《哈利波特1》｜单词注释｜Chapter 5 ｜P1
CHAPTER FIVE
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DIAGON
ALLEY
diagonal /daɪ'æɡənl/ adj. 对角线的
alley /ˈæli/ n. 小巷
2
Harry woke early the next morning. Although he could tell it was daylight, he kept his eyes shut
tight
.
tight /taɪt/ adv. 紧紧地
3
“It was a dream,” he told himself firmly. “I dreamed a giant called Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for wizards. When I open my eyes I’ll be at home in my cupboard.”
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There was suddenly a loud tapping noise.
5
And there’s Aunt Petunia knocking on the door, Harry thought, his heart sinking.
6
But he still didn’t open his eyes. It had been such a good dream.
7
Tap. Tap. Tap.
8
“All right,” Harry mumbled, “I’m getting up.”
9
He sat up and Hagrid’s heavy coat fell off him.
10
The hut was full of sunlight, the storm was over, Hagrid himself was asleep on the
collapsed
sofa, and there was an owl
rapping
its
claw
on the window, a newspaper held in its beak.
collapsed /kəˈlæpst/ adj. 倒塌的
rap /ræp/ vt. 轻敲
claw /klɔː/ n. 爪
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Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a large balloon was
swelling
inside him. He went straight to the window and
jerked
it open.
swell /swel/ vi. 膨胀；[病理]肿胀；隆起
jerk /dʒɜːrk/ v. 猛推
12
The owl
swooped
in and dropped the newspaper on top of Hagrid, who didn’t wake up.
swoop /swuːp/ vi. 俯冲
13
The owl then fluttered onto the floor and began to attack Hagrid’s coat.
14
“Don’t do that.”
15
Harry tried to wave the owl out of the way, but it
snapped
its beak fiercely at him and carried on
savaging
the coat.
snap /snæp/ vt. 猛咬
savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ vt. 撕咬
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“Hagrid!” said Harry loudly. “There’s an owl —”
17
“Pay him,” Hagrid
grunted
into the sofa.
grunt /ɡrʌnt/ vt. 嘟哝着说
18
“What?”
19
“He wants payin’ fer deliverin’ the paper. Look in the pockets.”
20
Hagrid’s coat seemed to be made of nothing but pockets —
bunches
of keys,
slug pellets
, balls of string,
peppermint
humbugs,
teabags
. . . finally, Harry pulled out a handful of strange-looking coins.
bunch /bʌntʃ/ n. 串
slug pellet 除蛞蝓药
peppermint /'pɛpɚmɪnt/ n. 薄荷
teabag /'tiːbæg/ n. 袋泡茶
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“Give him five Knuts,” said Hagrid
sleepily
.
sleepily /'slipɪli/ adv. 困倦地
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“Knuts?”
23
“The little
bronze
ones.”
bronze /brɑːnz/ n. 青铜
24
Harry counted out five little bronze coins, and the owl
held out
his leg so Harry could put the money into a small leather
pouch
tied to it. Then he flew off through the open window.
hold out 伸出
pouch /paʊtʃ/ n. 小袋
25
Hagrid yawned loudly, sat up, and
stretched
.
stretch /stretʃ/ v. 伸展肢体
26
“Best be off, Harry, lots ter do today, gotta get up ter London an’ buy all yer stuff fer school.”
27
Harry was turning over the wizard coins and looking at them.
28
He had just thought of something which made him feel as though the happy balloon inside him had got a
puncture
.
puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃər/ v. 戳破
29
“Um — Hagrid?”
30
“Mm?” said Hagrid, who was pulling on his huge boots.
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“I haven’t got any money — and you heard Uncle Vernon last night . . . he won’t pay for me to go and learn magic.”
32
“Don’t worry about that,” said Hagrid, standing up and scratching his head. “D’yeh think yer parents didn’t leave yeh anything?”
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“But if their house was destroyed —”
34
“They didn’ keep their gold in the house, boy! Nah, first stop fer us is Gringotts. Wizards’ bank.
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Have a sausage, they’re not bad cold — an’ I wouldn’ say no teh a bit o’ yer birthday cake, neither.”
36
“Wizards have banks?”
37
“Just the one. Gringotts. Run by
goblins
.”
goblins /'ɡɔblin/ n. 小妖精
38
Harry dropped the bit of sausage he was holding.
39
“Goblins?”
40
“Yeah — so yeh’d be mad ter try an’
rob
it, I’ll tell yeh that. Never
mess
with goblins, Harry.
rob /rɑːb/ vt. 抢劫
mess /mes/ v. 玩弄
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Gringotts is the safest place in the world fer anything yeh want ter keep safe —’cept maybe Hogwarts.
42
As a matter o’ fact, I gotta visit Gringotts anyway. Fer Dumbledore. Hogwarts business.”
43
Hagrid
drew himself up
proudly.
draw oneself up 挺直身体
44
“He usually gets me ter do important stuff fer him.
