˈpɔːtəbl/ adj. 便于携带的
waterproof /ˈwɔːtəpruːf/ adj. 防水的
speciality /ˌspeʃɪ'ælɪtɪ/ n. 特长
19
‘We’d’ve come to meet you, but we decided to get started on the Polyjuice Potion,’ Ron explained, as Harry, with difficulty,
locked
the cubicle again. ‘We’ve decided this is the safest place to hide it.’
lock /lɒk/ vt. & vi. 锁上
20
Harry started to tell them about Colin, but Hermione interrupted. ‘We already know, we heard Professor McGonagall telling Professor Flitwick this morning. That’s why we decided we’d better get going –’
21
‘The sooner we get a
confession
out of Malfoy, the better,’
snarled
Ron. ‘D’you know what I think? He was in such a
foul
temper after the Quidditch match, he
took it out
on Colin.’
confession /kənˈfeʃn/ n. 供认
snarl /snɑːl/ vi. 怒骂
foul /faʊl/ adj. （心情）烦躁的
take out 发泄
22
‘There’s something else,’ said Harry, watching Hermione tearing
bundles
of
knotgrass
and throwing them into the potion. ‘Dobby came to visit me in the middle of the night.’
bundle /ˈbʌndl/ n. 捆
knotgrass /'nɒtgrɑːs/ n. 软花属植物
23
Ron and Hermione looked up, amazed. Harry told them everything Dobby had told him – or hadn’t told him. Ron and Hermione listened with their mouths open.
24
‘The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before?’ said Hermione.
25
‘This
settles
it,’ said Ron in a
triumphant
voice.
settle /ˈsetl/ vi. 解决
triumphant /traɪ'ʌmf(ə)nt/ adj. 得意洋洋的
26
‘Lucius Malfoy must’ve opened the Chamber when he was at school here and now he’s told dear old Draco how to do it. It’s obvious.
27
Wish Dobby’d told you what kind of monster’s in there, though. I want to know
how come
nobody’s noticed it sneaking round the school.’
how come 为什么
28
‘Maybe it can make itself invisible,’ said Hermione,
prodding
leeches
to the bottom of the cauldron.
prod /prɒd/ v. (用手指或尖物)戳
leech /liːtʃ/ n. 水蛭
29
‘Or maybe it can
disguise
itself – pretend to be a suit of armour or something. I’ve read about
Chameleon
Ghouls …’
disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ vt. 隐瞒
chameleon /kəˈmiːliən/ n. 变色龙
30
‘You read too much, Hermione,’ said Ron, pouring dead
lacewings
on top of the
leeches
. He
crumpled
up the empty lacewing bag and looked round at Harry.
lacewing /'leɪswɪŋ/ n. 草蜻蛉
leech /liːtʃ/ n. 水蛭
crumple /ˈkrʌmpl/ v. 把…捏成一团
31
‘So Dobby stopped us getting on the train and broke your arm …’ He shook his head. ‘You know what, Harry? If he doesn’t stop trying to save your life he’s going to kill you.’
32
The news that Colin Creevey had been attacked and was now lying as though dead in the hospital wing had spread through the entire school by Monday morning.
33
The air was suddenly
thick
with rumour and suspicion. The first-years were now moving around the castle in
tight-knit
groups, as though scared they would be attacked if they
ventured
forth alone.
thick /θɪk/ adj. 弥漫的
tightknit /'taɪt'nɪt/ adj. 紧凑的
venture /ˈventʃə(r)/ vt. 冒险
34
Ginny Weasley, who sat next to Colin Creevey in Charms, was
distraught
,
distraught /dɪˈstrɔːt/ adj. 心烦意乱的
35
but Harry felt that Fred and George were going the wrong way about cheering her up. They were taking it in turns to cover themselves with fur or
boils
and jump out at her from behind statues.
boil /bɔɪl/ n. 疖子
36
They only stopped when Percy,
apoplectic
with rage, told them he was going to write to Mrs Weasley and tell her Ginny was having nightmares.
apoplectic /ˌæpə'plektɪk/ adj. 激动的
37
Meanwhile, hidden from the teachers, a
roaring trade
in
talismans
,
amulets
and other protective
devices
was sweeping the school.
roaring trade 兴隆的生意
talisman /'tælɪzmən/ n. 护身符
amulet /'æmjʊlɪt/ n. 避邪物
device /dɪˈvaɪs/ n. 设备
38
Neville Longbottom bought a large, evil-smelling green onion, a pointed purple crystal and a
rotting
newt
-tail before the other Gryffindor boys pointed out that he was in no danger:
rot /rɒt/ vt. & vi. (使)腐烂
newt /njuːt/ n. 蝾螈
39
he was a pure-blood, and therefore unlikely to be attacked.
