Harry Potter 1-6 THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS

1 The journey from platform Nine and three quarters 从九又四分之三站台开始的旅程

Harry’s last month with the Dursleys wasn’t fun. True, Dudley was now so scared of Harry he wouldn’t stay in the same room, while Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon didn’t shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything, or shout at him — in fact, they didn’t speak to him at all. Half terrified, half furious, they acted as though any chair with Harry in it were empty. Although this was an improvement in many ways, it did become a bit depressing after a while.

• furious /ˈfʊr.i.əs/: adjective (ANGRY) extremely angry:
  I was late and he was furious with me.
  He’s furious about/at the way he’s been treated.
  We had a furious debate about the death penalty.

Harry kept to his room, with his new owl for company. He had decided to call her Hedwig, a name he had found in A History of Magic. His school books were very interesting. He lay on his bed reading late into the night, Hedwig swooping in and out of the open window as she pleased. It was lucky that Aunt Petunia didn’t come in to vacuum anymore, because Hedwig kept bringing back dead mice. Every night before he went to sleep, Harry ticked off another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to the wall, counting down to September the first.

哈利的猫头鹰叫 Hedwig （海德薇）

• swoop /swuːp/: verb [ I ] to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack: 俯冲
  The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

• vacuum /ˈvæk.juːm/: verb [ I or T ] to use a vacuum cleaner to collect dust, dirt, etc.:

  Vacuum (up) the cake crumbs, would you?

• mice /ma：ɪs/: plural of mouse
• ticked off: phrasal verb with tick verb to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it:

On the last day of August he thought he’d better speak to his aunt and uncle about getting to King’s Cross station the next day, so he went down to the living room where they were watching a quiz show on television. He cleared his throat to let them know he was there, and Dudley screamed and ran from the room.

• quiz /kwɪz/: noun [ C ] a game or competition in which you answer questions:竞猜
  a history/sports, etc. quiz
  There are so many inane television quiz shows.
  UK A lot of pubs have quiz nights once or twice a week.

“Er — Uncle Vernon?” Uncle Vernon grunted to show he was listening.

• grunt /ɡrʌnt/: noun (LOW SOUND) (of a person) to make a short, low sound instead of speaking, usually because of anger or pain:哼了一声
  He hauled himself over the wall, grunting with the effort.
  [ + speech ] “Too tired,” he grunted and sat down.

“Er — I need to be at King’s Cross tomorrow to — to go to Hogwarts.”

Uncle Vernon grunted again.

“Would it be all right if you gave me a lift?” Grunt. Harry supposed that meant yes.

• lift /lɪft/: noun [C] (JOURNEY) a free trip in another person’s vehicle, esp. a car:
  Can I give you a lift home?

“Thank you.”

He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke.

“Funny way to get to a wizards’ school, the train. Magic carpets all got punctures, have they?” Harry didn’t say anything.

• carpet /ˈkɑːr.pət/: verb (COVER) (a shaped piece of) thick material used for covering floors:地毯
  We’ve just had a new carpet fitted/laid in our bedroom.
  UK We’ve got fitted (= cut to fit exactly) carpets in the bedrooms.

“Where is this school, anyway?” “I don’t know,” said Harry, realizing this for the first time. He pulled the ticket Hagrid had given him out of his pocket.

“I just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters at eleven o’clock,” he read.

His aunt and uncle stared.

• stare /ster/: verb [ I or T ] to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking: 吃惊地瞪大眼睛
  Don’t stare at people like that, it’s rude.
  Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.
  During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down (= force the other to look away by continual staring).

“Platform what?” “Nine and three-quarters.”

“Don’t talk rubbish,” said Uncle Vernon. “There is no platform nine and three-quarters.”

“It’s on my ticket.”

“Barking,” said Uncle Vernon, “howling mad, the lot of them. You’ll see. You just wait. All right, we’ll take you to King’s Cross. We’re going up to London tomorrow anyway, or I wouldn’t bother.”

• barking /ˈbɑːr.kɪŋ/: adjective [ after verb ] crazy or extremely silly:胡说
  She must have been barking mad to lend him so much money.
• howling /ˈhaʊ.lɪŋ/: adjective (WIND) (of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise: 咆哮的
  Once we played miniature golf in a howling gale.
  The hurricane’s howling destructive winds just missed the island.
• mad /mæd/: *adjective (SILLY)* extremely silly or stupid: 疯子
  [ + to infinitive ] You’re mad to walk home alone at this time of night.
  He must be mad spending all that money on a coat.
  Some of the things she does are completely mad.

“Why are you going to London?” Harry asked, trying to keep things friendly.

“Taking Dudley to the hospital,” growled Uncle Vernon. “Got to have that ruddy tail removed before he goes to Smeltings.”

电影没有交代，一直到哈利去学校，达利的尾巴还在屁股上，因此弗农夫妇准备带他去伦敦做手术，这才顺路带哈利去国王十字车站。

Harry woke at five o’clock the next morning and was too excited and nervous to go back to sleep. He got up and pulled on his jeans because he didn’t want to walk into the station in his wizard’s robes — he’d change on the train. He checked his Hogwarts list yet again to make sure he had everything he needed, saw that Hedwig was shut safely in her cage, and then paced the room, waiting for the Dursleys to get up. Two hours later, Harry’s huge, heavy trunk had been loaded into the Dursleys’ car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry, and they had set off.

• robe /roʊb/: noun [ C ] a long, loose piece of clothing worn especially on very formal occasions:
  Judges wear black robes when they are in court.

• pace /peɪs/: noun (SPEED) the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes: 踱步
  a slow/fast pace
  When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
  Could you slow down - I can’t keep pace with (= walk or run as fast as) you.
  For many years this company has set the pace (= has been the most successful company) in the communications industry.
  These changes seem to me to be happening at too fast a pace.
  I don’t like the pace of modern life.
• trunk /trʌŋk/: noun (CONTAINER) a large, strong container that is used for storing clothes and personal possessions, often when traveling or going to live in a new place

They reached King’s Cross at half past ten. Uncle Vernon dumped Harry’s trunk onto a cart and wheeled it into the station for him. Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face.