Fetch
in’ you — gettin’ things from Gringotts — knows he can trust me, see.
fetch /fetʃ/ vt. 接来
45
“Got everythin’? Come on, then.”
46
Harry followed Hagrid out onto the rock.
47
The sky was quite clear now and the sea gleamed in the sunlight.
48
The boat Uncle Vernon had
hired
was still there, with a lot of water in the bottom after the storm.
hire /ˈhaɪər/ vt. 租用
49
“How did you get here?” Harry asked, looking around for another boat.
50
“Flew,” said Hagrid.
51
“Flew?”
52
“Yeah — but we’ll go back in this. Not s’pposed ter use magic
now
I’ve got yeh.”
now /naʊ/ conj. 既然
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They settled down in the boat, Harry still staring at Hagrid, trying to imagine him flying.
54
“Seems a
shame
ter
row
, though,” said Hagrid, giving Harry another of his sideways looks. “If I was ter — er —
speed
things up a bit, would yeh mind not mentionin’ it at Hogwarts?”
shame /ʃem/ n. 令人惋惜的事
row /ro/ vi. 划船
speed /spid/ vt. 加快...的速度
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“Of course not,” said Harry, eager to see more magic.
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Hagrid pulled out the pink umbrella again, tapped it twice on the side of the boat, and they sped off toward land.
57
“Why would you be mad to try and rob Gringotts?” Harry asked.
58
“Spells —
enchantments
,” said Hagrid, unfolding his newspaper as he spoke.
enchantment / ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ n. 施魔法
59
“They say there’s dragons
guardin’
the
high-security
vaults
.
guard /ɡɑːrd/ v. 看守
high-security adj. 戒备级别高的
vault /vɔ:lt/ n. 保管库
60
And then yeh gotta find yer way — Gringotts is hundreds of miles under London, see. Deep under the
Underground
.
underground /ˌʌndərˈɡraʊnd/ n. 地铁
61
Yeh’d die of hunger tryin’ ter get out, even if yeh did manage ter
get yer hands on
summat
.”
get your hands on 获得......
summat pron. 〈英〉〈方〉某东西
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Harry sat and thought about this while Hagrid read his newspaper, the
Daily
Prophet
.
daily /ˈdeɪli/ n. 日报
prophet /ˈprɑːfɪt/ n. 预言家
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Harry had learned from Uncle Vernon that people liked to be
left alone
while they did this,
left alone 一人独处
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but it was very difficult, he’d never had so many questions in his life.
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“Ministry o’ Magic messin’ things up
as usual
,” Hagrid muttered, turning the page.
as usual 像往常一样
66
“There’s a
Ministry
of Magic?” Harry asked, before he could stop himself.
ministry /ˈmɪnɪstri/ n. （政府的）部门
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“’Course,” said Hagrid.
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“They wanted Dumbledore fer Minister, o’ course, but he’d never leave Hogwarts, so old Cornelius Fudge got the job.
69
Bungler
if ever there was one.
bungler /'bʌŋglɚ/ n. 笨拙者
70
So he
pelts
Dumbledore with owls every morning, askin’ fer advice.”
pelt /pelt/ vt. (连续地)投掷
71
“But what does a Ministry of Magic do?”
72
“Well, their main job is to keep it from the Muggles that there’s still witches an’ wizards up an’ down the country.”
73
“Why?”
74
“Why?
Blimey
, Harry, everyone’d be wantin’ magic solutions to their problems. Nah, we’re best left alone.”
blimey /'blaɪmi/ int. 啊呀!
75
At this moment the boat
bumped
gently
into the harbor wall. Hagrid folded up his newspaper, and they
clambered
up the stone steps onto the street.
bump /bʌmp/ v. 颠簸
gently /'dʒɛntli/ adv. 轻轻地
clamber /ˈklæmbər/ vi. 攀登
76
Passersby
stared a lot at Hagrid as they walked through the little town to the station.
passerby /ˈpæsɚˈbaɪ/ n. 行人
77
Harry couldn’t blame them.
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Not only was Hagrid twice as tall as anyone else, he kept pointing at perfectly
ordinary
things like
parking meters
and saying loudly,
ordinary /ˈɔːrdneri/ adj. 普通的；平常的；平凡的
parking meter 停车记时器
79
“See that, Harry? Things these Muggles dream up, eh?”
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“Hagrid,” said Harry,
panting
a bit as he ran to
keep up
, “did you say there are dragons at Gringotts?”
pant /pænt/ vi. 喘息
keep up 跟上
81
“Well, so they say,” said Hagrid. “
Crikey
, I’d like a dragon.”
crikey /'kraɪki/ int. 唉呀!
82
“You’d like one?”
83
“Wanted one ever since I was a kid — here we go.”
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They had reached the station. There was a train to London in five minutes’ time.
