《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 15
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
1
THE FORBIDDEN FOREST
2
Things couldn’t have been worse.
3
Filch took them down to Professor McGonagall’s
study
on the first floor, where they sat and waited without saying a word to each other. Hermione was trembling.
study /'stʌdi/ n. 书房
4
Excuses,
alibis
, and wild
cover-up
stories chased each other around Harry’s brain, each more
feeble
than the last. He couldn’t see how they were going to get out of trouble this time. They were
cornered
.
alibi /'æləbaɪ/ n. 不在场证明或辩解
cover-up /ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/ n. 掩饰
feeble /ˈfiːbl/ adj. 无效的
cornered /'kɔrnɚd/ adj. 被困得走投无路的
5
How could they have been so stupid as to forget the Cloak?
6
There was no reason on earth that Professor McGonagall would accept for their being out of bed and
creeping
around the school in the
dead
of night,
creep /kriːp/ vi. 慢慢地移动
dead /dɛd/ n. 深夜
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let alone being up the tallest
Astronomy
Tower, which was
out-of-bounds
except for classes.
astronomy /əˈstrɑːnəmi/ n. 天文学
out-of-bounds /ˈaʊtəvˈbaʊndz/ adj. 禁止入内的
8
Add Norbert and the Invisibility Cloak, and they might as well be packing their bags already.
9
Had Harry thought that things couldn’t have been worse? He was wrong. When Professor McGonagall appeared, she was leading Neville.
10
“Harry!” Neville burst out, the moment he saw the other two. “I was trying to find you to warn you, I heard Malfoy saying he was going to catch you, he said you had a drag —”
11
Harry shook his head
violently
to shut Neville up, but Professor McGonagall had seen. She looked more likely to
breathe
fire than Norbert as she
towered
over the three of them.
violently /'vaɪələntli/ adv. 强烈地
breathe /briːð/ v. 吐出
tower /'taʊɚ/ v. 屹立
12
“I would never have believed it of any of you. Mr. Filch says you were up in the Astronomy Tower. It’s one o’clock in the morning. Explain yourselves.”
13
It was the first time Hermione had ever failed to answer a teacher’s question. She was staring at her
slippers
, as still as a statue.
slipper /ˈslɪpər/ n. 拖鞋
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“I think I’ve got a good idea of what’s been going on,” said Professor McGonagall.
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“It doesn’t take a genius to work it out. You
fed
Draco Malfoy some
cock-and-bull
story about a dragon, trying to get him out of bed and into trouble. I’ve already caught him.
feed /fid/ v. 提供（意见或信息等
cock-and-bull /ˌkɑkənˈbʊl/ adj. 荒唐的
16
I suppose you think it’s funny that Longbottom here heard the story and believed it, too?”
17
Harry caught Neville’s eye and tried to tell him without words that this wasn’t true, because Neville was looking
stunned
and
hurt
.
stunned /stʌnd/ adj. 受惊的
hurt /hɜːrt/ adj. 痛苦的
18
Poor,
blundering
Neville — Harry knew what it must have
cost
him to try and find them in the dark, to warn them.
blundering /'blʌndərɪŋ/ adj. 粗笨的
cost /kɔːst/ v. 使付出努力
19
“I’m
disgusted
,” said Professor McGonagall.
disgusted /dɪs'ɡʌstɪd/ adj. 厌烦的
20
“Four students out of bed in one night! I’ve never heard of such a thing before! You, Miss Granger, I thought you had more sense. As for you, Mr. Potter, I thought Gryffindor meant more to you than this.
21
All three of you will receive
detentions
— yes, you too, Mr. Longbottom, nothing gives you the right to walk around school at night, especially these days, it’s very dangerous —
detention /dɪˈtenʃn/ n. 监禁
22
and fifty points will be taken from Gryffindor.”
23
“Fifty?” Harry gasped — they would lose the
lead
, the lead he’d won in the last Quidditch match.
lead /liːd/ n. 领先地位
24
“Fifty points each,” said Professor McGonagall, breathing heavily through her long, pointed nose.
25
“Professor — please —”
26
“You can’t —”
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“Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do, Potter. Now get back to bed, all of you. I’ve never been more
ashamed
of Gryffindor students.”
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ adj. 耻于……的
28
A hundred and fifty points lost. That put Gryffindor in last
place
. In one night, they’d
ruined
any chance Gryffindor had had for the House Cup.
place /ples/ n. 排名
ruin /ˈruːɪn/ vt. 毁掉
29
Harry felt as though the bottom had dropped out of his stomach. How could they ever make up for this?
30
Harry didn’t sleep all night. He could hear Neville sobbing into his pillow for what seemed like hours.
31
Harry couldn’t think of anything to say to comfort him. He knew Neville, like himself, was
dreading
the
dawn
.
dread /dred/ vt. 惧怕
dawn /dɔːn/ n. 黎明
32
What would happen when the rest of Gryffindor found out what they’d done?
33
At first, Gryffindors passing the giant
hourglasses
that recorded the House points the next day thought there’d been a mistake.
hourglass /'aʊɚɡlæs/ n. 沙漏
34
How could they suddenly have a hundred and fifty points fewer than yesterday?
35
And then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter, their hero of two Quidditch matches, had lost them all those points, him and a couple of other stupid first years.