• cart /kɑːrt/: noun [ C ] a vehicle with either two or four wheels, pulled by a horse and used for carrying goods:
  a horse and cart

• wheel /wiːl/: verb (PUSH) to push an object that has wheels so that it moves in a particular direction:
  I saw her last night wheeling a stroller along Green Lane.
  Halfway through the talk someone wheeled in a cart with sandwiches .
  Doctors put her on a respirator and wheeled her downstairs to intensive care.
• nasty /ˈnæs.ti/: adjective bad or very unpleasant: 不怀好意的
  a nasty shock/surprise
  There’s a nasty smell in here.
  He had a nasty cut above the eye.
  She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.
• grin /ɡrɪn/: noun [ C ] a wide smile: 咧嘴笑
  I assumed things had gone well for him because he had a big grin on his face.
  a broad/sheepish grin

“Well, there you are, boy. Platform nine — platform ten. Your platform should be somewhere in the middle, but they don’t seem to have built it yet, do they?”

He was quite right, of course. There was a big plastic number nine over one platform and a big plastic number ten over the one next to it, and in the middle, nothing at all.

“Have a good term,” said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile. He left without another word. Harry turned and saw the Dursleys drive away. All three of them were laughing. Harry’s mouth went rather dry. What on earth was he going to do? He was starting to attract a lot of funny looks, because of Hedwig. He’d have to ask someone.

• nasty /ˈnæs.ti/: adjective bad or very unpleasant: 不怀好意的
  a nasty shock/surprise
  There’s a nasty smell in here.
  He had a nasty cut above the eye.
  She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.

He stopped a passing guard, but didn’t dare mention platform nine and three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn’t even tell him what part of the country it was in, he started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose. Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o’clock, but the guard said there wasn’t one. In the end the guard strode away, muttering about time wasters. Harry was now trying hard not to panic. According to the large clock over the arrivals board, he had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and he had no idea how to do it; he was stranded in the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift, a pocket full of wizard money, and a large owl.

• guard /ɡɑːrd/: noun (PERSON WHO PROTECTS) a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping: 守卫
  prison guards
  security guards
  There are guards posted (= standing and watching) at every entrance.
  Armed guards are posted around the site.
  The frontier is patrolled by border guards.
• dare /der/: verb (BE BRAVE/RUDE) to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do:
  I was going to ask if his dog was better, but I didn’t dare in case she had died.
  [ + (to) infinitive ] Everyone in the office complains that he smells awful, but nobody dares (to) mention it to him.
  [ + infinitive without to ] I wouldn’t dare have a party in my apartment in case the neighbors complained.
  Dare you tell him the news?
  I don’t dare think how much it’s going to cost.
  UK I daren’t think how much it’s going to cost.
  UK Do you dare (to) tell him the news?
  I’d never dare (to) talk to my mother the way Brandon talks to his.
  [ + to infinitive ] He was under attack for daring to criticize the mayor.
• stride /straɪd/: noun (STEP) a long step when walking or running: 大步
  She attributes her record-breaking speed to the length of her stride.
• mutter /ˈmʌt̬.ɚ/: noun (QUIET WORDS) to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something: 嘀咕
  Stop muttering and speak up!
  He was muttering (away) to himself.
  Laurence muttered something about his wife and left.
  He muttered something under his breath to the person next to him.
• stranded /ˈstræn.dɪd/: adjective unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transportation or money: 进退两难的
  He left me stranded downtown with no car and no money for a bus.
  If the tide comes in, we’ll be stranded on these rocks.

Hagrid must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, like tapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley. He wondered if he should get out his wand and start tapping the ticket inspector’s stand between platforms nine and ten.

• brick /brɪk/: noun (BUILDING BLOCK) a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses:
  The chimney was made of bricks.
  red-brick houses
  He was so embarrassed - his face went brick-red (= a dark red).

• inspector /ɪnˈspek.tɚ/: noun [ C ] someone whose job is to officially inspect something: 检查员
  a tax inspector
  a school inspector/an inspector of schools

At that moment a group of people passed just behind him and he caught a few words of what they were saying.

“— packed with Muggles, of course —”

• pack sth with sth/sb: to fill something with things or people of a particular type:
  We have packed the conference with an exciting line-up of interesting speakers.
  When president of the Society, he had packed the committee with his supporters.

Harry swung round. The speaker was a plump woman who was talking to four boys, all with flaming red hair. Each of them was pushing a trunk like Harry’s in front of him — and they had an owl.

• swung /swʌŋ/: verb past simple and past participle of swing 转身
• plump /plʌmp/: adjective having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape: 圆胖的
  a nice plump chicken
  plump juicy grapes
  a child with plump rosy cheeks

Heart hammering, Harry pushed his cart after them. They stopped and so did he, just near enough to hear what they were saying.

• hammering /ˈhæm.ɚ.ɪŋ/: noun (DEFEAT) an occasion when someone is defeated completely:
  You should have seen the hammering I gave her in the second game.
  Both countries took a tremendous hammering in the war.

“Now, what’s the platform number?” said the boys’ mother.

“Nine and three-quarters!” piped a small girl, also red-headed, who was holding her hand, “Mom, can’t I go . . .”

• pipe /paɪp/: verb (SPEAK) to speak or sing in a high voice

“You’re not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you go first.”

第一次见到金妮

哈利第一次在车站见到金妮啦！火红头发的小姑娘。年龄太小还不能去霍格沃茨学院读书。

珀西（Percy）第一个进入九又四分之三站台。

What looked like the oldest boy marched toward platforms nine and ten. Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it but just as the boy reached the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, the boy had vanished.

• swarm /swɔːrm/: noun a large group of insects all moving together: 人群
  a swarm of bees/wasps/ants/locusts
  The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies.

• backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/: noun [ C ] a large bag used to carry things on your back, used especially by people who go camping or walking:
  It’s a frame backpack with a belt and padded shoulder straps.

“Fred, you next,” the plump woman said.

“I’m not Fred, I’m George,” said the boy. “Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can’t you tell I’m George?”

弗雷德（Fred）第二个进入站台。

乔治（George）第三个进入站台。

“Sorry, George, dear.”

“Only joking, I am Fred,” said the boy, and off he went. His twin called after him to hurry up, and he must have done so, because a second later, he had gone — but how had he done it?

Now the third brother was walking briskly toward the barrier he was almost there — and then, quite suddenly, he wasn’t anywhere.

• brisk /brɪsk/: adjective quick, energetic, and active: 迅速的
  a brisk walk
  He set a brisk pace and we struggled to keep up.
  Her tone on the phone was brisk (= she spoke quickly and used few words) and businesslike.

There was nothing else for it.

“Excuse me,” Harry said to the plump woman.

“Hello, dear,” she said. “First time at Hogwarts? Ron’s new, too.” She pointed at the last and youngest of her sons. He was tall, thin, and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet, and a long nose.

罗恩又瘦又高，笨手笨脚，满脸雀斑，大手、大脚、长鼻子。罗恩是最小的儿子。

• gangly /ˈɡæŋ.ɡli/: adjective A person, usually a boy or young man, who is very tall and thin and moves awkwardly:
  a gangly youth

• awkwardly /ˈɑː.kwɚd.li/: adverb (WITH EMBARRASSMENT) in a worried or embarrassed way:
  He shifted awkwardly from one foot to the other.
  in an embarrassing or worrying way, or a way that causes problems:
  The publication of the economic statistics was awkwardly timed for the government.

• freckle /ˈfrek.əl/: noun [ C ] a small, pale brown spot on the skin, usually on the face, especially of a person with pale skin: 雀斑
  He has red hair and freckles.

“Yes,” said Harry. “The thing is — the thing is, I don’t know how to —”

“How to get onto the platform?” she said kindly, and Harry nodded.

“Not to worry,” she said. “All you have to do is walk straight at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Don’t stop and don’t be scared you’ll crash into it, that’s very important. Best do it at a bit of a run if you’re nervous. Go on, go now before Ron.”

哈利第四个进入站台。罗恩第五个进入站台。

• barrier /ˈber.i.ɚ/: noun a gate in some railroad stations through which you must go to get on a train:
  Passengers are requested to show their tickets at the barrier.

“Er — okay,” said Harry.

He pushed his trolley around and stared at the barrier. It looked very solid.

• solid /ˈsɑː.lɪd/: adjective (HARD) hard or firm, keeping a clear shape: 结实
  solid ground
  a solid object
  a solid structure

He started to walk toward it. People jostled him on their way to platforms nine and ten. Harry walked more quickly. He was going to smash right into that barrier and then he’d be in trouble — leaning forward on his cart, he broke into a heavy run — the barrier was coming nearer and nearer — he wouldn’t be able to stop the cart was out of control — he was a foot away — he closed his eyes ready for the crash — It didn’t come . . . he kept on running . . . he opened his eyes.

• jostle /ˈdʒɑː.səl/: verb [ I or T ] to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you are in a crowd of people: 冲撞
  As we came into the arena, we were jostled by fans pushing their way toward the stage.
  Photographers jostled and shoved to get a better view of the royal couple.
• smash /smæʃ/: verb (MOVE FORCEFULLY) to cause something to move with great force against something hard, usually causing damage or injury:
  Several boats were smashed against the rocks during the storm.
  He tried to smash the door down to get to me.
  The car was traveling very fast when it smashed into the tree.
  He threatened to smash my face in if I didn’t give him the money.
• barrier /ˈber.i.ɚ/: noun a gate in some railroad stations through which you must go to get on a train: 站台
  Passengers are requested to show their tickets at the barrier.
• leaning: 倾斜

A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. A sign overhead said Hogwarts Express, eleven o’clock. Harry looked behind him and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it. He had done it.

• scarlet /ˈskɑːr.lət/: noun [ U ], adjective bright red:
  scarlet berries
  He went scarlet with shame.
• steam engine: 蒸汽机车
• wrought iron /ˌrɑːt ˈaɪrn/: noun [ U ] iron that can be bent into attractive shapes and used to make gates, furniture, etc.: 锻铁
  wrought-iron gates
• archway /ˈɑːrtʃ.weɪ/: noun [ C ] an entrance or passage formed by an arch 拱门

Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads of the chattering crowd, while cats of every color wound here and there between their legs. Owls hooted to one another in a disgruntled sort of way over the babble and the scraping of heavy trunks.

• chatter /ˈtʃæt̬.ɚ/: verb (TALK/NOISE) to talk for a long time about things that are not important:
  She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.
  He chattered happily about nothing in particular.
• wound /wuːnd/: noun (INJURY) a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon: 原意是受伤，这里指的猫咪“穿来穿去”
  a gunshot wound
  a chest/leg wound
  a flesh wound (= one that is not deep)
  He died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and upper body.
• hoot /huːt/: noun (SOUND) a short, loud, high sound:
  She gave three short hoots on the car horn.
  He gave a hoot of laughter/derision.
• scraping /ˈskreɪ.pɪŋ/: noun (RUBBING) the act of removing the surface from something using a sharp edge or something rough : 刮擦声
  Use techniques that generate less dust, such as wet sanding or scraping.
  I do all the chopping, scraping and pressing the garlic.

The first few carriages were already packed with students, some hanging out of the window to talk to their families, some fighting over seats. Harry pushed his cart off down the platform in search of an empty seat. He passed a round-faced boy who was saying, “Gran, I’ve lost my toad again.”

• toad /toʊd/: noun (ANIMAL) a small, brown animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping:
  Toads have drier, lumpier skins than frogs and spend less time in the water.