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Hagrid, who didn’t understand “Muggle money,” as he called it, gave the
notes
to Harry so he could buy their tickets.
note /noʊt/ n. 纸币
86
People stared
more than ever
on the train.
more than ever adv. 更加
87
Hagrid
took up
two seats and sat
knitting
what looked like a
canary
-yellow circus
tent
.
take up 占据(时间、地方)
knit /nɪt/ v. 编织
canary /kəˈneri/ n. 淡黄色
tent /tent/ n. 帐篷
88
“Still got yer letter, Harry?” he asked as he counted
stitches
.
stitch /stɪtʃ/ n. 一针
89
Harry took the parchment envelope out of his pocket.
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“Good,” said Hagrid. “There’s a list there of everything yeh need.”
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Harry unfolded a second piece of paper he hadn’t noticed the night before, and read:
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HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
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UNIFORM
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First-year students will require:
95
1. Three
sets
of plain work
robes
(black)
set /set/ n. 一套
robe /rob/ n. 长袍
96
2. One plain
pointed
hat (black) for
day
wear
pointed /'pɔɪntɪd/ adj. 尖的
day /de/ adj. 日间的
wear /wɛr/ n. （特定人群、场合或用途穿的）服装
97
3. One pair of
protective
gloves (dragon
hide
or
similar
)
protective /prəˈtektɪv/ adj. 防护的
hide /haɪd/ n. 兽皮
similar /'sɪməlɚ/ n. 类似物
98
4. One
winter
cloak (black, silver
fastenings
)
winter /'wɪntɚ/ adj. 用于冬天的
fastening /'fæsnɪŋ/ n. (尤指衣服的)扣处
99
Please note that all
pupils’
clothes should carry name tags
pupil /ˈpjuːpl/ n. 学生
100
Set BOOKS
set book n. 指定课本
101
All students should have a copy of each of the
following
:
following /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/ n. 下列
102
The
Standard
Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
standard /ˈstændərd/ adj. 标准的
103
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
104
Magical
Theory
by Adalbert Waffling
theory /ˈθiːəri/ n. 理论
105
A
Beginners
’ Guide to
Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
beginner /bɪ'gɪnɚ/ n. 初学者
transfiguration /ˌtrænzfɪɡjʊ'reʃən/ n. 变形
106
One Thousand Magical
Herbs
and
Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
herb /ɜːrb/ n. 药草
fungi /ˈfʌŋɡiː，ˈfʌŋɡaɪ，ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ n. 真菌
107
Magical
Draughts
and
Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
draught /drɑft/ n. 药剂
potion /'poʃən/ n. 魔药
108
Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
fantastic /fæn'tæstɪk/ adj. 奇异的
109
The Dark Forces: A Guide to
Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
self-protection /'selfprə'tekʃən/ n. 自卫
110
OTHER EQUIPMENT
111
1 wand
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1
cauldron
(
pewter
, standard size 2)
cauldron /'kɔldrən/ n. 大锅
pewter /'pjʊtɚ/ n. 锡铅合金
113
1 set glass or
crystal
phials
crystal /ˈkrɪstl/ adj. 水晶的
phial /'faɪəl/ n. 小药瓶
114
1
telescope
telescope /ˈtelɪskoʊp/ n. 望远镜
115
1 set
brass
scales
brass /bræs，brɑs/ n. 黄铜
scale /skeɪl/ n. 天平
116
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad
117
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
118
“Can we buy all this in London?” Harry wondered aloud.
119
“If yeh know where to go,” said Hagrid.
120
Harry had never been to London before. Although Hagrid seemed to know where he was going, he was obviously not used to getting there in an ordinary way.
121
He got
stuck
in the
ticket barrier
on the Underground, and complained loudly that the seats were too small and the trains too slow.
stuck /stʌk/ adj. 被卡住的
ticket barrier 检票口
122
“I don’t know how the Muggles
manage
without magic,”
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ vi. 处理
123
he said as they climbed a
broken-down
escalator
that
led
up to a
bustling
road lined with shops.
broken-down /ˌbrokənˈdaʊn/ adj. 故障的
escalator /'ɛskə'letɚ/ n. 自动扶梯
lead /liːd/ v. 通往
bustling /'bʌsliŋ/ adj. 熙熙攘攘的
124
Hagrid was so huge that he
parted
the crowd easily; all Harry had to do was keep close behind him.
part /pɑːrt/ v. (使)分开
125
They passed book shops and music stores, hamburger bars and cinemas, but nowhere that looked as if it could sell you a magic wand.
126
This was just an ordinary street full of ordinary people.
127
Could there really be
piles of
wizard gold buried miles beneath them?
piles of 成堆的
128
Were there really shops that sold spell books and broomsticks?
129
Might this not all be some huge joke that the Dursleys had
cooked up
?
cook up 伪造
130
If Harry hadn’t known that the Dursleys had no sense of humor, he might have thought so;
131
yet somehow, even though everything Hagrid had told him so far was unbelievable, Harry couldn’t help trusting him.
