《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 5 ｜P2

When they had left the shop, he said, “Hagrid, what’s Quidditch?”

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“Blimey, Harry, I keep forgettin’ how little yeh know — not knowin’ about Quidditch!”

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“Don’t make me feel worse,” said Harry. He told Hagrid about the pale boy in Madam Malkin’s.

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“— and he said people from Muggle families shouldn’t even be allowed in —”

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“Yer not from a Muggle family. If he’d known who yeh were — he’s grown up knowin’ yer name if his parents are wizardin’ folk. you saw ’em in the Leaky Cauldron

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Anyway, what does he know about it, some o’ the best I ever saw were the only ones with magic in ’em in a long line o’ Muggles — look at yer mum! Look what she had fer a sister!”

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“So what is Quidditch?”

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“It’s our sport. Wizard sport. It’s like — like football in the Muggle world — everyone follows Quidditch — played up in the air on broomsticks and there’s four balls — sorta hard ter explain the rules.”

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“And what are Slytherin and Hufflepuff?”

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“School Houses. There’s four. Everyone says Hufflepuff are a lot o’ 

duffers

, but —”

duffer /'dʌfɚ/ n. 笨蛋

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“I bet I’m in Hufflepuff,” said Harry gloomily.

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“Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin,” said Hagrid darkly. “There’s not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn’t in Slytherin. You-Know-Who was one.”

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“Vol-, sorry — You-Know-Who was at Hogwarts?”

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“Years an’ years ago,” said Hagrid.

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They bought Harry’s school books in a shop called Flourish and Blotts where the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as 

paving stones

bound

 in leather;

paving stones n. 铺路石

bind /baɪnd/ vt. 装订

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books the size of postage stamps in covers of 

silk

; books full of peculiar symbols and a few books with nothing in them at all.

silk /sɪlk/ n. 丝绸

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Even Dudley, who never read anything, would have been wild to get his hands on some of these.

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Hagrid almost had to drag Harry away from 

Curses

 and Counter-curses 

curse /kɝs/ vt. & vi. 诅咒

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(Bewitch Your Friends and 

Befuddle

 Your Enemies with the Latest 

Revenges

: Hair Loss, 

Jelly

-Legs, Tongue-

Tying

and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian.

befuddle /bɪˈfʌdl/ vt. 使迷惑

revenge /rɪˈvendʒ/ n. 复仇

jelly /ˈdʒeli/ n. 果冻

tying /'taɪɪŋ/ n. 结子

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“I was trying to find out how to curse Dudley.”

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“I’m not sayin’ that’s not a good idea, but yer not ter use magic in the Muggle world except in very special circumstances,” said Hagrid.

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“An’ anyway, yeh couldn’ work any of them curses yet, yeh’ll need a lot more study before yeh get ter that level.”

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Hagrid wouldn’t let Harry buy a solid gold cauldron, either (“It says pewter on yer list”), but they got a nice set of scales for weighing potion 

ingredients

 and a 

collapsible

 brass 

telescope

.

ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. (混合物的)组成部分

collapsible /kə'læpsəbl/ adj. 可折叠的

telescope /ˈtelɪskoʊp/ n. 望远镜

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Then they visited the 

Apothecar

y, which was 

fascinating

 enough to 

make up

 for its horrible smell, a mixture of bad eggs and 

rotted

 cabbages.

apothecary /ə'pɑθə'kɛri/ n. 药店

fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ adj. 有极大吸引力的

make up v. 弥补

rot /rɑːt/ vt. & vi. (使)腐烂

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Barrels of 

slimy

 stuff stood on the floor; 

jars

 of 

herbs

, dried roots, and bright 

powders

 lined the walls; 

slimy /ˈslaɪmi/ adj. 黏滑的

jar /dʒɑːr/ n. 罐子

herb /ɜːrb/ n. 药草

powder /ˈpaʊdər/ n. 粉末

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bundles

 of feathers, strings of 

fangs,

 and 

snarled

 claws hung from the ceiling.

bundle /ˈbʌndl/ n. 捆

fang /fæŋ/ n. (尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙

snarled /sna:rld/ adj. 纠缠不清的

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While Hagrid asked the man behind the counter for a supply of some basic potion 

ingredients

 for Harry,

ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. (混合物的)组成部分

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Harry himself examined silver unicorn 

horns

 at twenty-one Galleons each and 

minuscule

, 

glittery

-black beetle eyes (five Knuts a 

scoop

).

horn /hɔ:n/ n. 角制品

minuscule /'mɪnəskjul/ n. 小写字

glittery /'ɡlɪtəri/ adj. 闪光的

scoop /skup/ n. 一勺[铲]之量

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Outside the Apothecary, Hagrid checked Harry’s list again.