“Oh, Neville,” he heard the old woman sigh.

A boy with dreadlocks was surrounded by a small crowd.

纳威出现！

• dreadlocks /ˈdred.lɑːks/: noun [ plural ] a hairstyle in which the hair hangs in long thick twisted pieces:
  The 39-year-old photographer wears his hair in dreadlocks.
  I wanted to have dreadlocks like Bob Marley.

“Give us a look, Lee, go on.”

李出现。他留着“骇人”长发绺（长发结成辫，四下垂散的一种发型）。哈利第一次见到他的时候，他在捉弄身边的人。

The boy lifted the lid of a box in his arms, and the people around him shrieked and yelled as something inside poked out a long, hairy leg.

• lid /lɪd/: noun [ C ] a cover on a container, that can be lifted up or removed: 盖子
  Can you get the lid off this jar?
  Put a lid on the saucepan.
• shriek /ʃriːk/: noun [ C ] a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion: 尖叫
  shrieks of delight
  He suddenly let out a piercing shriek.

Harry pressed on through the crowd until he found an empty compartment near the end of the train. He put Hedwig inside first and then started to shove and heave his trunk toward the train door. He tried to lift it up the steps but could hardly raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on his foot.

• compartment /kəmˈpɑːrt.mənt/: noun [ C ] one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: 隔间
  a first-class compartment
• shove /ʃʌv/: verb (PUSH) to push someone or something forcefully: 推
  She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.
  Just wait your turn - there’s no need to shove.
  Reporters pushed and shoved as they tried to get close to the princess.
• heave /hiːv/: verb (MOVE) to move something heavy using a lot of effort: 举
  He heaved the bag onto his shoulder.
  He cleared a space, heaving boxes out of the way.

“Want a hand?” It was one of the red-haired twins he’d followed through the barrier.

“Yes, please,” Harry panted.

“Oy, Fred! C’mere and help!”

With the twins’ help, Harry’s trunk was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment.

• tuck /tʌk/: verb (NEAT) to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position, especially to make it neat or comfortable: 整理，塞进
  Should I tuck my shirt into my pants?
  He tucked the bottom of the sheet under the mattress.

“Thanks,” said Harry, pushing his sweaty hair out of his eyes. “What’s that?” said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harry’s lightning scar.

• sweaty /ˈswet̬.i/: adjective covered in sweat or smelling like sweat:
  a sweaty face
  sweaty clothes
  We spent the night in a sweaty nightclub (= one that causes you to sweat).

“Blimey,” said the other twin. “Are you — ?” “He is,” said the first twin. “Aren’t you?” he added to Harry. “What?” said Harry.

“Harry Potter,” chorused the twins.

• chorus /ˈkɔːr.əs/: noun (SPEAKING TOGETHER) many people speaking together or saying a similar thing at the same time: 异口同声
  The newcomers added their voices to the chorus expressing delight at the result.
  There was a chorus of disapproval/complaint/condemnation at his words (= everyone complained together).

“Oh, him,” said Harry. “I mean, yes, I am.”

The two boys gawked at him, and Harry felt himself turning red. Then, to his relief, a voice came floating in through the train’s open door.

• gawk /ɡɑːk/: verb [ I ] to look at something or someone in a stupid or rude way: 呆望着
  Don’t sit there gawking like that - give me a hand!
  They just stood there gawking at me.

“Fred? George? Are you there?” “Coming, Mom.”

With a last look at Harry, the twins hopped off the train.

Harry sat down next to the window where, half hidden, he could watch the red-haired family on the platform and hear what they were saying. Their mother had just taken out her handkerchief.

• handkerchief /ˈhæŋ.kɚ.tʃiːf/: noun [ C ] a square piece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears: 手帕
  She took out her handkerchief and blew her nose loudly.

“Ron, you’ve got something on your nose.”

The youngest boy tried to jerk out of the way, but she grabbed him and began rubbing the end of his nose.

• grab /ɡræb/: verb (TAKE WITH HAND) to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly: 抓住
  A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.
  He grabbed (hold of) his child’s arm to stop her from running into the road.
• rub /rʌb/: verb [ I or T ] to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated movement: 摩擦，揩
  She yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily.
  He rubbed (at) the stain on his pants and made it worse.
  We rubbed some polish into the surface of the wood.
  She gently rubbed the ointment in.
  First rub the baking sheet well with butter.
  [ + obj + adj ] Alice rubbed the blackboard clean for the teacher.
  Your cat keeps on rubbing itself (up) against my leg.
  She was rubbing her hands (together) at the thought of winning.
  The branches rubbed against each other in the wind.
  The chair legs have rubbed holes in the carpet.
  My new shoes are rubbing (against/on my toe) and now I have blisters.
  These marks will never rub off (= be cleaned off).
  Alice rubbed the sums off (= cleaned them off) the blackboard for the teacher.

“Mom — geroff.” He wriggled free.

“Aaah, has ickle Ronnie got somefink on his nosie?” said one of the twins.

乔治（弟弟）嘲弄罗恩鼻头有灰

• wriggle /ˈrɪɡ.əl/: verb to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements: 扭动
  A large worm wriggled in the freshly dug earth.
  Baby Martha was wriggling her toes in the sand.

• ickle /ɪkl/: 小（little，非正式）

• somefink: It means “something”. It’s deliberate baby-talk, using a transcription of how a very young child or very uneducated person might try to say “something.”

  尽管上层阶层的人们会在发音时吞元音，但如果有必要的时候他们还是会正确发出元音的。而下层阶层除了会丢辅音以外，也很难将辅音发对。他们常常将“th”发成“f”或者“v”，这么一来“thing”就发成“fing”，“that”发成“vat”。此外他们还会将“g”发成“k”，“something”发成“somefink”。某些地方的下层阶层群众喜欢拖长某个元音的发音，将“Dave”发成“Daaave”，或者将“a”发成“i”，如此一来“Dave”就被发成“Dive”。尽管上层阶层的发音也未必精准，但是他们至少可以发音正确。而发音错误的下层阶层容易被人冠以受教育程度不好的印象。

“Shut up,” said Ron.

