《哈利波特2》｜单词注释｜Chapter 12｜2
feeling that this wasn’t going to be as easy as they had hoped.
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The
labyrinthine
passages were deserted. They walked deeper and deeper under the school, constantly checking their watches to see how much time they had left.
labyrinthine /ˌlæbə'rɪnθaɪn/ adj. 迷宫(似)的
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After a quarter of an hour, just when they were getting desperate, they heard a sudden movement ahead.
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‘Ha!’ said Ron excitedly. ‘There’s one of them now!’
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The figure was emerging from a side room. As they hurried nearer, however, their hearts sank. It wasn’t a Slytherin, it was Percy.
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‘What’re you doing down here?’ said Ron in surprise.
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Percy looked
affronted
.
affronted /ə'frʌnt/ adj. 被冒犯的
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‘That,’ he said stiffly, ‘is none of your business. It’s Crabbe, isn’t it?’
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‘Wh– oh, yeah,’ said Ron.
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‘Well, get off to your dormitories,’ said Percy sternly. ‘It’s not safe to go wandering around dark corridors these days.’
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‘You are,’ Ron
pointed out
.
point out 指出
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‘I,’ said Percy, drawing himself up, ‘am a Prefect. Nothing’s about to attack me.’
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A voice suddenly echoed behind Harry and Ron. Draco Malfoy was
strolling
towards them, and for the first time in his life, Harry was pleased to see him.
stroll /strəʊl/ vi. 闲逛
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‘There you are,’ he drawled, looking at them. ‘Have you two been
pigging
out in the Great Hall all this time? I’ve been looking for you, I want to show you something really funny.’
pig /pɪg/ v. <非正式>狼吞虎咽
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Malfoy glanced
witheringly
at Percy.
withering /'wɪðərɪŋ/ adj. 尖刻的
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‘And what’re you doing down here, Weasley?’ he sneered.
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Percy looked
outraged
.
outraged /'autreidʒid/ adj. 义愤填膺的
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‘You want to show a bit more respect to a school Prefect!’ he said. ‘I don’t like your attitude!’
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Malfoy sneered and
motioned
Harry and Ron to follow him. Harry almost said something apologetic to Percy but
caught himself
just in time.
motion /ˈməʊʃn/ vt. 向…打手势
catch oneself 发觉自己讲错而突然住嘴
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He and Ron hurried after Malfoy, who said as they turned into the next passage, ‘That Peter Weasley –’
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‘Percy,’ Ron corrected him automatically.
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‘Whatever,’ said Malfoy. ‘I’ve noticed him sneaking around a lot lately. And I bet I know what he’s up to. He thinks he’s going to catch Slytherin’s heir
single-handed
.’
single-handed /'siŋɡl'hændid/ adj. 单独一人的
222
He gave a short,
derisive
laugh. Harry and Ron exchanged excited looks.
derisive /dɪ'raɪsɪv/ adj. 嘲笑的
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Malfoy paused by a
stretch
of
bare
, damp stone wall.
stretch /stretʃ/ n. （土地或水域的）一片
bare /beə(r)/ adj. 无遮盖的
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‘What’s the new password again?’ he said to Harry.
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‘Er –’ said Harry.
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‘Oh yeah – pure-blood!’ said Malfoy, not listening, and a stone door
concealed
in the wall slid open. Malfoy marched through it and Harry and Ron followed him.
conceal /kənˈsiːl/ v. 隐藏
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The Slytherin common room was a long, low underground room with
rough
stone walls and ceiling, from which round, greenish lamps were hanging on chains.
rough /rʌf/ adj. 粗糙的
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A fire was crackling under an
elaborately
carved
mantelpiece
ahead of them, and several Slytherins were
silhouetted
around it in
carved
chairs.
elaborately /i'læbərətli/ adv. 精巧地
mantelpiece /'mænt(ə)lpiːs/ n. 壁炉台
silhouette /ˌsɪlʊ'et/ v. 使现出影像（或轮廓）
carved /ka:vd/ adj. 有雕刻的
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‘Wait here,’ said Malfoy to Harry and Ron, motioning them to a pair of empty chairs set back from the fire. ‘I’ll go and get it – my father’s just sent it to me –’
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Wondering what Malfoy was going to show them, Harry and Ron sat down, doing their best to
look at home
.
look at home 自在的
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Malfoy came back a minute later, holding what looked like a newspaper cutting. He
thrust
it under Ron’s nose.
thrust /θrʌst/ vt. & vi. 猛塞
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‘That’ll give you a laugh,’ he said.