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“Just yer wand left — oh yeah, an’ I still haven’t got yeh a birthday present.”

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Harry felt himself go red.

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“You don’t have to —”

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“I know I don’t have to. Tell yeh what, I’ll get yer animal. 

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Not a toad, toads went outta fashion years ago, yeh’d be laughed at — an’ I don’ like cats, they make me 

sneeze

.

sneeze /sniz/ vi. 打喷嚏

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I’ll get yer an owl. All the kids want owls, they’re dead useful, carry yer post an’ everythin’.”

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Twenty minutes later, they left Eeylops Owl 

Emporium

, which had been dark and full of 

rustling

 and 

flickering

, jewel-bright eyes.

emporium /ɛm'pɔrɪəm/ n. 商场

rustle /ˈrʌsl/ vt. & vi. 发出沙沙的声音

flickering /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/ adj. 闪烁的

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Harry now carried a large cage which held a beautiful snowy owl, fast asleep with her head under her wing. 

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He couldn’t stop stammering his thanks, sounding just like Professor Quirrell.

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“Don’ mention it,” said Hagrid 

gruffly

. “Don’ expect you’ve had a 

lotta

 presents from them Dursleys. Just Ollivanders left now — only place fer wands, Ollivanders, and yeh gotta have the best wand.”

gruffly /'grʌfli/ adv. 粗声地

lotta /'lɑtə/ n. [口语]许多（等于lot of）

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A magic wand . . . this was what Harry had been really looking forward to.

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The last shop was narrow and 

shabby

. 

Peeling

 gold letters over the door read Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 

B.C

. 

shabby /ˈʃæbi/ adj. 破旧的

peeling /'pilɪŋ/ n. 剥虾的(一块)皮

B.C abbr. 公元前

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A single wand lay on a faded purple 

cushion

 in the dusty window.

cushion /ˈkʊʃn/ n. 垫子

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A 

tinkling

 bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop as they stepped inside.

tinkling /'tɪŋklɪŋ/ n. 叮叮声

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It was a tiny place, empty except for a single, 

spindly

 chair which Hagrid sat on to wait.

spindly /ˈspɪndli/ adj. 细长的

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Harry felt strangely as though he had entered a very 

strict

 library;

strict /strɪkt/ adj. 严格的

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he swallowed a lot of new questions which had just occurred to him and looked instead at the thousands of narrow boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling.

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For some reason, the back of his neck 

prickled

.

prickle /'prɪkl/ vi. 引起刺痛

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The very dust and silence in here seemed to 

tingle

 with some secret magic.

tingle /'tɪŋɡl/ vi. 感到刺痛

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“Good afternoon,” said a soft voice. Harry jumped. Hagrid must have jumped, too, because there was a loud crunching noise and he got quickly off the 

spindly

 chair.

spindly /ˈspɪndli/ adj. 细长的

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An old man was standing before them, his wide, pale eyes shining like moons through the 

gloom

 of the shop.

gloom /ɡluːm/ n. 昏暗

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“Hello,” said Harry 

awkwardly

.

awkwardly /ˈ ɔk wə..dlɪ/ adv. 笨拙地

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“Ah yes,” said the man.

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“Yes, yes. I thought I’d be seeing you soon. Harry Potter. It wasn’t a question.”

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“You have your mother’s eyes. It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, 

swishy

, made of 

willow

. Nice wand for charm work.”

swishy /ˈswɪʃi/ adj. 瑟瑟作响的

willow /'wɪlo/ n. 柳树

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Mr. Ollivander moved closer to Harry. Harry wished he would blink. Those silvery eyes were a bit 

creepy

.

creepy /'kripi/ adj. 令人毛骨悚然的

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“Your father, on the other hand, favored a 

mahogany

 wand. Eleven inches. 

Pliable

. A little more power and 

excellent

for 

transfiguration

.

mahogany /mə'hɑgəni/ n. 桃花心木

pliable /ˈplaɪəbl/ adj. 柔韧的

excellent /ˈeksələnt/ adj. 卓越的

transfiguration /ˌtrænzfɪɡjʊ'reʃən/ n. 变形

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Well, I say your father favored it — it’s really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course.”