“Where’s Percy?” said their mother.

“He’s coming now.”

The oldest boy came striding into sight. He had already changed into his billowing black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny red and gold badge on his chest with the letter P on it.

珀西穿着黑色的斗篷，胸前有一个闪亮的红金色徽章，上面有字母 P。

• stride /straɪd/: noun (STEP) a long step when walking or running: 大步
  She attributes her record-breaking speed to the length of her stride.
• sight /saɪt/: noun (ABILITY TO SEE) the ability to see:
  If your sight is poor, you should not drive a car.
  The old woman has lost her sight (= has become blind).
• billow /ˈbɪl.oʊ/: verb [ I ] to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger: 飘飘摆摆
  Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building.
  The sheets/shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze.
  We watched the boats with their billowing sails.
• robe /roʊb/: noun [ C ] a long, loose piece of clothing worn especially on very formal occasions:
  Judges wear black robes when they are in court.

• chest /tʃest/: noun (BODY PART) the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs: 胸膛
  He was shot in the chest at point blank range.
  He folded his arms across his chest.
  His shirt was open to the waist revealing a very hairy chest.
  She went to the doctor complaining of chest pains.

“Can’t stay long, Mother,” he said. “I’m up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves —” “Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?” said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. “You should have said something, we had no idea.”

• prefect /ˈpriː.fekt/: noun (STUDENT) 级长

  (in some British and Australian schools) an older student who is given some authority and helps to control the younger students

“Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it,” said the other twin. “Once —” “Or twice —” “A minute —” “All summer —” “Oh, shut up,” said Percy the Prefect.

“How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?” said one of the twin s.

“Because he’s a prefect,” said their mother fondly. “All right, dear, well, have a good term — send me an owl when you get there.”

She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left. Then she turned to the twins.

• fondly /ˈfɑːnd.li/: adverb (LIKING) in a way that shows love or great liking:
  He smiled fondly at the children.
• cheek /tʃiːk/: noun (FACE) the soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear:
  The tears ran down her cheeks.
  rosy cheeks
  He embraced her, kissing her on both cheeks.

“Now, you two — this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you’ve — you’ve blown up a toilet or —” “Blown up a toilet? We’ve never blown up a toilet.”

• blow up： phrasal verb-ergIf someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion. 引爆；（使）炸毁；（使）爆炸

  He was jailed for 45 years for trying to blow up a plane…他因为企图炸毁一架飞机而被判入狱 45年。

  Their boat blew up as they slept.他们睡觉的时候船爆炸了。

• toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/: noun (CONTAINER) a bowl-shaped device with a seat that you sit on or stand near when emptying the body of urine or solid waste, or another device used for this purpose:
  I was on (= using) the toilet when the phone rang.
  Don’t forget to flush the toilet.
  UK Excuse me, Miss Lewis, I need/want (to go to) the toilet.
  The toilet seat was cracked and there was no paper.

“Great idea though, thanks, Mom.”

“It’s not funny. And look after Ron.”

“Don’t worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us.”

“Shut up,” said Ron again. He was almost as tall as the twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it.

• rub /rʌb/: verb [ I or T ] to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated movement:
  She yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily.
  He rubbed (at) the stain on his pants and made it worse.
  We rubbed some polish into the surface of the wood.
  She gently rubbed the ointment in.
  First rub the baking sheet well with butter.
  [ + obj + adj ] Alice rubbed the blackboard clean for the teacher.
  Your cat keeps on rubbing itself (up) against my leg.
  She was rubbing her hands (together) at the thought of winning.
  The branches rubbed against each other in the wind.
  The chair legs have rubbed holes in the carpet.
  My new shoes are rubbing (against/on my toe) and now I have blisters.
  These marks will never rub off (= be cleaned off).
  Alice rubbed the sums off (= cleaned them off) the blackboard for the teacher.

“Hey, Mom, guess what? Guess who we just met on the train?”

Harry leaned back quickly so they couldn’t see him looking. “You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station? Know who he is?” “Who?” “Harry Potter!”

Harry heard the little girl’s voice.

“Oh, Mom, can I go on the train and see him, Mom, oh please. . . .”

“You’ve already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn’t something you goggle at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred? How do you know?” “Asked him. Saw his scar. It’s really there — like lightning.” “Poor dear — no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform.”

“Never mind that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who looks like?” Their mother suddenly became very stern.

• lean /liːn/ : verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in a particular direction
  lean forward/back/over etc
  They were leaning forward, facing each other.
  Lean back and enjoy the ride.
  She leant towards him and listened.
• gog‧gle /ˈɡɒɡəl $ ˈɡɑː-/ : verb to look at something with your eyes wide open in surprise or shock SYN: gape
  goggle at
  They were goggling at us as if we were freaks.
• stern /stɝːn/: noun (SHIP) severe, or showing disapproval:
  a stern look/warning/voice
  She is her own sternest critic.
  Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.

“I forbid you to ask him, Fred. No, don’t you dare. As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school.”

“All right, keep your hair on.”

keep your hair on: British English spoken used to tell someone to keep calm and not get annoyed
All right, all right, keep your hair on! I’m sorry.

A whistle sounded.

“Hurry up!” their mother said, and the three boys clambered onto the train. They leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began to cry.

“Don’t, Ginny, we’ll send you loads of owls.”

“We’ll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat.”

“George!”

“Only joking, Mom.”

The train began to move. Harry saw the boys’ mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved.

Harry watched the girl and her mother disappear as the train rounded the corner. Houses flashed past the window. Harry felt a great leap of excitement. He didn’t know what he was going to but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind.