36
From being one of the most popular and admired people at the school, Harry was suddenly the most hated.
37
Even Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs
turned on
him, because everyone had been
longing
to see Slytherin lose the House Cup.
turn on 斥责
long /lɔŋ/ vi. 渴望
38
Everywhere Harry went, people pointed and didn’t trouble to lower their voices as they
insulted
him.
insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ vt. 侮辱
39
Slytherins, on the other hand, clapped as he walked past them,
whistling
and
cheering
, “Thanks Potter, we owe you one!”
whistle /ˈwɪsl/ v. 吹口哨
cheer /tʃɪr/ vi. 欢呼
40
Only Ron stood by him.
41
“They’ll all forget this in a few weeks. Fred and George have lost loads of points in all the time they’ve been here, and people still like them.”
42
“They’ve never lost a hundred and fifty points
in one go
, though, have they?” said Harry
miserably
.
in one go 一下子
miserably /ˈmɪzərəblɪ/ adv. 痛苦地
43
“Well — no,” Ron admitted.
44
It was a bit late to
repair
the damage, but Harry swore to himself not to
meddle
in things that weren’t his business from now on. He’d had it with sneaking around and spying.
repair /rɪˈper/ vt. 补救
meddle /ˈmedl/ vi. 干涉
45
He felt so ashamed of himself that he went to Wood and
offered
to
resign
from the Quidditch team.
offer /ˈɔːfər/ v. 主动提出
resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ vt. 辞职
46
“Resign?” Wood
thundered
. “What good’ll that do? How are we going to get any points back if we can’t win at Quidditch?”
thunder /ˈθʌndər/ vi. 怒喝
47
But even Quidditch had lost its fun. The rest of the team wouldn’t speak to Harry during practice, and if they had to speak about him, they called him “the Seeker.”
48
Hermione and Neville were
suffering
, too. They didn’t have as bad a time as Harry, because they weren’t as well-known, but nobody would speak to them, either.
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ v. （因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦
49
Hermione had stopped drawing attention to herself in class, keeping her head down and working in silence.
50
Harry was almost glad that the exams weren’t far away.
51
All the
revision
he had to do kept his mind off his
misery
.
revision /rɪˈvɪʒn/ n. 复习
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ n. 苦恼
52
He, Ron, and Hermione
kept to themselves
, working late into the night,
keep to oneself 不交际
53
trying to remember the
ingredients
in complicated potions, learn charms and spells
by heart
,
memorize
the dates of magical discoveries and goblin
rebellions
. . . .
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. 配料
by heart 记牢
memorize /ˈmeməraɪz/ vt. 熟记
rebellion /rɪ'bɛljən/ n. 叛乱
54
Then, about a week before the exams
were due to
start, Harry’s new
resolution
not to
interfere
in anything that didn’t
concern
him was put to an unexpected test.
be due to 由于
resolution /ˌrezəˈluːʃn/ n. 决心
interfere /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ vi. 干预
concern /kənˈsɜːrn/ vt. 涉及
55
Walking back from the library on his own one afternoon, he heard somebody
whimpering
from a classroom up ahead. As he drew closer, he heard Quirrell’s voice.
whimper /ˈwɪmpər/ vi. 啜泣
56
“No — no — not again, please —”
57
It sounded as though someone was
threatening
him. Harry moved closer.
threaten /ˈθretn/ vt. 威胁
58
“All right — all right —” he heard Quirrell sob.
59
Next second, Quirrell came hurrying out of the classroom
straightening
his turban.
straighten /'stretn/ v. 整理
60
He was pale and looked as though he was about to cry. He
strode
out of sight; Harry didn’t think Quirrell had even noticed him.
strode /strod/ v. 大步走（stride的过去式）
61
He waited until Quirrell’s footsteps had disappeared, then peered into the classroom. It was empty, but a door stood
ajar
at the other end.
ajar /ə'dʒɑr/ adv. 微开地
62
Harry was halfway toward it before he remembered what he’d promised himself about not
meddling
.
meddle /ˈmedl/ vi. 干涉
63
All the same, he’d have gambled twelve Philosopher’s Stones that Snape had just left the room,
64
and from what Harry had just heard, Snape would be walking with a new
spring
in his step — Quirrell seemed to have
given in
at last.
spring /sprɪŋ/ n. 活力
give in 屈服
65
Harry went back to the library, where Hermione was testing Ron on Astronomy. Harry told them what he’d heard.
66
“Snape’s done it, then!” said Ron. “If Quirrell’s told him how to break his
Anti
-Dark Force spell —”
anti /'æntaɪ/ prep. <非正式>反对，对立
67
“There’s still Fluffy, though,” said Hermione.
68
“Maybe Snape’s found out how to get past him without asking Hagrid,” said Ron, looking up at the thousands of books surrounding them.
69
“I bet there’s a book somewhere in here telling you how to get past a giant three-headed dog. So what do we do, Harry?”