40
‘They went for Filch first,’ Neville said, his round face fearful, ‘and everyone knows I’m almost a Squib.’
41
In the second week of December Professor McGonagall came around as usual, collecting names of those who would be staying at school for Christmas.
42
Harry, Ron and Hermione signed her list; they had heard that Malfoy was staying, which struck them as very suspicious.
43
The holidays would be the perfect time to use the Polyjuice Potion and try to
worm
a confession out of him.
worm /wɜːm/ vi. 慢慢前进
44
Unfortunately, the potion was only half-finished. They still needed the
Bicorn
horn
and the
boomslang
skin, and the only place they were going to get them was from Snape’s private stores.
bicorn /'baɪkɔːn/ adj. 双角的
horn /hɔːn/ n. 角
boomslang /'bu:mslæŋ/ n. 非洲树蛇
45
Harry privately felt he’d rather face Slytherin’s
legendary
monster than have Snape catch him
robbing
his office.
legendary /ˈledʒəndri/ adj. 传说(中)的
rob /rɒb/ vt. 抢劫
46
‘What we need,’ said Hermione briskly, as Thursday afternoon’s double Potions lesson
loomed
nearer, ‘is a
diversion
. Then one of us can sneak into Snape’s office and take what we need.’
loom /luːm/ v. 逼近
diversion /daɪˈvɜːʃn/ n. 转移注意力的事物
47
Harry and Ron looked at her nervously.
48
‘I think I’d better do the
actual
stealing,’ Hermione continued, in a
matter-of-fact
tone.
actual /ˈæktʃuəl/ adj. 实际的
matter-of-fact /'mætərəv'fækt/ adj. 就事论事的
49
‘You two will be expelled if you get in any more trouble, and I’ve got a clean
record
. So all you need to do is cause enough
mayhem
to keep Snape busy for five minutes or so.’
record /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 犯罪记录
mayhem /'meɪhem/ n. 大混乱
50
Harry smiled
feebly
.
Deliberately
causing
mayhem
in Snape’s potions class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye.
feebly /'fi:bli/ adv. 无力地
deliberately /dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ/ adv. 故意地
mayhem /'meɪhem/ n. 大混乱
51
Potions lessons took place in one of the large dungeons.
52
Thursday afternoon’s lesson
proceeded
in the usual way. Twenty cauldrons stood
steaming
between the wooden desks, on which stood brass scales and
jars
of
ingredients
.
proceed /prəˈsiːd/ vi. 进行
steam /stiːm/ vi. 冒水气
jar /dʒɑː(r)/ n. 罐子
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. 配料
53
Snape
prowled
through the
fumes
,
prowl /praʊl/ vi. 徘徊
fume /fjuːm/ n. 刺鼻（或有害）的气
54
making
waspish
remarks
about the Gryffindors’ work while the Slytherins sniggered
appreciatively
.
waspish /ˈwɒspɪʃ/ adj. 脾气暴躁的
remark /rɪˈmɑːk/ vt. & vi. 评论
appreciative /əˈpriːʃətɪv/ adj. 赞赏的
55
Draco Malfoy, who was Snape’s favourite student, kept
flicking
puffer-fish
eyes at Ron and Harry, who knew that if they
retaliated
they would get detention faster than you could say ‘unfair’.
flick /flɪk/ v. 向……笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等)
puffer-fish 河豚鱼
retaliate /rɪˈtælieɪt/ vi. 反击
56
Harry’s Swelling
Solution
was far too
runny
, but he had his mind on more important things.
solution /səˈluːʃn/ n. 溶液
runny /'rʌnɪ/ adj. 水分过多的
57
He was waiting for Hermione’s signal, and he hardly listened as Snape paused to sneer at his
watery
potion.