• whis‧tle /ˈwɪsəl/ : verb STEAM TRAIN/KETTLE [intransitive] if a steam train or kettle whistles, it makes a high sound when air or steam is forced through a small hole
• leap /liːp/ : verb HEART [intransitive] literary if your heart leaps, you feel a sudden surprise, happiness, or excitement
  My heart leaped when I saw Paul at the airport.

2 Harry meets Ron Weasley 哈利初遇罗恩

The door of the compartment slid open and the youngest redheaded boy came in.

红头发的罗恩打开火车隔间的门，见到了哈利。

• compartment /kəmˈpɑːrt.mənt/: noun [ C ] one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: （火车的）隔间
  a first-class compartment

“Anyone sitting there?” he asked, pointing at the seat opposite Harry. “Everywhere else is full.”

Harry shook his head and the boy sat down. He glanced at Harry and then looked quickly out of the window, pretending he hadn’t looked. Harry saw he still had a black mark on his nose.

罗恩偷偷打量着哈利，哈利发现了他鼻子上有块脏东西。

• shake /ʃeɪk/: verb (MOVE) to move backward and forward or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this:
  A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down.
  Babies like toys that make a noise when they’re shaken.
  The explosion shook buildings for miles around.
  [ + obj + adj ] People in southern California were shaken awake by an earthquake.
  She shook her hair loose from its ribbon.
  Anna shook some powdered chocolate over her coffee.
  Every time one of these big trucks goes by, all the houses shake.
  The child’s body was shaking with sobs.

“Hey, Ron.”

The twins were back.

“Listen, we’re going down the middle of the train — Lee Jordan’s got a giant tarantula down there.”

“Right,” mumbled Ron.

• ta‧ran‧tu‧la /təˈræntjələ $ -tʃələ/ : noun a large poisonous spider from Southern Europe and tropical America 狼蛛

“Harry,” said the other twin, “did we introduce ourselves? Fred and George Weasley. And this is Ron, our brother. See you later, then.”

“Bye,” said Harry and Ron. The twins slid the compartment door shut behind them.

• com‧part‧ment /kəmˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/ : noun one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided
  a first-class compartment

“Are you really Harry Potter?” Ron blurted out.

• blurt something out : phrasal verb to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited
  Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him.

Harry nodded.

“Oh — well, I thought it might be one of Fred and George’s jokes,” said Ron. “And have you really got — you know . . .”

He pointed at Harry’s forehead.

Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning scar. Ron stared.

“So that’s where You-Know-Who — ?”

“Yes,” said Harry, “but I can’t remember it.”

“Nothing?” said Ron eagerly.

• bangs: [plural] American English hair cut straight across your forehead SYN: fringe British English刘海儿
• stare /steə $ ster/ : verb to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
  stare at
  What are you staring at?
  stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
  She stared at me in disbelief.
  She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).
• ea‧ger /ˈiːɡə $ -ər/ : adjective very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do 急切的
  eager to do something
  I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible.
  He’s a bright kid and eager to learn.
  She’s a very hard worker and very eager to please.
  A crowd of eager young students were already waiting outside.
  eager for
  fans eager for a glimpse of the singer

“Well — I remember a lot of green light, but nothing else.”

“Wow,” said Ron. He sat and stared at Harry for a few moments, then, as though he had suddenly realized what he was doing, he looked quickly out of the window again.

“Are all your family wizards?” asked Harry, who found Ron just as interesting as Ron found him.

“Er — yes, I think so,” said Ron. “I think Mom’s got a second cousin who’s an accountant, but we never talk about him.”

韦斯莱家的莫丽妈妈有个远方表兄是个会计

• ac‧coun‧tant /əˈkaʊntənt/ : noun someone whose job is to keep and check financial accounts, calculate taxes etc

“So you must know loads of magic already.”

The Weasleys were clearly one of those old wizarding families the pale boy in Diagon Alley had talked about.

韦斯莱家族是魔法世家之一

• pale /peɪl/ : adjective having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is
  He looked very pale and drawn.
  turn/go pale
  He suddenly went pale.
  Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint.
  an elderly pale-faced woman

“I heard you went to live with Muggles,” said Ron. “What are they like?”

“Horrible — well, not all of them. My aunt and uncle and cousin are, though. Wish I’d had three wizard brothers.”

“Five,” said Ron. For some reason, he was looking gloomy. “I’m the sixth in our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I’ve got a lot to live up to. Bill and Charlie have already left — Bill was head boy and Charlie was captain of Quidditch. Now Percy’s a prefect. Fred and George mess around a lot, but they still get really good marks and everyone thinks they’re really funny. Everyone expects me to do as well as the others, but if I do, it’s no big deal, because they did it first. You never get anything new, either, with five brothers. I’ve got Bill’s old robes, Charlie’s old wand, and Percy’s old rat.”

韦斯莱家族的长子比尔（Bill ）是学生会主席。次子查理（Charlie ）是魁地奇球队的队长。

老三珀西成为级长。老四弗雷德和老五乔治虽然淘气，但是成绩很好。

罗恩很不服气，在他看来是因为前面的哥哥把各方面优点都占尽了，才导致他无论在哪方面都无法超越哥哥们。罗恩认为自己是很优秀的。

• gloom‧y /ˈɡluːmi/ : adjective sad because you think the situation will not improve SYN: depressed OPP: cheerful
  Anne dismissed these gloomy thoughts from her mind.
• mess around: phrasal verb mess somebody around to cause a lot of problems for someone, especially by changing your mind often and not being completely honest 调皮捣蛋
  Don’t mess me around – I want the money you promised me.
• rat /ræt/ : noun an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail

Ron reached inside his jacket and pulled out a fat gray rat, which was asleep.

“His name’s Scabbers and he’s useless, he hardly ever wakes up. Percy got an owl from my dad for being made a prefect, but they couldn’t aff— I mean, I got Scabbers instead.”

罗恩有一只叫斑斑（Scabbers）灰色的大耗子。

爸爸给老三珀西买了猫头鹰，因为珀西成为了级长。但是没钱给罗恩买宠物，所以把斑斑给他了。

Ron’s ears went pink. He seemed to think he’d said too much, because he went back to staring out of the window.