70
The light of adventure was
kindling
again in Ron’s eyes, but Hermione answered before Harry could.
kindle /ˈkɪndl/ v. 激起
71
“Go to Dumbledore. That’s what we should have done ages ago. If we try anything ourselves we’ll be
thrown out
for sure.”
throw out 开除
72
“But we’ve got no
proof
!” said Harry.
proof /pruːf/ n. 证据
73
“Quirrell’s too scared to
back us up
. Snape’s only got to say he doesn’t know how the troll got in at Halloween and that he was nowhere near the third floor — who do you think they’ll believe, him or us?
back sb up 支持某人
74
It’s
not exactly
a secret we hate him, Dumbledore’ll think we made it up to get him
sacked
.
not exactly 不全是
sack /sæk/ v. <非正式> 开除
75
Filch wouldn’t help us if his life depended on it, he’s too friendly with Snape, and the more students get thrown out, the better, he’ll think.
76
And don’t forget, we’re not supposed to know about the Stone or Fluffy. That’ll take a lot of explaining.”
77
Hermione looked
convinced
, but Ron didn’t.
convince /kənˈvɪns/ vt. 说服
78
“If we just do a bit of
poking
around —”
poke vi. 闲荡
79
“No,” said Harry
flatly
, “we’ve done
enough
poking around.”
flatly /ˈflætɪ/ adv. 干脆地
enough /ɪ'nʌf/ adv. 足够地
80
He pulled a map of
Jupiter
toward him and started to learn the names of its
moons
.
Jupiter /'dʒʊpətɚ/ n. 木星
moon /mun/ n. 卫星
81
The following morning, notes were delivered to Harry, Hermione, and Neville at the breakfast table. They were all the same:
82
Your detention will
take place
at eleven o’clock tonight.
take place 进行
83
Meet Mr. Filch in the entrance hall.
84
Professor McGonagall
85
Harry had forgotten they still had detentions to do in the
furor
over the points they’d lost.
furor /ˈfjʊrɔːr/ n. 狂怒
86
He half expected Hermione to complain that this was a whole night of studying lost, but she didn’t say a word. Like Harry, she felt they
deserved
what they’d got.
deserved /dɪ'zɝvd/ adj. 应得的
87
At eleven o’clock that night, they said good-bye to Ron in the common room and went down to the entrance hall with Neville.
88
Filch was already there — and so was Malfoy. Harry had also forgotten that Malfoy had gotten a detention, too.
89
“Follow me,” said Filch, lighting a lamp and leading them outside.
90
“I bet you’ll think twice about breaking a school rule again, won’t you, eh?” he said,
leering
at them.
leer /lɪr/ vi. 斜眼看
91
“Oh yes . . . hard work and pain are the best teachers if you ask me. . . . It’s just a
pity
they let the old punishments die out . . . hang you by your wrists from the ceiling for a few days,
pity /'pɪti/ n. 遗憾
92
I’ve got the chains still in my office, keep ’em well oiled in case they’re ever needed. . . . Right, off we go, and don’t think of running off, now, it’ll be worse for you if you do.”
93
They marched off across the dark grounds. Neville kept sniffing.
94
Harry wondered what their punishment was going to be. It must be something really horrible, or Filch wouldn’t be sounding so delighted.
95
The moon was bright, but clouds
scudding
across it kept throwing them into darkness. Ahead, Harry could see the lighted windows of Hagrid’s hut. Then they heard a distant shout.
scud /skʌd/ vi. 顺风行驶
96
“Is that you, Filch? Hurry up, I want ter get started.”
97
Harry’s heart
rose
; if they were going to be working with Hagrid it wouldn’t be so bad.
rise /raɪz/ v. (感情或情绪） 变得强烈
98
His relief must have showed in his face, because Filch said,
99
“I suppose you think you’ll be enjoying yourself with that
oaf
? Well, think again, boy — it’s into the forest you’re going and I’m much
mistaken
if you’ll all come out
in one piece
.”
oaf /of/ n. 白痴
mistaken /mɪˈsteɪkən/ adj. (行动、想法、判断等)错误的
in one piece 未受伤的
100
At this, Neville let out a little moan, and Malfoy stopped dead in his tracks.
101
“The forest?” he repeated, and he didn’t sound quite as cool as usual. “We can’t go in there at night — there’s all sorts of things in there —
werewolves
, I heard.”
werewolf /'wɛrwʊlf/ n. 狼人
102
Neville clutched the sleeve of Harry’s robe and made a
choking
noise.
choking /ˈtʃokɪŋ/ adj. 令人窒息的
103
“That’s your problem, isn’t it?” said Filch, his voice
cracking
with
glee
. “Should’ve thought of them werewolves before you got in trouble, shouldn’t you?”
crack /kræk/ vt. & vi. (使)发出爆裂声
glee /ɡliː/ n. 快乐
104
Hagrid came striding toward them out of the dark, Fang at his
heel
. He was carrying his large
crossbow
, and a
quiver
of arrows hung over his shoulder.
heel /hiːl/ n. 后跟
crossbow /'krɔs'bo/ n. 弩
quiver /ˈkwɪvər/ n. 箭袋
105
“Abou’ time,” he said. “I bin waitin’ fer half an hour already. All right, Harry, Hermione?”
106
“I shouldn’t be too friendly to them, Hagrid,” said Filch coldly, “they’re here to be punished, after all.”