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Harry saw Ron’s eyes
widen
in shock. He read the cutting quickly, gave a very
forced
laugh and handed it to Harry.
widen /ˈwaɪdn/ v. （尤因惊讶或恐惧而眼睛）睁大
forced /fɔːst/ adj. 勉强的
234
It had been clipped out of the Daily Prophet, and it said:
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ENQUIRY
AT THE
MINISTRY
OF MAGIC
enquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/ n. 官方调查
ministry /ˈmɪnɪstri/ n. （政府的）部门
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Arthur Weasley, Head of the
Misuse
of Muggle
Artefacts
Office, was today
fined
fifty Galleons for bewitching a Muggle car.
misuse /mɪs'juːz/ n. 滥用
artefact /'ɑːtɪfækt/ n. 人工制品
fine /faɪn/ vt. 处…以罚金
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Mr Lucius Malfoy, a
governor
of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the enchanted car crashed earlier this year,
called
today for Mr Weasley’s
resignation
.
governor /ˈɡʌvənə(r)/ n. 董事
call /kɔːl/ v. 呼唤
resignation /ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃn/ n. 辞职
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‘Weasley has brought the Ministry into
disrepute
,’ Mr Malfoy told our reporter. ‘He is clearly unfit to
draw up
our laws and his ridiculous Muggle Protection Act should be
scrapped
immediately.’
disrepute /ˌdɪsrɪ'pjuːt/ n. 坏名声
draw up 拟定
scrap /skræp/ v. 废除
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Mr Weasley was
unavailable
for
comment
, although his wife told reporters to
clear off
or she’d set the family ghoul on them.
unavailable /ʌnə'veɪləb(ə)l/ adj. 不能(或不愿)交谈
comment /ˈkɒment/ n. 评论
clear off 走开
240
‘Well?’ said Malfoy impatiently, as Harry handed the cutting back to him. ‘Don’t you think it’s funny?’
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‘Ha, ha,’ said Harry
bleakly
.
bleakly /ˈbli:klɪ/ adv. 阴郁地
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‘Arthur Weasley loves Muggles so much he should snap his wand in half and go and join them,’ said Malfoy
scornfully
. ‘You’d never know the Weasleys were pure-bloods, the way they behave.’
scornfully /'skɔ:nfəli/ adv. 轻蔑地
243
Ron’s – or rather, Crabbe’s – face was
contorted
with
fury
.
contort /kənˈtɔːt/ vt. & vi. 扭曲
fury /ˈfjʊəri/ n. 狂怒
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‘What’s up with you, Crabbe?’ snapped Malfoy.
245
‘Stomach ache,’ Ron
grunted
.
grunt /grʌnt/ v. 嘟哝着说
246
‘Well, go up to the hospital wing and give all those Mudbloods a kick from me,’ said Malfoy,
snickering
.
snicker /ˈsnɪkə(r)/ v. 窃笑
247
‘You know, I’m surprised the Daily Prophet hasn’t reported all these attacks yet,’ he went on
thoughtfully
.
thoughtfully /'θɔ:tfəl/ adv. 若有所思地
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‘I suppose Dumbledore’s trying to
hush it all up
. He’ll be
sacked
if it doesn’t stop soon. Father’s always said Dumbledore’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to this place.
hush up 掩盖
sack /sæk/ v. <非正式>解雇
249
He loves Muggle-borns. A decent Headmaster would never’ve let
slime
like that Creevey in.’
slime /slaɪm/ n. 烂泥
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Malfoy started taking pictures with an
imaginary
camera and did a
cruel
but
accurate
impression of Colin:
imaginary /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/ adj. 假想的
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ adj. 残忍的
accurate /ˈækjərət/ adj. 精确的
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‘Potter, can I have your picture, Potter? Can I have your
autograph
? Can I lick your shoes, please, Potter?’
autograph /ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/ n. 亲笔签名
252
He dropped his hands and looked at Harry and Ron. ‘What’s the matter with you two?’
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Far too late, Harry and Ron forced themselves to laugh, but Malfoy seemed satisfied; perhaps Crabbe and Goyle were always
slow
on the
uptake
.
slow /sləʊ/ adj. 迟钝的
uptake /'ʌpteɪk/ n. <非正>(尤指对新事物的)理解力
254
‘
Saint
Potter, the Mudbloods’ friend,’ said Malfoy slowly.
saint /seɪnt/ n. 圣人
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‘He’s another one with no
proper
wizard feeling, or he wouldn’t go around with that
jumped-up
Granger Mudblood. And people think he’s Slytherin’s heir!’
proper /ˈprɔpə(r)/ adj. 合乎体统地
jumped-up /'dʒʌmptʌp/ adj. 自视甚高的
256
Harry and Ron waited with
bated
breath: Malfoy was surely seconds away from telling them it was him. But then –
bate /beɪt/ vt. 屏息
257
‘I wish I knew who it is,’ said Malfoy
petulantly
. ‘I could help them.’
petulant /ˈpetjulənt/ adj. 暴躁的
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Ron’s jaw dropped so that Crabbe’s face looked even more
gormless
than usual. Fortunately, Malfoy didn’t notice, and Harry, thinking fast, said, ‘You must have some
idea
who’s behind it all …’
gormless /'gɔːmlɪs/ adj. 笨头笨脑的
idea /aɪ'dɪə/ n. 了解
259
‘You know I haven’t, Goyle, how many times do I have to tell you?’ snapped Malfoy.
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‘And father won’t tell me anything about the last time the Chamber was opened, either.