Harry didn’t think there was anything wrong with not being able to afford an owl. After all, he’d never had any money in his life until a month ago, and he told Ron so, all about having to wear Dudley’s old clothes and never getting proper birthday presents. This seemed to cheer Ron up.

• prop‧er /ˈprɒpə $ ˈprɑːpər/ : adjective [only before noun] right, suitable, or correct
  Everything was in its proper place (=where it should be).
  the proper way to clean your teeth
  The proper name for Matthew’s condition is hyperkinetic syndrome.

“. . . and until Hagrid told me, I didn’t know anything about being a wizard or about my parents or Voldemort —”

Ron gasped.

• gasp /ɡɑːsp $ ɡæsp/ : verb [intransitive, transitive] to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain 吓得喘不上气
  gasp in/with
  Ollie gasped with pain and slumped forward.
  gasp at
  The audience gasped at the splendour of the costumes.
  ‘My leg!’ he gasped. ‘I think it’s broken!’

“What?” said Harry.

“You said You-Know-Who’s name!” said Ron, sounding both shocked and impressed. “I’d have thought you, of all people —”

“I’m not trying to be brave or anything, saying the name,” said Harry, “I just never knew you shouldn’t. See what I mean? I’ve got loads to learn. . . . I bet,” he added, voicing for the first time something that had been worrying him a lot lately, “I bet I’m the worst in the class.”

• load /ləʊd $ loʊd/ : noun AMOUNT OF SOMETHING a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc 很多的（事、人、物）
  load of
  a load of wood
  The lorry had shed its load (=the load had fallen off).
  The plane was carrying a full load of fuel.

“You won’t be. There’s loads of people who come from Muggle families and they learn quick enough.”

While they had been talking, the train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past.

Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. 他们正沿着田野飞驰而过，田野上有奶牛和绵羊。

• lane /leɪn/ : noun a narrow road in the countryside → path
  a quiet country lane

Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said, “Anything off the cart, dears?”

• clat‧ter /ˈklætə $ -ər/ : verb [intransitive] if heavy hard objects clatter, or if you clatter them, they make a loud unpleasant noise
  The tray slipped and clattered to the floor.
• cor‧ri‧dor /ˈkɒrədɔː $ ˈkɔːrədər, ˈkɑː-/ : noun a long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it
  in the corridor
  We had to wait outside in the corridor until our names were called.
  down/along the corridor
  She hurried down the corridor.
  Go down here and the bathroom’s at the end of the corridor.
• dim‧ple /ˈdɪmpəl/ : noun a small hollow place on your skin, especially one on your cheek or chin when you smile 酒窝
• slide /slaɪd/ : verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/) [intransitive, transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way
  slide along/across/down etc
  Francesca slid across the ice.
  slide something across/along etc
  He opened the oven door and slid the pan of cookies in.
  He slid open the door of the glass cabinet.
• cart /kɑːt $ kɑːrt/ : noun American English a small table with wheels, used for moving and serving food and drinks SYN: trolley British English 手推车

Harry, who hadn’t had any breakfast, leapt to his feet, but Ron’s ears went pink again and he muttered that he’d brought sandwiches. Harry went out into the corridor.

• leap /liːp/ : verb (past tense and past participle leapt /lept/ especially British English, leaped especially American English) JUMP
  a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place
  She leapt over the fence.
  The smaller animals can easily leap from tree to tree.
  b) [transitive] literary to jump over something
  Brenda leaped the gate and ran across the field.
• mut‧ter /ˈmʌtə $ -ər/ : verb [intransitive, transitive] to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you
  mutter to yourself
  ‘I never want to come here again, ’ he muttered to himself.
  Elsie muttered something I couldn’t catch and walked off.
  ‘He’s such an unpleasant man, ’ Alyssia muttered under her breath.
  mutter about
  What are you two muttering about?
• cor‧ri‧dor /ˈkɒrədɔː $ ˈkɔːrədər, ˈkɑː-/ : noun a long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it
  in the corridor
  We had to wait outside in the corridor until our names were called.
  down/along the corridor
  She hurried down the corridor.
  Go down here and the bathroom’s at the end of the corridor.

He had never had any money for candy with the Dursleys, and now that he had pockets rattling with gold and silver he was ready to buy as many Mars Bars as he could carry — but the woman didn’t have Mars Bars. What she did have were Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, and a number of other strange things Harry had never seen in his life. Not wanting to miss anything, he got some of everything and paid the woman eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts.

• rat‧tle /ˈrætl/ : verb [intransitive, transitive] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds
  Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle.
  The window rattled in the wind.
  Bottles rattled as he stacked the beer crates.
• Mars Bars 火星棒
• Bettie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans 比比多味豆
• Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum 超级吹宝泡泡糖
• Chocolate Frog巧克力蛙
• Pumpkin Pasties 南瓜馅饼
• Cauldron Cake 坩埚蛋糕
• Licorice Wand 甘草魔杖

Ron stared as Harry brought it all back in to the compartment and tipped it onto an empty seat.

• com‧part‧ment /kəmˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/ : noun one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship, or train is divided
  a first-class compartment
• tip /tɪp/ : noun (tipped, tipping) POUR [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pour something from one place or container into another
  tip something onto/into something
  Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish.
  Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table.
  tip something out
  Shall I tip the water out?

“Hungry, are you?”

“Starving,” said Harry, taking a large bite out of a pumpkin pasty.

• starve /stɑːv $ stɑːrv/ : verb [intransitive] to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat
  Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the city.
  pictures of starving children
  They’ll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food).
• pump‧kin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ : noun
  [countable, uncountable] a very large orange fruit that grows on the ground, or the inside of this fruit
  pumpkin pie
• past‧y /ˈpeɪsti/ : adjective (plural pasties) a small pastry case filled with meat, vegetables etc and baked
  a Cornish pasty

Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches inside. He pulled one of them apart and said, “She always forgets I don’t like corned beef.”