watery /'wɔːt(ə)rɪ/ adj. 水分太多的
58
When Snape turned and walked off to
bully
Neville, Hermione caught Harry’s eye and nodded.
bully /ˈbʊli/ v. 恐吓
59
Harry ducked swiftly down behind his cauldron, pulled one of Fred’s Filibuster fireworks out of his pocket and gave it a quick
prod
with his wand.
prod /prɒd/ vt. & vi. 戳
60
The firework began to
fizz
and
sputter
.
fizz /fɪz/ vi. 发嘶嘶声
sputter /'spʌtə/ v. 发劈啪声
61
Knowing he had only seconds, Harry straightened up, took
aim
, and
lobbed
it into the air; it landed right on
target
in Goyle’s cauldron.
aim /eɪm/ n. 瞄准
lob /lɒb/ vt. 高掷
target /ˈtɑːɡɪt/ n. 目标
62
Goyle’s potion exploded,
showering
the whole class. People
shrieked
as
splashes
of the Swelling Solution hit them.
shower /'ʃaʊə/ vi. 似阵雨般降落
shriek /ʃriːk/ vt. & vi. 尖叫
splash /splæʃ/ n. 溅上的液体
63
Malfoy got a
faceful
and his nose began to swell like a balloon;
faceful adj. 满脸的
64
Goyle
blundered
around, his hands over his eyes, which had
expanded
to the size of dinner plates, while Snape was trying to
restore
calm and find out what had happened.
blunder /ˈblʌndə(r)/ v. 跌跌撞撞地走
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ vt. 使膨胀
restore /rɪˈstɔː(r)/ vt. 恢复
65
Through the
confusion
, Harry saw Hermione
slip
quietly out of the door.
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒn/ n. 混乱
slip /slɪp/ v. 悄悄地走
66
‘Silence! SILENCE!’ Snape roared. ‘Anyone who has been
splashed
, come here for a
Deflating
Draught
. When I find out who did this …’
splash /splæʃ/ v. 飞溅
deflate /dɪ'fleɪt/ vt. 使缩小
draught /drɑːft/ n. 药水
67
Harry tried not to laugh as he watched Malfoy hurry forward, his head
drooping
with the weight of a nose like a small melon.
droop /druːp/ vi. 下垂
68
As half the class
lumbered
up to Snape’s desk, some
weighed down
with arms like clubs, others unable to talk through gigantic
puffed-up
lips,
lumber /ˈlʌmbə(r)/ v. 缓慢地移动
weigh down 压低
puffed-up adj. 肿胀的
69
Harry saw Hermione slide back into the dungeon, the front of her robes
bulging
.
bulge /bʌldʒ/ vi. 膨胀
70
When everyone had taken a
swig
of
antidote
and the various swellings had
subsided
,
swig /swɪɡ/ n. 痛饮
antidote /ˈæntidəʊt/ n. 解药
subside /səbˈsaɪd/ v. （肿）消退
71
Snape swept over to Goyle’s cauldron and
scooped
out the
twisted
black remains of the firework.
scoop /skuːp/ v. 用勺舀
twisted /'twɪstɪd/ adj. 扭曲的
72
There was a sudden hush.
73
‘If I ever find out who threw this,’ Snape whispered, ‘I shall make sure that person is expelled.’
74
Harry arranged his face into what he hoped was a puzzled expression. Snape was looking right at him, and the bell which rang ten minutes later could not have been more welcome.
75
‘He knew it was me,’ Harry told Ron and Hermione, as they hurried back to Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. ‘I could tell.’
76
Hermione threw the new ingredients into the cauldron and began to stir
feverishly
.
feverishly /'fi:vəriʃli/ adv. 兴奋地
77
‘It’ll be ready in a fortnight,’ she said happily.