132
“This is it,” said Hagrid, coming to a
halt
, “the
Leaky
Cauldron
. It’s a famous place.”
halt /hɔːlt/ n. 立定
leaky /'liki/ adj. 漏的
cauldron /'kɔldrən/ n. 大釜
133
It was a tiny,
grubby
-looking pub. If Hagrid hadn’t pointed it out, Harry wouldn’t have noticed it was there.
grubby /'ɡrʌbi/ adj. 肮脏的
134
The people hurrying
by
didn’t glance at it. Their eyes slid from the big book shop on one side to the
record
shop on the other as if they couldn’t see the Leaky Cauldron at all.
by adv. 经过
record n. 唱片
135
In fact, Harry had the most peculiar feeling that only he and Hagrid could see it. Before he could mention this, Hagrid had
steered
him inside.
steer /stɪr/ v. 带领(某人去某地)
136
For a famous place, it was very dark and
shabby
.
shabby /ˈʃæbi/ adj. 破旧的
137
A few old women were sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of
sherry
. One of them was smoking a long
pipe
.
sherry /ˈʃɛri/ n. 雪利酒
pipe /paɪp/ n. 烟斗
138
A little man in a top hat was talking to the old
bartender
, who was quite
bald
and looked like a
toothless
walnut
.
bartender /ˈbɑːrtendər/ n. 酒吧间男招待
bald /bɔːld/ adj. 秃顶的
toothless /'tuθləs/ adj. 无牙齿的
walnut /'wɔlnət/ n. 核桃
139
The low
buzz
of
chatter
stopped when they walked in.
buzz /bʌz/ n. 叽叽喳喳声
chatter /'tʃætɚ/ n. 闲聊
140
Everyone seemed to know Hagrid; they waved and smiled at him, and the bartender reached for a glass, saying, “
The usual
, Hagrid?”
the usual [非正式] 常喝的饮料（尤指酒）（the usual）
141
“Can’t, Tom, I’m
on Hogwarts business
,” said Hagrid,
clapping
his great hand on Harry’s shoulder and making Harry’s knees
buckle
.
on business 为了公事
clap /klæp/ v. 使……砰然相击
buckle /ˈbʌkl/ vi. 使弯曲
142
“Good Lord,” said the bartender, peering at Harry, “is this — can this be — ?”
143
The Leaky Cauldron had suddenly gone completely
still
and silent.
still /stɪl/ adj. 静止的
144
“
Bless my soul
,” whispered the old bartender, “Harry Potter . . . what an honor.”
bless my soul 我的天哪
145
He hurried out from behind the bar, rushed toward Harry and seized his hand,
tears
in his eyes.
tear /tɪr/ v. 流眼泪
146
“Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back.”
147
Harry didn’t know what to say. Everyone was looking at him. The old woman with the pipe was
puffing
on it without realizing it had
gone out
. Hagrid was beaming.
puff /pʌf/ v. 抽(烟、烟斗等)
go out 熄灭
148
Then there was a great
scraping
of chairs and the next moment, Harry found himself shaking hands with everyone in the Leaky Cauldron.
scraping /ˈskrepɪŋ/ n. 刮擦声
149
“Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter, can’t believe I’m meeting you at last.”
150
“So proud, Mr. Potter, I’m just so proud.”
151
“Always wanted to shake your hand — I’m all of a
flutter
.”
flutter /ˈflʌtər/ n. [英，非正式] 激动
152
“
Delighted
, Mr. Potter, just can’t
tell
you, Diggle’s the name, Dedalus Diggle.”
delighted /dɪ'laɪtɪd/ adj. 高兴的
tell /tɛl/ v. 表达
153
“I’ve seen you before!” said Harry, as Dedalus Diggle’s top hat fell off in his excitement. “You bowed to me once in a shop.”
154
“He remembers!” cried Dedalus Diggle, looking around at everyone. “Did you hear that? He remembers me!”
155
Harry shook hands again and again — Doris Crockford kept coming back for more.
156
A pale young man
made his way
forward, very nervously. One of his eyes was
twitching
.
make one's way 前进
twitch /twɪtʃ/ vt. & vi.(使)颤动
157
“Professor Quirrell!” said Hagrid. “Harry, Professor Quirrell will be one of your teachers at Hogwarts.”
158
“P-P-Potter,”
stammered
Professor Quirrell,
grasping
Harry’s hand, “c-can’t t-tell you how p-pleased I am to meet you.”
stammer /ˈstæmər/ vi. 结结巴巴地说
grasp /ɡræsp/ vt. 抓住
159
“What sort of magic do you teach, Professor Quirrell?”
160
“
D-Defense Against
the
D-D-Dark Arts
,” muttered Professor Quirrell, as though he’d rather not think about it.
defense against 防御
dark art 黑魔法
161
“N-not that you n-need it, eh, P-P-Potter?” He laughed nervously.