107
“That’s why yer late, is it?” said Hagrid, frowning at Filch. “Bin
lecturin’
them, eh? ’Snot your place ter do that. Yeh’ve done yer bit, I’ll
take over
from here.”
lecture /ˈlektʃər/ v. 训斥
take over 接管
108
“I’ll be back at dawn,” said Filch, “for what’s left of them,” he added
nastily
, and he turned and started back toward the castle, his lamp
bobbing
away in the darkness.
nastily /ˈnæstəlɪ/ adv. 讨厌地
bob /bɑːb/ vt. 使上下(或来回)快速摆动
109
Malfoy now turned to Hagrid.
110
“I’m not going in that forest,” he said, and Harry was pleased to hear the
note
of panic in his voice.
note /noʊt/ n. 语气
111
“Yeh are if yeh want ter stay at Hogwarts,” said Hagrid
fiercely
. “Yeh’ve done wrong an’ now yeh’ve got ter pay fer it.”
fiercely /ˈfɪrslɪ/ adv. 凶猛地
112
“But this is
servant
stuff, it’s not for students to do. I thought we’d be writing
lines
or something, if my father knew I was doing this, he’d —”
servant /ˈsɜːrvənt/ n. 佣人
113
“— tell yer that’s how it is at Hogwarts,” Hagrid
growled
.
growl /ɡraʊl/ vi.（人）低声咆哮着说
114
“Writin’ lines! What good’s that ter anyone? Yeh’ll do summat useful or yeh’ll get out. If yeh think yer father’d rather you were expelled, then get back off ter the castle an’ pack. Go on!”
115
Malfoy didn’t move. He looked at Hagrid
furiously
, but then dropped his
gaze
.
furiously /ˈfjʊərɪəslɪ/ adv. 狂怒地
gaze /ɡeɪz/ vi. 凝视
116
“Right then,” said Hagrid, “now, listen carefully, ’cause it’s dangerous what we’re gonna do tonight, an’ I don’ want no one takin’ risks. Follow me over here a moment.”
117
He led them to the very edge of the forest. Holding his lamp up high, he pointed down a narrow, winding
earth
track
that disappeared into the thick black trees.
earth /ɝθ/ n. 泥土
track /træk/ n. 小道
118
A light breeze lifted their hair as they looked into the forest.
119
“Look there,” said Hagrid,
120
“see that stuff shinin’ on the ground? Silvery stuff? That’s unicorn blood. There’s a unicorn in there bin hurt badly by
summat
. This is the second time in a week. I found one dead last Wednesday.
summat pron. 〈英〉〈方〉某东西
121
We’re gonna try an’ find the poor thing. We might have ter put it out of its
misery
.”
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ n. 痛苦
122
“And what if whatever hurt the unicorn finds us first?” said Malfoy, unable to keep the fear out of his voice.
123
“There’s nothin’ that lives in the forest that’ll hurt yeh if yer with me or Fang,” said Hagrid.
124
“An’ keep ter the path. Right, now, we’re gonna split inter two parties an’ follow the
trail
in diff’rent directions. There’s blood all over the place, it must’ve bin
stagger
in’ around since last night at least.”
trail /treɪl/ n. 痕迹
stagger /ˈstæɡər/ v. 摇摇晃晃地走
125
“I want Fang,” said Malfoy quickly, looking at Fang’s long teeth.
126
“All right, but I warn yeh, he’s a
coward
,” said Hagrid.
coward /ˈkaʊərd/ n. 懦夫
127
“So me, Harry, an’ Hermione’ll go one way an’ Draco, Neville, an’ Fang’ll go the other. Now, if any of us finds the unicorn, we’ll send up green sparks, right?
128
Get yer wands out an’ practice now — that’s it — an’ if anyone gets in trouble, send up red sparks, an’ we’ll all come an’ find yeh — so, be careful — let’s go.”
129
The forest was black and silent. A little way into it they reached a
fork
in the earth path, and Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid took the left path while Malfoy, Neville, and Fang took the right.
fork /fɔrk/ n. (道路或河流的)分岔处
130
They walked in silence, their eyes on the
ground
. Every now and then a ray of moonlight through the branches above
lit
a spot of silver-blue blood on the
fallen
leaves.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ n. 地面
light /laɪt/ v. 照亮
fallen /'fɔlən/ adj. 落下的
131
Harry saw that Hagrid looked very worried.
132
“Could a werewolf be killing the unicorns?” Harry asked.
133
“Not fast enough,” said Hagrid. “It’s not easy ter catch a unicorn, they’re powerful magic creatures. I never knew one ter be hurt before.”
134
They walked past a
mossy
tree stump. Harry could hear
running
water; there must be a stream somewhere close by.
mossy /'mɔsi/ adj. 长满苔藓的
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ adj. 流动的
135
There were still spots of unicorn blood here and there along the winding path.
136
“You all right, Hermione?” Hagrid whispered. “Don’ worry, it can’t’ve gone far if it’s this badly hurt, an’ then we’ll be able ter — GET BEHIND THAT TREE!”
137
Hagrid seized Harry and Hermione and
hoisted
them off the path behind a
towering
oak.
hoist /hɔɪst/ vt. 把…吊起
towering /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/ adj. 高耸的
138
He pulled out an arrow and fitted it into his crossbow, raising it, ready to
fire
.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ vi. 射击
139
The three of them listened. Something was
slithering
over
dead
leaves nearby: it sounded like a cloak
trailing
along the ground.
slither /'slɪðɚ/ vi. 连走带跑地滑
dead /dɛd/ adj. 无生命的
trail /treɪl/ vt. & vi. (使某物)被拖在后面
140
Hagrid was
squinting
up the dark path, but after a few seconds, the sound faded away.
squint /skwɪnt/ vi. 眯着眼
141
“I knew it,” he murmured. “There’s summat in here that shouldn’ be.”