78
‘Snape can’t prove it was you,’ said Ron
reassuringly
to Harry. ‘What can he do?’
reassuringly /ˌri:ə'ʃuəriŋli/ adv. 安慰地
79
‘Knowing Snape, something
foul
,’ said Harry, as the potion
frothed
and
bubbled
.
foul /faʊl/ v. 犯规
froth /frɒθ/ vi. 起泡沫
bubble /ˈbʌbl/ vi. 冒泡
80
A week later, Harry, Ron and Hermione were walking across the Entrance Hall when they saw a small
knot
of people gathered around the
noticeboard
, reading a piece of parchment that had just been pinned up.
knot /nɒt/ n. 一小群人
noticeboard n. 布告栏
81
Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas
beckoned
them over, looking excited.
beckon /ˈbekən/ vt. & vi. (用头或手的动作)示意
82
‘They’re starting a
Duelling
Club!’ said Seamus. ‘First
meeting
tonight! I wouldn’t mind duelling lessons, they might come in handy one of these days …’
duel /'djuːəl/ vi. 决斗
meeting /'miːtɪŋ/ n. 比赛
83
‘What, you reckon Slytherin’s monster can duel?’ said Ron, but he too read the sign with interest.
84
‘Could be useful,’ he said to Harry and Hermione as they went into dinner. ‘Shall we go?’
85
Harry and Hermione
were all for
it, so at eight o’clock that evening they hurried back to the Great Hall.
be for 赞成
86
The long dining tables had vanished and a golden stage had appeared along one wall, lit by thousands of candles floating overhead.
87
The ceiling was
velvety
black once more and most of the school seemed to be
packed
beneath it, all carrying their wands and looking excited.
velvety /ˈvelvəti/ adj. 天鹅绒般柔软的
pack /pæk/ v. 挤进
88
‘I wonder who’ll be teaching us?’ said Hermione, as they edged into the chattering crowd. ‘Someone told me Flitwick was a duelling champion when he was young, maybe it’ll be him.’
89
‘As long as it’s not –’ Harry began, but he ended on a
groan
:
groan /ɡrəʊn/ n. 叹息
90
Gilderoy Lockhart was walking onto the stage,
resplendent
in robes of deep
plum
and
accompanied
by none other than Snape, wearing his usual black.
resplendent /rɪˈsplendənt/ adj. 华丽灿烂的
plum /plʌm/ adj. 紫红色的
accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ vt. 伴随
91
Lockhart waved an arm for silence and called, ‘Gather round, gather round! Can everyone see me? Can you all hear me? Excellent!
92
‘Now, Professor Dumbledore has
granted
me
permission
to start this little Duelling Club,
grant /ɡrɑːnt/ v. 授予
permission /pəˈmɪʃn/ n. 许可
93
to train you all up in case you ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless occasions – for full details, see my published works.
94
‘Let me introduce my assistant Professor Snape,’ said Lockhart,
flashing
a wide smile.
flash /flæʃ/ v. 突然显露（强烈情感）
95
‘He tells me he knows a tiny little bit about duelling himself and has
sportingly
agreed to help me with a short
demonstration
before we begin.
sporting /'spɔːtɪŋ/ adj. 愿意冒险的
demonstration /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃn/ n. 示范
96
Now, I don’t want any of you youngsters to worry – you’ll still have your Potions master when I’m
through
with him, never fear!’
through /θruː/ adj. 结束的
97
‘Wouldn’t it be good if they
finished each other off
?’ Ron muttered in Harry’s ear.
finish off <非正>杀死
98
Snape’s upper lip was curling. Harry wondered why Lockhart was still smiling; if Snape had been looking at him like that he’d have been running as fast as he could in the opposite direction.
99
Lockhart and Snape turned to face each other and bowed; at least, Lockhart did, with much
twirling
of his hands,
whereas
Snape jerked his head
irritably
.
twirl /twɜːl/ vt. & vi. (使)快速转动
whereas /ˌweərˈæz/ conj. 但是
irritably /'iritəbli/ adv. 性急地
100
Then they raised their wands like swords in front of them.
101
‘As you see, we are holding our wands in the
accepted
combative
position
,’ Lockhart told the silent crowd.
accepted /ək'septɪd/ adj. 公认的
combative /ˈkɒmbətɪv/ adj. 好战的
position /pəˈzɪʃn/ n. 姿态
102
‘On the
count of
three, we will
cast
our first spells. Neither of us will be aiming to kill, of course.’
count of 数到……
cast /kɑːst/ vt. 施法
103
‘I wouldn’t bet on that,’ Harry murmured, watching Snape
baring
his teeth.
bare /beə(r)/ vt. 使露出
104
‘One – two – three –’
105
Both of them swung their wands up and over their shoulders.