162
“You’ll be g-getting all your equipment, I suppose? I’ve g-got to p-pick up a new b-book on
vampires
, m-myself.” He looked terrified
at the very thought
.
vampire /'væmpaiə/ n. 吸血鬼
at the very thought 一想到
163
But the others wouldn’t let Professor Quirrell keep Harry to himself. It took almost ten minutes to get away from them all. At last, Hagrid managed to
make himself heard
over the
babble
.
make oneself heard 让自己被听见
babble /'bæbl/ n. 嘈杂的人声
164
“Must
get on
— lots ter buy. Come on, Harry.”
get on 使前进
165
Doris Crockford shook Harry’s hand one last time, and Hagrid led them through the bar and out into a small,
walledcourtyard
, where there was nothing but a
dustbin
and a few weeds.
walled /w ɔld/ adj. 有城墙的
courtyard /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/ n. 院子
dustbin /'dʌstbɪn/ n. (家庭用的)垃圾箱〔桶〕
166
Hagrid grinned at Harry. “Told yeh, didn’t I? Told yeh you was famous. Even Professor Quirrell was tremblin’ ter meet yeh —
mind
you, he’s usually tremblin’.”
mind /maɪnd/ v. [英] 注意
167
“Is he always that nervous?”
168
“Oh, yeah. Poor
bloke
. Brilliant mind. He was fine while he was studyin’ outta books but then he took a year off ter get some first-hand experience. . . .
bloke /blok/ n. [俚]家伙
169
They say he met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o’ trouble with a
hag
— never been the same since.
hag /hæɡ/ n. 女巫
170
Scared of the students, scared of his own subject — now, where’s me umbrella?”
171
Vampires? Hags? Harry’s head was swimming. Hagrid, meanwhile, was counting bricks in the wall above the dustbin.
172
“Three up . . . two across . . .” he muttered. “Right, stand back, Harry.”
173
He tapped the wall three times with the
point
of his umbrella.
point /pɔɪnt/ n. 尖端
174
The brick he had touched
quivered
— it
wriggled
— in the middle, a small hole appeared — it grew wider and wider — a second later they were facing an
archway
large enough even for Hagrid,
quiver /ˈkwɪvər/ vt. & vi. 抖动
wriggle /'rɪɡl/ vi. 扭动
archway /'ɑrtʃwe/ n. 拱道
175
an archway on to a
cobbled
street which
twisted
and
turned
out of sight
.
cobbled /'kɑbld/ adj. 铺有鹅卵石的
twist v. 蜿蜒前进
turn /tɜːrn/ v. 朝着
out of sight 看不见
176
“Welcome,” said Hagrid, “to Diagon Alley.”
177
He grinned at Harry’s
amazement
. They stepped through the archway. Harry looked quickly over his shoulder and saw the archway
shrink
instantly
back into
solid
wall.
amazement /əˈmeɪzmənt/ n. 惊奇
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ vt. & vi. 收缩
instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/ adv. 立刻
solid /ˈsɑːlɪd/ adj. 坚固的
178
The sun shone brightly on a
stack
of
cauldrons
outside the nearest shop.
stack /stæk/ n. 堆
cauldron /'kɔldrən/ n. 大锅
179
Cauldrons — All Sizes —
Copper
, Brass,
Pewter
, Silver — Self-
Stirring
—
Collapsible
, said a sign hanging over them.
copper /ˈkɑːpər/ n. 铜
pewter /'pjʊtɚ/ n. 锡铅合金
stir /stɜːr/ vt. & vi. 搅拌
collapsible /kə'læpsəbl/ adj. 可拆卸的
180
“Yeah, you’ll be needin’ one,” said Hagrid, “but we gotta get yer money first.”
181
Harry wished he had about eight more eyes.
182
He turned his head in every direction as they walked up the street, trying to look at everything at once: the shops, the things outside them, the people doing their shopping.
183
A
plump
woman outside an
Apothecary
was shaking her head as they passed, saying, “Dragon
liver
, sixteen Sickles an
ounce
, they’re mad. . . .”
plump /plʌmp/ adj. 胖乎乎的
apothecary /ə'pɑθə'kɛri/ n. 药店
liver /ˈlɪvər/ n. 肝脏
ounce /aʊns/ n. 盎司
184
A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop with a sign saying Eeylops Owl
Emporium
—
Tawny
,
Screech
,
Barn
, Brown, and Snowy.
emporium /ɛm'pɔrɪəm/ n. 商场
tawny owl 灰林鸮
screech owl 鸣角鸮
barn owl 仓鸮
185
Several boys of about Harry’s age had their noses pressed against a window with broomsticks in it.
186
“Look,” Harry heard one of them say, “the new Nimbus Two Thousand — fastest
ever
—”
ever /'ɛvɚ/ adv. (进行比较时用以加强语气)以往任何时候
187
There were shops selling robes, shops selling telescopes and strange silver
instruments
Harry had never seen before,
instrument /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ n. 器具
188
windows stacked with
barrels
of bat
spleens
and
eels’
eyes,
tottering
piles of spell books,
barrel /ˈbærəl/ n. 桶
spleen /spliːn/ n. 脾脏
eel /il/ n. 鳗鱼
totter /ˈtɑːtər/ v. 摇摇晃晃
189
quills,
and rolls of parchment, potion bottles,
globes
of the moon. . . .
quill /kwɪl/ n. 羽毛笔
globe /ɡloʊb/ n. 地球仪
190
“Gringotts,” said Hagrid.