142
“A werewolf?” Harry suggested.
143
“That wasn’ no werewolf an’ it wasn’ no unicorn, neither,” said Hagrid
grimly
. “Right, follow me, but careful, now.”
grimly /ˈɡrɪmlɪ/ adv. 冷酷地
144
They walked more slowly, ears
straining
for the faintest sound. Suddenly, in a
clearing
ahead, something definitely moved.
strain /streɪn/ vi. 尽力
clearing /ˈklɪrɪŋ/ n. 空地
145
“Who’s there?” Hagrid called. “Show yerself — I’m armed!”
146
And into the clearing came — was it a man, or a horse? To the
waist
, a man, with red hair and beard, but below that was a horse’s
gleaming
chestnut
body with a long,
reddish
tail.
waist /weɪst/ n. 腰
gleaming / ˈɡlimɪŋ/ adj. 闪闪发光的
chestnut /'tʃɛsnʌt/ n. 栗色马
reddish /'rɛdɪʃ/ adj.略带红色的
147
Harry and Hermione’s
jaws
dropped.
jaw /dʒɔː/ n. 下巴
148
“Oh, it’s you, Ronan,” said Hagrid in relief. “How are yeh?”
149
He walked forward and shook the
centaur
’s hand.
centaur /'sɛntɔr/ n. (希腊神话中)半人半马怪物
150
“Good evening to you, Hagrid,” said Ronan. He had a deep,
sorrowful
voice. “Were you going to shoot me?”
sorrowful /'sɑrofl/ adj. 悲伤的
151
“Can’t be too careful, Ronan,” said Hagrid, patting his crossbow.
152
“There’s summat bad
loose
in this forest. This is Harry Potter an’ Hermione Granger, by the way. Students up at the school. An’ this is Ronan, you two. He’s a centaur.”
loose /luːs/ n. 在逃
153
“We’d noticed,” said Hermione faintly.
154
“Good evening,” said Ronan. “Students, are you? And do you learn much, up at the school?”
155
“Erm —”
156
“A bit,” said Hermione
timidly
.
timidly /ˈtɪmɪdlɪ/ adv. 羞怯地
157
“A bit. Well, that’s something.” Ronan sighed. He
flung back
his head and stared at the sky. “Mars is bright tonight.”
fling back 向后甩
158
“Yeah,” said Hagrid, glancing up, too. “Listen, I’m glad we’ve run inter yeh, Ronan, ’cause there’s a unicorn bin hurt — you seen anythin’?”
159
Ronan didn’t answer immediately. He stared unblinkingly upward, then sighed again.
160
“Always the
innocent
are the first
victims
,” he said. “So it has been for ages past, so it is now.”
innocent /ˈɪnəsnt/ adj. 无辜的
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ n. 受害者
161
“Yeah,” said Hagrid, “but have yeh seen anythin’, Ronan? Anythin’ unusual?”
162
“Mars is bright tonight,” Ronan repeated, while Hagrid watched him impatiently. “Unusually bright.”
163
“Yeah, but I was meanin’ anythin’ unusual a bit nearer home,” said Hagrid. “So yeh haven’t noticed anythin’ strange?”
164
Yet again, Ronan took a while to answer. At last, he said, “The forest hides many secrets.”
165
A movement in the trees behind Ronan made Hagrid raise his bow again, but it was only a second centaur, black-haired and -bodied and wilder-looking than Ronan.
166
“Hullo, Bane,” said Hagrid. “All right?”
167
“Good evening, Hagrid, I hope you are well?”
168
“
Well enough
. Look, I’ve jus’ bin askin’ Ronan, you seen anythin’ odd in here lately? There’s a unicorn bin
injured
— would yeh know anythin’ about it?”
well enough 还可以
injure /ˈɪndʒər/ vt. 伤害(指身体上造成的任何伤害)
169
Bane walked over to stand next to Ronan. He looked skyward.
170
“Mars is bright tonight,” he said simply.
171
“We’ve heard,” said Hagrid
grumpily
. “Well, if either of you do see anythin’, let me know, won’t yeh? We’ll be off, then.”
grumpily /'grʌmpili/ adv. 脾气粗暴地
172
Harry and Hermione followed him out of the clearing, staring over their shoulders at Ronan and Bane until the trees blocked their view.
173
“Never,” said Hagrid
irritably
, “try an’ get a straight answer out of a centaur.
Ruddy
stargazers
. Not interested in anythin’ closer’n the moon.”
irritably /ˈɪrətəblɪ/ adv. 暴躁地
ruddy /ˈrʌdi/ adj. (表示生气)讨厌的
stargazer /'stɑrɡezɚ/ n. <非正式>天文学家
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“Are there many of them in here?” asked Hermione.
175
“Oh, a fair few. . . . Keep themselves to themselves mostly, but they’re good enough about
turnin’ up
if ever I want a
word
. They’re deep, mind, centaurs . . . they know things . . . jus’ don’
let on
much.”
turn up 出现
word /wɜːrd/ n. 谈话
let on 泄漏
176
“D’you think that was a centaur we heard earlier?” said Harry.