106
Snape cried: ‘Expelliarmus!’ There was a
dazzling
flash of scarlet light and Lockhart was
blasted
off his feet: he flew
backwards
off the stage, smashed into the wall and slid down it to
sprawl
on the floor.
dazzling /'dæzliŋ/ adj. 耀眼的
blast /blɑːst/ v. 轰开
backwards /'bækwədz/ adv. 向后
sprawl /sprɔːl/ vi. 伸开四肢坐〔躺〕
107
Malfoy and some of the other Slytherins cheered. Hermione was
dancing
on tiptoes
. ‘Do you think he’s all right?’ she squealed through her fingers.
dance /dɑːns/ v. 跳跃
on tiptoe adv. 踮脚
108
‘Who cares?’ said Harry and Ron together.
109
Lockhart was getting
unsteadily
to his feet. His hat had fallen off and his wavy hair was standing
on end
.
unsteadily /'ʌn'stedili/ adv. 不稳定地
on end 竖着地
110
‘Well, there you
have
it!’ he said,
tottering
back onto the platform.
have /hæv/ v. 明白
totter /ˈtɒtə(r)/ vi. 摇摇晃晃
111
‘That was a
Disarming
Charm – as you see, I’ve lost my wand – ah, thank you, Miss Brown.
disarm /dɪsˈɑːm/ v. 缴……的械
112
Yes, an excellent idea to show them that, Professor Snape, but if you don’t mind my saying so, it was very obvious what you were about to do.
113
If I had wanted to stop you it would have been only too easy. However, I felt it would be
instructive
to let them see …’
instructive /ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/ adj. 有益的
114
Snape was looking
murderous
. Possibly Lockhart had noticed, because he said,
murderous /ˈmɜːdərəs/ adj. 凶残的
115
‘Enough
demonstrating
! I’m going to come
amongst
you now and put you all into pairs. Professor Snape, if you’d like to help me …’
demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt/ vt. 演示
amongst /əˈmʌŋst/ prep. 在…之中
116
They moved through the crowd,
matching up
partners
.
match up 使相配
partner /ˈpɑːtnə(r)/ n. 搭档
117
Lockhart teamed Neville with Justin Finch-Fletchley, but Snape reached Harry and Ron first.
118
‘Time to
split up
the dream team, I think,’ he sneered. ‘Weasley, you can partner Finnigan. Potter –’
split up 分裂
119
Harry moved automatically towards Hermione.
120
‘I don’t think so,’ said Snape, smiling coldly.
121
‘Mr Malfoy, come over here. Let’s see what you
make of
the famous Potter. And you, Miss Granger – you can partner Miss Bulstrode.’
make of 对待
122
Malfoy
strutted
over,
smirking
. Behind him walked a Slytherin girl who reminded Harry of a picture he’d seen in Holidays with
Hags
.
strutted vi. 趾高气扬地走（strut的过去分词）
smirk /smɜːk/ vi. 傻笑
hag /hæɡ/ n. 丑老太婆
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She was large and
square
and her heavy jaw
jutted
aggressively
. Hermione gave her a weak smile which she did not
return
.
square /skweə(r)/ adj. 宽阔结实的
jut /dʒʌt/ vt. & vi. (使)突出
aggressively /ə'gresivli/ adv. 好斗地
return /rɪˈtɜːn/ v. 回应
124
‘Face your partners!’ called Lockhart, back on the
platform
, ‘and bow!’
platform /ˈplætfɔːm/ n. 站台
125
Harry and Malfoy barely
inclined
their heads, not taking their eyes off each other.
incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/ vi. 倾斜
126
‘Wands at the ready!’ shouted Lockhart. ‘When I count to three, cast your charms to
disarm
your
opponent
– only to disarm them – we don’t want any accidents. One … two … three …’
disarm /dɪsˈɑːm/ v. 缴……的械
opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ n. 对手
127
Harry swung his wand over his shoulder, but Malfoy had already started on ‘two’: his spell hit Harry so hard he felt as though he’d been hit over the head with a
saucepan
.