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Mr. Ollivander had come so close that he and Harry were almost nose to nose. Harry could see himself reflected in those 

misty

 eyes.

misty /ˈmɪsti/ adj. 模糊的

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“And that’s where . . .” Mr. Ollivander touched the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead with a long, white finger.

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“I’m sorry to say I sold the wand that did it,” he said softly.

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“Thirteen-and-a-half inches. 

Yew

. Powerful wand, very powerful, and in the wrong hands . . . well, if I’d known what that wand was going out into the world to do. . . .”

yew /ju/ n. 紫杉

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He shook his head and then, to Harry’s relief, 

spotted

 Hagrid.

spot /spɑːt/ vt. 认出

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“Rubeus! Rubeus Hagrid! How nice to see you again. . . . 

Oak

, sixteen inches, rather 

bendy

, wasn’t it?”

oak /oʊk/ n. 橡木

bendy /'bɛndi/ adj. 易弯曲的

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“It was, sir, yes,” said Hagrid.

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“Good wand, that one. But I suppose they snapped it in half when you got expelled?” said Mr. Ollivander, suddenly stern.

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“Er — yes, they did, yes,” said Hagrid, shuffling his feet. 

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“I’ve still got the pieces, though,” he added brightly.

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“But you don’t use them?” said Mr. Ollivander sharply.

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“Oh, no, sir,” said Hagrid quickly. 

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Harry noticed he 

gripped

 his pink umbrella very tightly as he spoke.

grip /ɡrɪp/ vt. & vi. 紧握

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“Hmmm,” said Mr. Ollivander, giving Hagrid a 

piercing

 look. 

piercing /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ adj. (眼睛或目光)敏锐的

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“Well, now — Mr. Potter. Let me see.” He pulled a long 

tape measure

 with silver markings out of his pocket. “Which is your wand arm?”

tape measure 卷尺

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“Er — well, I’m right-handed,” said Harry.

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“Hold out your arm. That’s it.” He measured Harry from shoulder to finger, then 

wrist

 to 

elbow

, shoulder to floor, knee to 

armpit

 and round his head.

wrist /rɪst/ n. 腕

elbow /ˈelboʊ/ n. 肘部

armpit /'ɑrm'pɪt/ n. 腋窝

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As he measured, he said,

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“Every Ollivander wand has a 

core

 of a powerful magical substance, Mr. Potter.

core /kɔːr/ n. 核心

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We use unicorn hairs, 

phoenix

 tail feathers, and the 

heartstrings

 of dragons. 

phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ n. 凤凰

heartstring /ˈhɑrtˌstrɪŋ/ n. 心弦

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No two Ollivander wands are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite the same.

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And of course, you will never get such good results with another wizard’s wand.”

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Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring between his 

nostrils,

 was doing this on its own. Mr. Ollivander was 

flitting

 around the shelves, taking down boxes.

nostril /'nɑstrəl/ n. 鼻孔

flit v. 不停地移动

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“That will do,” he said, and the tape measure 

crumpled

 into 

a heap

 on the floor.

crumple /ˈkrʌmpl/ v. 弄皱

a heap 一堆

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“Right then, Mr. Potter. Try this one. 

Beechwood

 and dragon heartstring. Nine inches. Nice and 

flexible

. Just take it and give it a wave.”

beechwood /'bitʃ,wʊd/ n. 山毛榉材

flexible /ˈfleksəbl/ adj. 柔韧的

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Harry took the wand and (feeling foolish) waved it around a bit, but Mr. Ollivander snatched it out of his hand almost at once.

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“

Maple

 and phoenix feather. Seven inches. Quite 

whippy

. Try —”

maple /ˈmeɪpl/ n. 槭树

whippy /'hwɪpi/ adj. 有弹性的

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Harry tried — but he had hardly raised the wand when it, too, was snatched back by Mr. Ollivander.

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“No, no — here, 

ebony

 and unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, 

springy

. Go on, go on, try it out.”

ebony /'ɛbəni/ n. 黑檀

springy /'sprɪŋi/ adj. 有弹力〔性〕的

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Harry tried. And tried. He had no idea what Mr. Ollivander was waiting for.