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Of course, it was fifty years ago, so it was before his time, but he knows all about it, and he says that it was all kept
quiet
and it’ll look suspicious if I know too much about it.
quiet /'kwaɪət/ adj. 秘密的
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But I know one thing: last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened, a Mudblood died. So I bet it’s only a matter of time before one of them’s killed this time … I hope it’s Granger,’ he said with
relish
.
relish /ˈrelɪʃ/ n. 享受
263
Ron was
clenching
Crabbe’s gigantic fists.
clench /klentʃ/ vt. 紧握
264
Feeling that it would be a bit of a
give-away
if Ron punched Malfoy, Harry shot him a warning look and said, ‘D’you know if the person who opened the Chamber last time was caught?’
giveaway /'ɡɪvəweɪ/ n. 泄漏
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‘Oh, yeah … whoever it was was expelled,’ said Malfoy. ‘They’re probably still in Azkaban.’
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‘Azkaban?’ said Harry, puzzled.
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‘Azkaban – the wizard prison, Goyle,’ said Malfoy, looking at him in disbelief. ‘Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backwards.’
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He shifted
restlessly
in his chair and said,
restlessly /'restlisli/ adv. 不安地
269
‘Father says to
keep my head down
and let the heir of Slytherin get on with it. He says the school needs
ridding
of all the Mudblood
filth
, but not to get mixed up in it.
keep head down 保持低调
rid /rɪd/ vt. 从…中清除
filth /fɪlθ/ n. 污物
270
Of course, he’s got a lot
on his plate
at the moment. You know the Ministry of Magic
raided
our Manor last week?’
raid /reɪd/ v. 突然搜查
271
Harry tried to force Goyle’s dull face into a look of concern.
272
‘Yeah …’ said Malfoy. ‘Luckily, they didn’t find much. Father’s got some very valuable Dark arts stuff. But luckily, we’ve got our own secret chamber under the
drawing-room
floor –’
drawing-room 客厅
273
‘Ho!’ said Ron.
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Malfoy looked at him. So did Harry. Ron blushed. Even his hair was turning red. His nose was also slowly
lengthening
– their hour was
up
.
lengthen /ˈleŋθən/ vi. 变长
up /ʌp/ adj. (时间)到点的
275
Ron was turning back into himself, and from the look of horror he was suddenly giving Harry, he must be, too. They both jumped to their feet.
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‘
Medicine
for my stomach,’ Ron grunted,
medicine /'meds(ə)n/ vt. 给…用药
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and without further
ado
they sprinted the length of the Slytherin common room,
hurled
themselves at the stone wall and dashed up the passage,
hoping against hope
that Malfoy hadn’t noticed anything.
ado /ə'duː/ n. 无谓的忙乱
hurl /hɜːl/ vt. 用力投掷
hope against hope 抱一线希望
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Harry could feel his feet slipping around in Goyle’s huge shoes and had to
hoist
up his robes as he shrank;
hoist /hɔɪst/ vt. 吊起
279
they
crashed
up the steps into the dark Entrance Hall, which was full of a
muffled
pounding coming from the cupboard where they’d locked Crabbe and Goyle.
crash /kræʃ/ vi. 闯
muffled /'mʌfld/ adj. 蒙住的
280
Leaving their shoes outside the cupboard door, they sprinted in their socks up the marble staircase towards Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom.
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‘Well, it wasn’t a complete waste of time,’ Ron panted, closing the bathroom door behind them.
282
‘I know we still haven’t found out who’s doing the attacks, but I’m going to write to Dad tomorrow and tell him to check under the Malfoys’ drawing room.’
283
Harry checked his face in the cracked mirror. He was back to normal. He put his glasses on as Ron hammered on the door of Hermione’s cubicle.
284
‘Hermione, come out, we’ve got loads to tell you –’
285
‘Go away!’ Hermione squeaked.
286
Harry and Ron looked at each other.
287
‘What’s the matter?’ said Ron. ‘You must be back to normal by now, we are …’
288
But Moaning Myrtle glided suddenly through the cubicle door. Harry had never seen her looking so happy.
289
‘Ooooooh, wait till you see,’ she said. ‘It’s awful!’
290
They heard the lock slide back and Hermione emerged, sobbing, her robes pulled up over her head.
291
‘What’s up?’ said Ron uncertainly. ‘Have you still got Millicent’s nose or something?’
292
Hermione let her robes fall and Ron backed into the sink.
293
Her face was covered in black fur. Her eyes had gone yellow and there were long pointed ears poking through her hair.
294
‘It was a c-cat hair!’ she howled. ‘M-Millicent Bulstrode m-must have a cat! And the P-Potion isn’t supposed to be used for animal transformations!’
295
‘Uh oh,’ said Ron.
296
‘You’ll be
teased
something
dreadful
,’ said Myrtle happily.
tease /tiːz/ vt. & vi. 取笑
dreadful /ˈdredfl/ adj. 令人不快的
297
‘It’s OK, Hermione,’ said Harry quickly. ‘We’ll take you up to the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey never asks too many questions …’
298
It took a long time to persuade Hermione to leave the bathroom. Moaning Myrtle sped them on their way with a
heartyguffaw
.
hearty /'hɑːtɪ/ adj. 强烈的
guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː/ n. 狂笑
299
‘Wait till everyone finds out you’ve got a tail!’
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