177
“Did that sound like
hooves
to you? Nah, if yeh ask me, that was what’s bin killin’ the unicorns — never heard anythin’ like it before.”
hoof /huf/ n. （马等动物的）蹄
178
They walked on through the
dense,
dark trees.
dense /dens/ adj. 浓密的
179
Harry kept looking nervously over his shoulder. He had the
nasty
feeling they were being watched. He was very glad they had Hagrid and his crossbow with them.
nasty /ˈnæsti/ adj. 险恶的
180
They had just passed a
bend
in the path when Hermione grabbed Hagrid’s arm.
bend n. （路）转弯
181
“Hagrid! Look! Red sparks, the others are in trouble!”
182
“You two wait here!” Hagrid shouted. “Stay on the path, I’ll come back for yeh!”
183
They heard him
crashing
away through the
undergrowth
and stood looking at each other, very scared, until they couldn’t hear anything but the rustling of leaves around them.
crash /kræʃ/ v. 发出巨响
undergrowth /'ʌndɚɡroθ/ n. 灌木丛
184
“You don’t think they’ve been hurt, do you?” whispered Hermione.
185
“I don’t care if Malfoy has, but if something’s got Neville . . . it’s our fault he’s here
in the first place
.”
in the first place 首先
186
The minutes dragged by. Their ears seemed sharper than usual. Harry’s seemed to be picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking
twig
. What was going on? Where were the others?
twig /twɪɡ/ n. 细枝
187
At last, a great
crunching
noise announced Hagrid’s return. Malfoy, Neville, and Fang were with him.
crunch /krʌntʃ/ v. (使)发出碎裂声
188
Hagrid was
fuming
. Malfoy, it seemed, had sneaked up behind Neville and grabbed him for a
joke
. Neville had
panicked
and sent up the sparks.
fume /fjuːm/ vi. 发怒
joke /dʒok/ n. 恶作剧
panic /ˈpænɪk/ adj. 恐慌的
189
“We’ll be lucky ter catch anythin’ now, with the
racket
you two were makin’. Right, we’re changin’ groups — Neville, you stay with me an’ Hermione, Harry, you go with Fang an’ this idiot. I’m sorry,”
racket /'rækɪt/ n. 吵闹声
190
Hagrid added in a whisper to Harry, “but he’ll have a harder time frightenin’ you, an’ we’ve gotta get this done.”
191
So Harry set off into the heart of the forest with Malfoy and Fang.
192
They walked for nearly half an hour, deeper and deeper into the forest, until the path became almost impossible to
follow
because the trees were so thick.
follow /ˈfɑːloʊ/ vt. & vi. 沿着（道路、标志等）
193
Harry thought the blood seemed to be getting thicker. There were
splashes
on the roots of a tree, as though the poor creature had been
thrashing
around in pain close by.
splash /splæʃ/ n. 光斑
thrash /θræʃ/ vi. 辗转反侧
194
Harry could see a clearing ahead, through the tangled branches of an ancient oak.
195
“Look —” he murmured, holding out his arm to stop Malfoy.
196
Something bright white was gleaming on the ground. They
inched
closer.
inch /ɪntʃ/ vi. 慢慢前进
197
It was the unicorn all right, and it was dead. Harry had never seen anything so beautiful and sad.
198
Its long, slender legs were stuck out at odd angles where it had
fallen
and its
mane
was
spread
pearly
-white on the dark leaves.
fall /fɔːl/ v. 阵亡
mane /men/ n. （马等的）鬃毛
spread /sprɛd/ v. 铺开
pearly /'pɝli/ adj. 珍珠似的
199
Harry had taken one step toward it when a
slithering
sound made him freeze where he stood. A
bush
on the edge of the clearing quivered. . . .
slither /'slɪðɚ/ vi. 连走带跑地滑
bush /bʊʃ/ n. 灌木(丛)
200
Then, out of the shadows, a
hooded
figure came
crawling
across the ground like some
stalking
beast.
hooded /'hʊdɪd/ adj. 有罩盖的
crawl /krɔːl/ vi. 爬行
stalking /'stɔ:kiŋ/ n. 围捕
201
Harry, Malfoy, and Fang stood
transfixed
. The cloaked figure reached the unicorn, it lowered its head over the
wound
in the animal’s side, and began to drink its blood.
transfix /træns'fɪks/ vt. 使惊恐
wound /wund/ n. 伤口
202
“AAAAAAAAAAARGH!”
203
Malfoy let out a terrible scream and
bolted
— so did Fang.
bolt /boʊlt/ vi. 逃跑
204
The hooded figure raised its head and looked right at Harry — unicorn blood was
dribbling
down its front. It got to its feet and came
swiftly
towards him — he couldn’t move for fear.
dribble /'drɪbl/ vt. & vi. (使液体)滴下或作细流
swiftly /ˈs wɪftlɪ/ adv. 敏捷地
205
Then a pain
pierced
his head like he’d never felt before, it was as though his scar was on fire – half-
blinded
, he
staggered
backwards.
pierced /pɪrst/ v. 穿通（pierce的过去分词形式）
blind /blaɪnd/ adj. 瞎的
stagger /ˈstæɡər/ v. 摇摇晃晃地走
206
He heard
hooves
behind him,
galloping
, and something jumped
clean
over Harry,
charging
at the figure.
hoof /huf/ n. （马等动物的）蹄
gallop /ˈɡæləp/ v. （马）飞跑
clean /klin/ adv. 完全地
charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ vi. 向前冲
207
The pain in Harry’s head was so bad he fell to his knees.