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The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the 

spindly

 chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become.

spindly /ˈspɪndli/ adj. 细长的

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“

Tricky

 customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect 

match

 here somewhere — I wonder, now — yes, why not — unusual combination — 

holly

 and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and 

supple

.”

tricky /ˈtrɪki/ adj. 难对付的

match /mætʃ/ n. 相配的人(或物)

holly /'hɑli/ n. 冬青树（等于holm oak）

supple /ˈsʌpl/ adj. 柔软的

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Harry took the wand. He felt a sudden warmth in his fingers.

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He raised the wand above his head, brought it 

swishing

 down through the dusty air 

swish /swɪʃ/ vi. 嗖地挥动

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and a 

stream

 of red and gold 

sparks

 shot from the end like a firework, throwing dancing spots of light on to the walls.

stream /striːm/ n. 光线

spark /spɑːrk/ n. 火花

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Hagrid whooped and clapped and Mr. Ollivander cried, “Oh, 

bravo

! Yes, indeed, oh, very good. Well, well, well . . . how curious . . . how very curious . . .”

bravo /ˌbrɑ'vo/ int. 好极了

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He put Harry’s wand back into its box and wrapped it in brown paper, still muttering, “Curious . . . curious . . .”

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“Sorry,” said Harry, “but what’s curious?”

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Mr. Ollivander fixed Harry with his pale stare.

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“I remember every wand I’ve ever sold, Mr. Potter. Every single wand. It so happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather — just one other.

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It is very curious indeed that you should be 

destined

 for this wand when its brother — why, its brother gave you that scar.”

destine /ˈdɛstɪn/ v. 注定

398

Harry 

swallowed

.

swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ v. (由于紧张等)做吞咽动作

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“Yes, thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew. Curious indeed how these things happen.

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The wand chooses the wizard, remember. . . . I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter. . . .After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things — terrible, yes, but great.”

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Harry 

shivered

. He wasn’t sure he liked Mr. Ollivander too much.

shiver /ˈʃɪvər/ vi. 颤抖

402

He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand, and Mr. Ollivander bowed them from his shop.

403

The late afternoon sun hung low in the sky as Harry and Hagrid made their way back down Diagon Alley, back through the wall, back through the Leaky Cauldron, now empty.

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Harry didn’t speak at all as they walked down the road;

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he didn’t even notice how much people were 

gawking

 at them on the Underground, 

laden

 as they were with all their funny-shaped packages, with the snowy sleeping snowy owl on Harry’s lap.

gawk /ɡɔk/ v. 呆呆地看着

lade /led/ vi. 装货

406

Up another escalator, out into 

Paddington

 station; Harry only realized where they were when Hagrid tapped him on the shoulder.

Paddington /'pædiŋtən/ 帕丁顿(英国伦敦西部一住宅区)

407

“Got time fer a bite to eat before yer train leaves,” he said.

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He bought Harry a hamburger and they sat down on 

plastic

 seats to eat them. Harry kept looking around. Everything looked so strange, somehow.

plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ adj. 塑料的

409

“You all right, Harry? Yer very quiet,” said Hagrid.

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Harry wasn’t sure he could explain. He’d just had the best birthday of his life — and yet — he chewed his hamburger, trying to find the words.

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“Everyone thinks I’m special,” he said at last.

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“All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander . . . but I don’t know anything about magic at all. How can they expect great things?

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I’m famous and I can’t even remember what I’m famous for. I don’t know what happened when Vol-, sorry — I mean, the night my parents died.”

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Hagrid leaned across the table. Behind the wild beard and eyebrows he 

wore

 a very kind smile.

wear /wɛr/ v. 面带(某种表情)

415

“Don’ you worry, Harry. You’ll learn fast enough. Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, you’ll be just fine. Just be yerself. I know it’s hard. Yeh’ve been singled out, an’ that’s always hard. 

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But yeh’ll have a great time at Hogwarts — I did — still do, ’smatter of fact.”

417

Hagrid helped Harry on to the train that would take him back to the Dursleys, then handed him an envelope.

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“Yer ticket fer Hogwarts,” he said.

419

“First o’ September — King’s 

Cross

 — it’s all on yer ticket. 

cross /krɔs/ n. 十字形（或叉形）物

420

Any problems with the Dursleys, send me a letter with yer owl, she’ll know where to find me. . . . See yeh soon, Harry.”

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The train pulled out of the station. Harry wanted to watch Hagrid until he was out of sight; he 

rose

 in his seat and pressed his nose against the window, but he blinked and Hagrid had gone.

rise /raɪz/ vi. 站起

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