saucepan /'sɔːspən/ n. 深平底锅
128
He stumbled, but everything still seemed to be working, and wasting
no more
time, Harry pointed his wand straight at Malfoy and shouted, ‘Rictusempra!’
no more 不再
129
A jet of silver light hit Malfoy in the stomach and he
doubled up
, wheezing.
double up 弯曲
130
‘I said disarm only!’ Lockhart shouted in
alarm
over the
heads of
the battling crowd, as Malfoy sank to his knees; Harry had hit him with a
Tickling
Charm, and he could barely move for laughing.
alarm /əˈlɑːm/ n. 警告
heads of 成群
tickle /ˈtɪkl/ vt. 使发痒
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Harry
hung back
, with a
vague
feeling it would be
unsporting
to bewitch Malfoy while he was on the floor, but this was a mistake.
hang back 犹豫
vague /veɪɡ/ adj. 含糊的
unsporting /ʌn'spɔːtɪŋ/ adj. 无体育道德的
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Gasping for breath, Malfoy pointed his wand at Harry’s knees,
choked
, ‘Tarantallegra!’ and next second Harry’s legs had begun to
jerk
around out of his control in a kind of
quickstep
.
choke /tʃəʊk/ v. 呛住的声音
jerk /dʒɜːk/ vi. 痉挛
quickstep /'kwɪkstep/ n. 轻快的舞步
133
‘Stop! Stop!’ screamed Lockhart, but Snape
took charge
.
take charge 主持
134
‘
Finite
Incantatem!’ he shouted; Harry’s feet stopped dancing, Malfoy stopped laughing and they were able to look up.
finite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ adj. 有限的
135
A
haze
of
greenish
smoke was
hovering
over the
scene
.
haze /heɪz/ n. 烟雾
greenish /ˈgri:nɪʃ/ adj. 微绿的
hover /ˈhɒvə(r)/ vi. (鸟等)盘旋
scene /siːn/ n. 现场
136
Both Neville and Justin were lying on the floor, panting;
137
Ron was
holding up
an
ashen
-faced Seamus,
apologising
for whatever his broken wand had done;
hold up 支持住
ashen /ˈæʃn/ adj. 苍白的
apologise /ə'pɔlədʒaiz/ vt. & vi. 道歉
138
but Hermione and Millicent Bulstrode were still moving; Millicent had Hermione in a
headlock
and Hermione was
whimpering
in pain, both their wands lay forgotten on the floor.
headlock /'hedlɒk/ n. 摔跤中的夹头
whimper /ˈwɪmpə(r)/ v. 抽泣
139
Harry leapt forward and pulled Millicent off. It was difficult; she was a lot bigger than he was.
140
‘Dear, dear,’ said Lockhart,
skittering
through the crowd, looking at the
aftermath
of the duels. ‘Up you get, Macmillan … careful there, Miss Fawcett …
pinch
it hard, it’ll stop bleeding in a second, Boot …
skitter /'skɪtə/ v. 轻捷跑动
aftermath /ˈɑːftəmæθ/ n. 后果
pinch /pɪntʃ/ vt. 捏
141
‘I think I’d better teach you how to
block
unfriendly spells,’ said Lockhart, standing
flustered
in the
midst
of the hall. He glanced at Snape, whose black eyes
glinted
, and looked quickly away.
block /blɒk/ vt. 组织
fluster /'flʌstə/ vt. 使慌张
midst /mɪdst/ n. 中间
glint /glɪnt/ v. (眼睛）发亮（表达不友善的感情）
142
‘Let’s have a volunteer pair – Longbottom and Finch-Fletchley, how about you?’
143
‘A bad idea, Professor Lockhart,’ said Snape,
gliding
over like a large and
malevolent
bat.
glide /ɡlaɪd/ vi. 使滑动
malevolent /mə'lev(ə)l(ə)nt/ adj. 恶毒的
144
‘Longbottom causes
devastation
with the simplest spells. We’ll be sending what’s left of Finch-Fletchley up to the hospital wing in a
matchbox
.’ Neville’s round pink face went pinker.
devastation /ˌdevə'steɪʃn/ n. 破坏
matchbox /'mætʃbɒks/ n. 火柴盒
145
‘How about Malfoy and Potter?’ said Snape with a twisted smile.