208
It took a minute or two to pass. When he looked up, the figure had gone. A centaur was standing over him, not Ronan or Bane; this one looked younger; he had white-
blond
hair and a
palomino
body.
blond /blɑnd/ adj. 淡黄色的
palomino /ˌpælə'mino/ n. [动]帕洛米诺马
209
“Are you all right?” said the centaur, pulling Harry to his feet.
210
“Yes — thank you — what was that?”
211
The centaur didn’t answer. He had astonishingly blue eyes, like
pale
sapphires
.
pale /peɪl/ adj. （颜色）淡的
sapphire /'sæfaɪɚ/ n. 蓝宝石
212
He looked carefully at Harry, his eyes
lingering
on the scar that
stood out
,
livid
, on Harry’s forehead.
linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/ vi. 逗留
stand out 突出
livid /'lɪvɪd/ adj. 青灰色的
213
“You are the Potter boy,” he said. “You had better get back to Hagrid. The forest is not safe at this time — especially for you. Can you ride? It will be quicker this way.
214
“My name is Firenze,” he added, as he lowered himself on to his front legs so that Harry could clamber onto his back.
215
There was suddenly a sound of more
galloping
from the other side of the clearing. Ronan and Bane came bursting through the trees, their
flanks
heaving
and sweaty.
gallop /ˈɡæləp/ v. （马）飞跑
flank /flæŋk/ n. 胁腹
heave /hiːv/ vi. 起伏
216
“Firenze!” Bane thundered. “What are you doing? You have a human on your back! Have you no shame? Are you a
common
mule
?”
common /'kɑmən/ adj. 普通的
mule /mjuːl/ n. 骡子
217
“Do you realize who this is?” said Firenze. “This is the Potter boy. The quicker he leaves this forest, the better.”
218
“What have you been telling him?”
growled
Bane. “Remember, Firenze, we are sworn not to set ourselves against the
heavens.
Have we not read what is to come in the movements of the planets?”
growl /ɡraʊl/ vt. 低声咆哮着说
heaven /ˈhevn/ n. 神
219
Ronan
pawed
the ground nervously. “I’m sure Firenze thought he was acting
for the best
,” he said in his
gloomy
voice.
paw /pɔː/ v. 用爪子抓（或挠）
for the best 出于好意
gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/ adj. d阴郁的
220
Bane kicked his back legs in anger.
221
“For the best! What is that to do with us? Centaurs are
concerned
with what has been
foretold
! It is not our business to run around like
donkeys
after
stray
humans in our forest!”
concern /kənˈsɜːrn/ vt. 使担心
foretell /fɔːrˈtel/ vt. 预言
donkey /ˈdɑːŋki/ n. 驴子
stray /streɪ/ adj. 走失的
222
Firenze suddenly
reared
on to his
hind
legs in anger, so that Harry had to grab his shoulders to stay on.
rear /rɪr/ vi. 暴跳
hind /haɪnd/ adj. (常指动物腿)后面的
223
“Do you not see that unicorn?” Firenze
bellowed
at Bane.
bellow /ˈbeloʊ/ vi. 怒吼
224
“Do you not understand why it was killed? Or have the planets not
let you in on
that secret? I
set myself against
what is
lurking
in this forest, Bane, yes, with humans
alongside
me if I must.”
let in on vt. 让......知道(秘密)
set oneself against 坚决地反对
lurk /lɜːrk/ vi. 潜伏
alongside /əˌlɔːŋˈsaɪd/ prep. 与……并肩（工作）
225
And Firenze
whisked
around; with Harry
clutching
on as best he could, they
plunged
off into the trees, leaving Ronan and Bane behind them.
whisk /wɪsk/ vi. 飞奔
clutch /klʌtʃ/ vi. 紧抓
plunge /plʌndʒ/ vi. 跳进
226
Harry didn’t have a
clue
what was going on.
clue /kluː/ n. 理解
227
“Why’s Bane so angry?” he asked. “What was that thing you saved me from, anyway?”
228
Firenze slowed to a walk, warned Harry to keep his head bowed in case of
low-hanging
branches, but did not answer Harry’s question.
low-hanging 低悬的
229
They made their way through the trees in silence for so long that Harry thought Firenze didn’t want to talk to him anymore.
230
They were passing through a particularly
dense
patch
of trees, however, when Firenze suddenly stopped.
dense /dens/ adj. 浓密的
a patch of 一片
231
“Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used for?”