191
They had reached a snowy white building which
towered
over the other little shops. Standing beside its
burnishedbronze
doors, wearing a uniform of
scarlet
and gold, was —
tower /'taʊɚ/ v. 屹立
burnish /ˈbɜːrnɪʃ/ vi. 磨光发亮
bronze /brɑːnz/ n. 青铜
scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/ n. 猩红色
192
“Yeah, that’s a goblin,” said Hagrid quietly as they walked up the white stone steps toward him.
193
The goblin was about a head shorter than Harry. He had a
swarthy
, clever face, a pointed
beard
and, Harry noticed, very long fingers and feet.
swarthy /ˈswɔːrði/ adj. 黝黑的
beard /bɪrd/ n. 胡须
194
He bowed as they walked inside. Now they were facing a second pair of doors, silver this time, with words
engraved
upon them:
engrave /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ vt. 雕刻
195
Enter, stranger, but take
heed
heed /hiːd/ v. [正式] 注意
196
Of what awaits the
sin
of
greed
,
sin /sɪn/ n. 罪孽
greed /ɡriːd/ n. 贪婪
197
For those who take, but do not earn,
198
Must
pay
most
dearly
in their turn
.
pay /peɪ/ v. 付出代价
dearly /'dɪrli/ adv. 昂贵地
in one's turn 轮到某人
199
So if you
seek
beneath our floors
seek /siːk/ vi. 寻找
200
A
treasure
that was never yours,
treasure /'trɛʒɚ/ n. 金银财宝
201
Thief
, you have been warned,
beware
thief /θiːf/ n. 小偷
beware /bɪˈwer/ vi. 当心
202
Of finding more than treasure there.
203
“Like I said, yeh’d be mad ter try an’ rob it,” said Hagrid.
204
A pair of goblins bowed them through the silver doors and they were in a
vast
marble hall.
vast /væst/ adj. 巨大的
205
About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high
stools
behind a long
counter
,
scribbling
in large
ledgers
, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses.
stool /stuːl/ n. 凳子
counter /ˈkaʊntər/ n. 柜台
scribble /ˈskrɪbl/ vt. 潦草地书写
ledge /lɛdʒ/ n. 壁架
206
There were too many doors to count leading off the hall, and yet more goblins were showing people in and out of these.
207
Hagrid and Harry made for the counter.
208
“Morning,” said Hagrid to a
free
goblin. “We’ve come ter take some money outta Mr. Harry Potter’s
safe
.”
free /friː/ adj. 空闲的
safe /seɪf/ n. 保险箱
209
“You have his key, sir?”
210
“Got it here somewhere,” said Hagrid, and he started emptying his pockets onto the counter,
scattering
a
handful
of
moldy
dog biscuits over the goblin’s book of numbers.
scatter /ˈskætər/ v. 撒
handful /ˈhændfʊl/ n. 一把
moldy /ˈmoʊldi/ adj. 发霉的
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The goblin wrinkled his nose. Harry watched the goblin on their right weighing a pile of
rubies
as big as
glowingcoals
.
ruby /'rubi/ n. 红宝石
glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ adj. 发红光的
coal /koʊl/ n. 煤块
212
“Got it,” said Hagrid at last, holding up a tiny golden key.
213
The goblin looked at it
closely
. “That seems to
be in order
.”
closely /ˈkloslɪ/ adv. 仔细地
be in order n. 正常工作状况
214
“An’ I’ve also got a letter here from Professor Dumbledore,” said Hagrid
importantly
, throwing out his chest. “It’s about the You-Know-What in
vault
seven hundred and thirteen.”
importantly /ɪmˈpɔːrtntli/ adv. 重要地
vault /vɔːlt/ n. （尤指银行的）金库
215
The goblin read the letter carefully.
216
“Very well,” he said, handing it back to Hagrid, “I will have someone take you down to both vaults. Griphook!”
217
Griphook was yet another goblin.
218
Once Hagrid had crammed all the dog biscuits back inside his pockets, he and Harry followed Griphook toward one of the doors leading off the hall.
219
“What’s the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen?” Harry asked.
220
“Can’t tell yeh that,” said Hagrid mysteriously. “Very secret. Hogwarts business. Dumbledore’s trusted me. More’n my job’s worth ter tell yeh that.”
221
Griphook held the door open for them. Harry, who had expected more marble, was surprised.
222
They were in a narrow stone passageway lit with flaming
torches
. It
sloped
steeply
downward and there were little
railway tracks
on the floor.
torch /tɔ:tʃ/ n. 火把
slope /sloʊp/ vi. 倾斜
steeply /ˈstɪplɪ/ adv. 陡峭地
railway track 铁路轨道
223
Griphook
whistled
and a small
cart
came
hurtling
up the tracks toward them.
whistle /ˈwɪsl/ vt. 吹口哨
cart /kɑːrt/ n. 手推车
hurtle /ˈhɜːrtl/ vi. 猛冲
224
They climbed in — Hagrid with some difficulty — and were off.