146
‘Excellent idea!’ said Lockhart,
gesturing
Harry and Malfoy into the middle of the Hall as the crowd backed away to give them room.
gesture /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/ vt. & vi. 做手势
147
‘Now, Harry,’ said Lockhart, ‘when Draco points his wand at you, you do this.’
148
He raised his own wand, attempted a complicated sort of
wiggling
action and dropped it. Snape smirked as Lockhart quickly picked it up, saying, ‘
Whoops
– my wand is a little over-excited.’
wiggle /ˈwɪɡl/ vi. 使……摆动
whoops /wʊps/ int. （险些出事故或小失误时说）哎呀
149
Snape moved closer to Malfoy, bent down and whispered something in his ear. Malfoy smirked, too.
150
Harry looked nervously up at Lockhart and said, ‘Professor, could you show me that blocking thing again?’
151
‘
Scared
?’ muttered Malfoy, so that Lockhart couldn’t hear him.
scare /skeə(r)/ vt. 害怕
152
‘
You wish
,’ said Harry out of the corner of his mouth.
you wish 你想得美
153
Lockhart
cuffed
Harry merrily on the shoulder. ‘Just do what I did, Harry!’
cuff /kʌf/ v. （尤其指友好地）用掌轻拍
154
‘What, drop my wand?’
155
But Lockhart wasn’t listening.
156
‘Three – two – one – go!’ he shouted.
157
Malfoy raised his wand quickly and bellowed, ‘Serpensortia!’
158
The end of his wand exploded.
159
Harry watched,
aghast
, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them and raised itself, ready to
strike
. There were screams as the crowd backed swiftly away,
clearing
the floor.
aghast /əˈɡɑːst/ adj. 吓呆的
strike /straɪk/ vi. 攻击
clear /klɪə(r)/ v. 恢复畅通
160
‘Don’t move, Potter,’ said Snape
lazily
, clearly enjoying the sight of Harry standing
motionless
, eye to eye with the angry snake. ‘I’ll get rid of it …’
lazily /'leizili/ adv. 懒洋洋地
motionless /ˈməʊʃənlɪs/ adj. 静止的
161
‘
Allow me
!’ shouted Lockhart. He
brandished
his wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake,
instead of
vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back to the floor with a loud
smack
.
allow me 让我来
brandish /'brændɪʃ/ vt. 挥舞
instead of 而不是...
smack /smæk/ n. 拍击(声)
162
Enraged
, hissing furiously, it
slithered
straight towards Justin Finch-Fletchley and raised itself again, fangs
exposed
,
poised
to strike.
enrage /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/ vt. 使暴怒
slither /'slɪðə/ vi. 连走带跑地滑
expose /ɪkˈspəʊz/ v. 暴露
poise /pɔɪz/ vi. 准备好
163
Harry wasn’t sure what made him do it. He wasn’t even aware of deciding to do it.
164
All he knew was that his legs were carrying him forward as though he was on
castors
and that he had shouted stupidly at the snake, ‘Leave him!’
castor /ˈkɑ:stə/ n. 脚轮
165
And
miraculously
–
inexplicably
– the snake slumped to the floor,
docile
as a thick black garden
hose
, its eyes now on Harry.
miraculously /mi'rækjuləsli/ adv. 出乎意料地
inexplicably /ɪn'ɛksplɪkəbli/ adv. 难以理解地
docile /ˈdəʊsaɪl/ adj. 温顺的
hose /həʊz/ n. 软管
166
Harry felt the fear
drain
out of him. He knew the snake wouldn’t attack anyone now, though how he knew it, he couldn’t have explained.
drain /dreɪn/ v. (使)逐渐消失
167
He looked up at Justin, grinning, expecting to see Justin looking relieved, or puzzled, or even grateful – but certainly not angry and scared.