232
“No,” said Harry,
startled
by the odd question. “We’ve only used the horn and tail hair in
Potions
.”
startle /ˈstɑːrtl/ vi. 惊奇
potion /'poʃən/ n. (药物、毒物或有魔力的)饮料
233
“That is because it is a
monstrous
thing, to
slay
a unicorn,” said Firenze.
monstrous /ˈmɑːnstrəs/ adj. 极可恶的
slay /sleɪ/ vi. 杀害
234
“Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a
terrible
price.
terrible /'tɛrəbl/ adj. 可怕的
235
You have
slain
something
pure
and
defenseless
to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a
cursed
life, from the moment the blood touches your lips.”
slain /slen/ v. 杀死（slay的过去分词）
pure /pjʊr/ adj. 纯洁的
defenseless /dɪ'fɛnslɪs/ adj. <主美>无保护的
cursed /kɝst/ adj. 被诅咒的
236
Harry stared at the back of Firenze’s head, which was
dappled
silver in the moonlight.
dapple /'dæpl/ v. (使)起斑纹
237
“But who’d be that desperate?” he wondered aloud. “If you’re going to be cursed forever, death’s better, isn’t it?”
238
“It is,” Firenze agreed,
239
“unless all you need is to stay alive long enough to drink something else — something that will bring you back to full strength and power — something that will mean you can never die.
240
Mr. Potter, do you know what is hidden in the school
at this very moment
?”
at this very moment 此时此刻
241
“The Philosopher’s Stone! Of course – the Elixir of Life! But I don’t understand who –”
242
“Can you think of nobody who has waited many years to return to power, who has
clung
to life, awaiting their chance?”
cling /klɪŋ/ v. 紧握
243
It was as though an iron fist had clenched suddenly around Harry’s heart.
244
Over the rustling of the trees, he seemed to hear
once more
what Hagrid had told him on the night they had met:
once more 再一次
245
“Some say he died.
Codswallop
, in my opinion.
Dunno
if he had enough
human
left in him to die.”
codswallop /'kɑdzwɑləp/ n. 〈英俚〉胡言乱语
dunno /də'no/ vi. [口]我不知道
human /'hjumən/ adj. （尤指缺点或弱点）显示人的本性的
246
“Do you mean,” Harry
croaked
, “that was Vol —”
croak /kroʊk/ v. 用嘶哑的声音说
247
“Harry! Harry, are you all right?”
248
Hermione was running toward them down the path, Hagrid
puffing
along behind her.
puff v. 气喘吁吁
249
“I’m fine,” said Harry, hardly knowing what he was saying. “The unicorn’s dead, Hagrid, it’s in that clearing back there.”
250
“This is where I leave you,” Firenze murmured as Hagrid hurried off to
examine
the unicorn. “You are safe now.”
examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ vt. 仔细检查
251
Harry
slid
off his back.
slide /slaɪd/ vi. 滑落
252
“Good luck, Harry Potter,” said Firenze. “The planets have been
read
wrongly
before now, even by centaurs. I hope this is one of those times.”
read /rid/ v. 解读
wrongly /ˈrɑŋlɪ/ adv. 错误地
253
He turned and
cantered
back into the depths of the forest, leaving Harry shivering behind him.
canter /'kæntɚ/ vi. 慢跑
254
Ron had fallen asleep in the dark common room, waiting for them to return.
255
He shouted something about Quidditch
fouls
when Harry
roughly
shook him awake.
foul /faʊl/ n. 犯规
roughly /ˈrʌfli/ adv. 粗暴地
256
In
a matter of
seconds, though, he was wide-eyed as Harry began to tell him and Hermione what had happened in the forest.
a matter of 大约
257
Harry couldn’t sit down. He
paced
up and down in front of the fire. He was still shaking.
pace /peɪs/ vt. & vi. 踱步于
258
“Snape wants the Stone for Voldemort . . . and Voldemort’s waiting in the forest . . . and all this time we thought Snape just wanted to get rich. . . .”
259
“Stop saying the name!” said Ron in a terrified whisper, as if he thought Voldemort could hear them.
260
Harry wasn’t listening.
261
“Firenze saved me, but he shouldn’t have done so. . . . Bane was furious . . . he was talking about
interfering
with what the planets say is going to happen. . . .
interfere /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ vi. 干预
262
They must show that Voldemort’s coming back. . . . Bane thinks Firenze should have let Voldemort kill me. . . . I suppose that’s written in the stars as well.”
263
“Will you stop saying the name!” Ron hissed.
264
“So all I’ve got to wait for now is Snape to steal the Stone,” Harry went on
feverishly
, “then Voldemort will be able to come and finish me off. . . . Well, I suppose Bane’ll be happy.”
feverishly /ˈfivəˌrɪʃlɪ/ adv. 狂热地
265
Hermione looked very frightened, but she had a word of
comfort
.
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ n. 安慰
266
“Harry, everyone says Dumbledore’s the only one You-Know-Who was ever afraid of. With Dumbledore around, You-Know-Who won’t touch you.
267
Anyway, who says the centaurs are right? It sounds like
fortune-telling
to me, and Professor McGonagall says that’s a very
imprecise
branch of magic.”
fortune-telling /'fɔ:tʃən,teliŋ/ n. 算命
imprecise /ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs/ adj. 不精确的
268
The sky had turned light before they stopped talking. They went to bed
exhausted
, their throats
sore
. But the night’s surprises weren’t over.
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ adj. 精疲力尽的
sore /sɔːr/ adj. （发炎）疼痛的
269
When Harry pulled back his sheets, he found his Invisibility Cloak folded neatly underneath them. There was a note pinned to it:
270
Just in case.
271