225
At first they just hurtled through a
maze
of twisting
passages
. Harry tried to remember, left, right, right, left, middle
fork
, right, left, but it was impossible.
maze /meɪz/ n. 迷宫
passage /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ n. 通路
fork /fɔrk/ n. 岔路
226
The rattling cart seemed to know its own way, because Griphook wasn’t steering.
227
Harry’s eyes
stung
as the cold air rushed past them, but he kept them
wide
open.
sting /stɪŋ/ vi. 刺痛
wide /waɪd/ adv. 充分地
228
Once, he thought he saw a
burst
of fire at the end of a passage and twisted around to see if it was a dragon,
burst /bɜːrst/ n. 突发
229
but too late — they
plunged
even deeper, passing an underground lake where huge
stalactites
and
stalagmites
grew from the ceiling and floor.
plunge /plʌndʒ/ vi. 投入
stalactite /stə'læktaɪt/ n. 钟乳石
stalagmite /stə'læɡmaɪt/ n. 石笋
230
“I never
know
,” Harry called to Hagrid over the noise of the cart, “what’s the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?”
know /no/ v. 能区分
231
“Stalagmite’s got an ‘m’ in it,” said Hagrid. “An’ don’ ask me questions just now, I think I’m gonna be
sick
.”
sick /sɪk/ adj. 想吐的
232
He did look very green, and when the cart stopped at last beside a small door in the passage wall, Hagrid got out and had to lean against the wall to stop his knees from trembling.
233
Griphook
unlocked
the door. A lot of green smoke came
billowing
out, and as it cleared, Harry gasped. Inside were mounds of gold coins.
Columns
of silver. Heaps of little bronze Knuts.
unlock /'ʌn'lɑk/ vt. 开锁
billow /'bɪlo/ vi. 翻腾
column /ˈkɑːləm/ n. 圆柱
234
“All yours,” smiled Hagrid.
235
All Harry’s — it was incredible.
236
The Dursleys couldn’t have known about this or they’d have had it from him faster than blinking.
237
How often had they complained how much Harry cost them to keep? And all the time there had been a small
fortune
belonging to him, buried deep under London.
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ n. 财富
238
Hagrid helped Harry pile some of it into a bag.
239
“The gold ones are Galleons,” he explained.
240
“Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle, it’s easy
enough
. Right, that should be enough fer a couple o’ terms, we’ll keep the rest safe for yeh.”
enough /ɪ'nʌf/ adv. 足够地
241
He turned to Griphook. “Vault seven hundred and thirteen now, please, and can we go more slowly?”
242
“One speed only,” said Griphook.
243
They were going even deeper now and gathering speed. The air became colder and colder as they hurtled round
tight
corners.
tight /taɪt/ adj. 过于狭小的
244
They went
rattling
over an underground
ravine
, and Harry leaned over the side to try to see what was down at the dark bottom, but Hagrid groaned and pulled him back by the scruff of his neck.
rattle /ˈrætl/ vt. 使发出咯咯声
ravine /rə'vin/ n. 既深又狭、坡度很大的山谷
245
Vault seven hundred and thirteen had no keyhole.
246
“Stand back,” said Griphook importantly. He
stroked
the door gently with one of his long fingers and it simply
melted
away.
stroke /stroʊk/ v. 轻触
melted /meltid/ adj. 融化的；溶解的
247
“If anyone but a Gringotts goblin tried that, they’d be
sucked
through the door and trapped in there,” said Griphook.
suck /sʌk/ vt. & vi. 吸
248
“How often do you check to see if anyone’s inside?” Harry asked.
249
“About once every ten years,” said Griphook with a rather nasty grin.
250
Something really
extraordinary
had to be inside this top security vault, Harry was sure,
extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/ adj. 非同寻常的
251
and he leaned forward eagerly, expecting to see
fabulous
jewels
at the very least — but at first he thought it was empty.
fabulous /ˈfæbjələs/ adj. 非凡的
jewel /ˈdʒuːəl/ n. 珠宝
252
Then he noticed a grubby little package wrapped up in brown paper lying on the floor.
253
Hagrid picked it up and tucked it deep inside his coat. Harry
longed to
know what it was, but knew better than to ask.
long to 渴望
254
“Come on, back in this
infernal
cart, and don’t talk to me on the way back, it’s best if I keep me mouth shut,” said Hagrid.
infernal /ɪnˈfɜːrnl/ adj. 可憎的
255
One wild cart ride later they stood blinking in the sunlight outside Gringotts.
256
Harry didn’t know where to run first now that he had a bag full of money.