168
‘What do you think you’re playing at?’ he shouted, and before Harry could say anything, Justin had turned and
stormed
out of the Hall.
storm /stɔːm/ vi. 横冲直撞
169
Snape stepped forward, waved his wand and the snake vanished in a small
puff
of black smoke.
puff /pʌf/ n. 一阵喷烟
170
Snape, too, was looking at Harry in an unexpected way: it was a
shrewd
and
calculating
look, and Harry didn’t like it. He was also
dimly
aware of an
ominous
muttering all around the walls.
shrewd /ʃruːd/ adj. 精明的
calculating /'kælkjʊleɪtɪŋ/ adj. 精于算计的
dimly /'dimli/ adv. 朦胧地
ominous /ˈɒmɪnəs/ adj. 不吉利的
171
Then he felt a
tugging
on the back of his robes.
tug /tʌɡ/ vt. & vi. 用力拉
172
‘Come on,’ said Ron’s voice in his ear. ‘Move – come on …’
173
Ron
steered
him out of the Hall, Hermione hurrying
alongside
them. As they went through the doors, the people on either side drew away as though they were frightened of
catching
something.
steer /stɪə(r)/ v. 带领（某人去某地）
alongside /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ adv. 在旁边
catch /kætʃ/ vt. 感染
174
Harry didn’t have a clue what was going on, and neither Ron nor Hermione explained anything until they had dragged him all the way up to the empty Gryffindor common room.
175
Then Ron pushed Harry into an armchair and said, ‘You’re a
Parselmouth
. Why didn’t you tell us?’
Parselmouth 蛇腔佬
176
‘I’m a what?’ said Harry.
177
‘A Parselmouth!’ said Ron. ‘You can talk to snakes!’
178
‘I know,’ said Harry.
179
‘I mean, that’s only the second time I’ve ever done it.
180
I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once – long story – but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without
meaning
to.
mean /miːn/ v. 打算
181
That was before I knew I was a wizard …’
182
‘A
boa constrictor
told you it had never seen Brazil?’ Ron repeated faintly.
boa constrictor 蟒蛇
183
‘So?’ said Harry. ‘I bet loads of people here can do it.’
184
‘Oh no they can’t,’ said Ron. ‘It’s not a very common gift. Harry, this is bad.’
185
‘What’s bad?’ said Harry, starting to feel quite angry. ‘What’s wrong with everyone? Listen, if I hadn’t told that snake not to attack Justin –’
186
‘Oh, that’s what you said to it?’
187
‘What d’you mean? You were there … you heard me.’
188
‘I heard you speaking Parseltongue,’ said Ron,
189
‘snake language. You could have been saying anything.
No wonder
Justin
panicked
, you sounded like you were
egging
the snake on or something. It was
creepy
, you know.’
no wonder 怪不得
panic /ˈpænɪk/ vi. 十分惊恐
egg /eg/ vt. 怂恿
creepy /'kriːpɪ/ adj. 令人毛骨悚然的
190
Harry
gaped
at him.
gape /ɡeɪp/ vi. 目瞪口呆地凝视
191
‘I spoke a different language? But – I didn’t realise – how can I speak a language without knowing I can speak it?’
192
Ron shook his head. Both he and Hermione were looking as though someone had died. Harry couldn’t see what was so terrible.
193
‘D’you want to tell me what’s wrong with stopping a
dirty
great snake biting Justin’s head off?’ he said. ‘What does it matter how I did it as long as Justin doesn’t have to join the Headless Hunt?’
dirty /'dɜːtɪ/ adj. 肮脏的
194
‘It matters,’ said Hermione, speaking at last in a
hushed
voice, ‘because being able to talk to snakes was what Salazar Slytherin was famous for. That’s why the
symbol
of Slytherin house is a
serpent
.’
hushed /hʌʃt/ adj. 安静的
symbol /ˈsɪmbl/ n. 标志
serpent /'sɜːp(ə)nt/ n. 蛇（尤指大蛇或毒蛇）
195
Harry’s mouth fell open.
196
‘Exactly,’ said Ron. ‘And now the whole school’s going to think you’re his great-great-great-great-
grandson
or something …’
grandson /'græn(d)sʌn/ n. 孙子
197
‘But I’m not,’ said Harry, with a
panic
he couldn’t quite explain.
panic /ˈpænɪk/ n. 恐慌
198
‘You’ll find that hard to prove,’ said Hermione. ‘He lived about a thousand years ago; for all we know, you could be.’
199
Harry lay awake for hours that night. Through a gap in the hangings round his four-poster he watched snow starting to drift past the tower window, and wondered.
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