257
He didn’t have to know how many Galleons there were to a
pound
to know that he was holding more money than he’d had in his whole life — more money than even Dudley had ever had.
pound /paʊnd/ n. 英镑
258
“Might as well get yer uniform,” said Hagrid, nodding toward Madam Malkin’s Robes for All
Occasions
.
occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/ n. 场合
259
“Listen, Harry, would yeh mind if I
slipped off
fer a
pick-me-up
in the Leaky Cauldron? I hate them Gringotts carts.”
slipe off 溜走
pick-me-up /ˈpɪkmiˌʌp/ n. 提神的酒
260
He did still look a bit sick, so Harry entered Madam Malkin’s shop alone, feeling nervous.
261
Madam Malkin was a
squat
, smiling witch dressed all in
mauve
.
squat /skwɑːt/ adj. 矮胖的
mauve /mov/ n. 淡紫色
262
“Hogwarts, dear?” she said, when Harry started to speak.
263
“Got the lot here — another young man being
fitted up
just now, in fact.”
fit up 装备
264
In the back of the shop, a boy with a pale, pointed face was standing on a
footstool
while a second witch
pinned
up his long black robes.
footstool /'fʊt'stʊl/ n. 脚蹬
pin /pɪn/ vt. 把...别住
265
Madam Malkin stood Harry on a stool next to him, slipped a long robe over his head, and began to pin it to the
right
length.
right /raɪt/ adj. 恰当的
266
“Hello,” said the boy, “Hogwarts, too?”
267
“Yes,” said Harry.
268
“My father’s next door buying my books and Mother’s up the street looking at wands,” said the boy. He had a bored,
drawling
voice.
drawling /'drɔ:liŋ/ adj. 有气无力的
269
“Then I’m going to drag them off to look at
racing
brooms. I don’t see why first years can’t have their own. I think I’ll
bully
Father into getting me one and I’ll
smuggle
it in somehow.”
racing /'resɪŋ/ adj. 比赛的
bully /ˈbʊli/ vt. 威逼
smuggle /ˈsmʌɡl/ vt. 不按规章地偷带(人或物)
270
Harry was
strongly
reminded of Dudley.
strongly /ˈstr ɔ ŋlɪ/ adv. 强烈地
271
“Have you got your own broom?” the boy went on.
272
“No,” said Harry.
273
“Play Quidditch at all?”
274
“No,” Harry said again, wondering what on earth Quidditch could be.
275
“I do — Father says it’s a
crime
if I’m not picked to play for my House, and I must say, I agree. Know what House you’ll be in yet?”
crime /kraɪm/ n. 可耻行为
276
“No,” said Harry, feeling more stupid
by the minute
.
by the minute 每时每刻
277
“Well, no one really knows until they get there, do they, but I know I’ll be in Slytherin, all our family have been — imagine being in Hufflepuff, I think I’d leave, wouldn’t you?”
278
“Mmm,” said Harry, wishing he could say something a bit more interesting.
279
“I say, look at that man!” said the boy suddenly, nodding toward the front window.
280
Hagrid was standing there, grinning at Harry and pointing at two large ice creams to
show
he couldn’t come in.
show /ʃo/ vt. 表明
281
“That’s Hagrid,” said Harry, pleased to know something the boy didn’t. “He works at Hogwarts.”
282
“Oh,” said the boy, “I’ve heard of him. He’s a sort of
servant
, isn’t he?”
servant /ˈsɜːrvənt/ n. 仆人
283
“He’s the gamekeeper,” said Harry. He was liking the boy less and less every second.
284
“Yes, exactly. I heard he’s a sort of savage — lives in a hut on the school grounds and every now and then he
gets drunk
, tries to do magic, and ends up setting fire to his bed.”
get drunk 喝醉
285
“I think he’s brilliant,” said Harry coldly.
286
“Do you?” said the boy, with a
slight
sneer
. “Why is he with you? Where are your parents?”
slight /slaɪt/ adj. 轻微的
sneer /snɪr/ n. 嘲笑
287
“They’re dead,” said Harry shortly. He didn’t feel much like going into the matter with this boy.
288
“Oh, sorry,” said the other, not sounding sorry at all. “But they were our kind, weren’t they?”
289
“They were a witch and wizard, if that’s what you mean.”
290
“I really don’t think they should let the other sort in, do you?
291
They’re just not the same, they’ve never
been brought up
to know our ways.
be brought up 长大
292
Some of them have never even heard of Hogwarts until they get the letter, imagine.
293
I think they should keep it in the old wizarding families. What’s your surname, anyway?”
294
But before Harry could answer, Madam Malkin said, “That’s you done, my dear,” and Harry, not sorry for an excuse to stop talking to the boy, hopped down from the footstool.
295
“Well, I’ll see you at Hogwarts, I suppose,” said the drawling boy.
296
Harry was rather quiet as he ate the ice cream Hagrid had bought him (chocolate and
raspberry
with
chopped
nuts
).
raspberry /'ræzbəri/ n. 覆盆子
chop /tʃɑːp/ vt. 剁碎
nut /nʌt/ n. 坚果
297
“What’s up?” said Hagrid.
298
“Nothing,” Harry lied.
299
They stopped to buy parchment and quills. Harry cheered up a bit when he found a bottle of ink that changed color as you wrote.
300