• lump‧y /ˈlʌmpi/ : adjectivecovered with or containing small solid pieces
  a lumpy mattress
• un‧wrap /ʌnˈræp/ : verb (unwrapped, unwrapping) to remove the paper, plastic etc that is around something OPP: wrap up
  Brigitte was unwrapping her birthday presents.
• corned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/ : noun British English beef that has been cooked and preserved in a can 咸牛肉

“Swap you for one of these,” said Harry, holding up a pasty. “Go on —”

“You don’t want this, it’s all dry,” said Ron. “She hasn’t got much time,” he added quickly, “you know, with five of us.”

“Go on, have a pasty,” said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry’s pasties, cakes, and candies (the sandwiches lay forgotten).

哈利第一次可以跟别人分享他所拥有的东西，这让他觉得很开心。

3 Chocolate frogs 巧克力蛙

“What are these?” Harry asked Ron, holding up a pack of Chocolate Frogs. “They’re not really frogs, are they?” He was starting to feel that nothing would surprise him.

“No,” said Ron. “But see what the card is. I’m missing Agrippa.”

康奈利·阿格丽芭：巧克力蛙画片人物

康奈利·阿格丽芭 Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535)： 著名的巫师，因其著作而被麻瓜监禁。

“What?”

“Oh, of course, you wouldn’t know — Chocolate Frogs have cards inside them, you know, to collect — famous witches and wizards. I’ve got about five hundred, but I haven’t got Agrippa or Ptolemy.”

波托勒米：巧克力蛙画片人物

波托勒米 Ptolemy (85-?)：一个地理学家和天文学家

Harry unwrapped his Chocolate Frog and picked up the card. It showed a man’s face. He wore half-moon glasses, had a long, crooked nose, and flowing silver hair, beard, and mustache. Underneath the picture was the name Albus Dumbledore.

邓布利多（Albus Dumbledore）校长以卡片人形象出现。

他戴着半月形眼镜，长弯鼻子，披散着银发和胡须。

• crook‧ed /ˈkrʊkɪd/ : adjective bent, twisted, or not in a straight line OPP: straight
  crooked smile/grin
  His lips curled into a crooked smile.
  Your tie’s crooked.
  narrow crooked streets
• beard /bɪəd $ bɪrd/ : noun hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks → moustache 口上须
  • mus‧tache /məˈstɑːʃ $ ˈmʌstæʃ/ : nounthe usual American spelling of moustache 络腮胡子

“So this is Dumbledore!” said Harry.

“Don’t tell me you’d never heard of Dumbledore!” said Ron. “Can I have a frog? I might get Agrippa — thanks —”

Harry turned over his card and read:

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE

currently headmaster of hogwarts

Considered by many the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the Dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon’s blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.

邓布利多的伟大贡献：1. 在1945年击败黑巫师格林沃德Grindelwald 2. 发现龙血的十二种用途 3. 与合作伙伴尼可勒梅Nicolas Flamel 在炼金术方面的工作

邓布利多喜爱室内音乐和十柱保龄球

• al‧che‧my /ˈælkəmi/ : noun a science studied in the Middle Ages, that involved trying to change ordinary metals into gold
• cham‧ber /ˈtʃeɪmbə $ -ər/ : noun ENCLOSED SPACE [countable] an enclosed space, especially in your body or inside a machine
  a combustion chamber
  The heart has four chambers.
• tenpin ˈbowling: nounan indoor sport in which you roll a heavy ball along a floor to knock down bottle-shaped wooden objects SYN: bowling American English

Harry turned the card back over and saw, to his astonishment, that Dumbledore’s face had disappeared.

• as‧ton‧ish‧ment /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt $ əˈstɑː-/ : nouncomplete surprise SYN: amazement
  in astonishment
  She stared at him in astonishment.
  to somebody’s astonishment
  To my astonishment, the car was gone.

“He’s gone!”

“Well, you can’t expect him to hang around all day,” said Ron. “He’ll be back. No, I’ve got Morgana again and I’ve got about six of her . . . do you want it? You can start collecting.”

Morgana 莫佳娜：巧克力蛙画片人物

• hang around with somebody: phrasal verbto spend a lot of time with someone
  The people I used to hang around with were much older than me.

Ron’s eyes strayed to the pile of Chocolate Frogs waiting to be unwrapped.

“Help yourself,” said Harry. “But in, you know, the Muggle world, people just stay put in photos.”

“Do they? What, they don’t move at all?” Ron sounded amazed. “Weird!”

• weird /wɪəd $ wɪrd/ : adjectiveinformal very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
  A really weird thing happened last night.
  He’s a weird bloke.
  They sell all sorts of weird and wonderful (=very strange) products.

Harry stared as Dumbledore sidled back into the picture on his card and gave him a small smile. Ron was more interested in eating the frogs than looking at the Famous Witches and Wizards cards, but Harry couldn’t keep his eyes off them. Soon he had not only Dumbledore and Morgana, but Hengist of Woodcraft, Alberic Grunnion, Circe, Paracelsus, and Merlin. He finally tore his eyes away from the Druidess Cliodna, who was scratching her nose, to open a bag of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans.

Morgana 莫佳娜
Hengist of Woodcroft 伍德克罗夫特的汉吉斯
Alberic Grunnion 阿博瑞克·格伦尼恩
Circe 瑟斯
Paracelsus 帕拉瑟
Merlin 梅林
Druidess Cliodna 德鲁伊特 克丽奥娜

“You want to be careful with those,” Ron warned Harry. “When they say every flavor, they mean every flavor — you know, you get all the ordinary ones like chocolate and peppermint and mar-malade, but then you can get spinach and liver and tripe. George reckons he had a booger-flavored one once.”

• fla‧vour /ˈfleɪvə $ -ər/ : noun [countable] the particular taste of a food or drink
  Which flavour do you want – chocolate or vanilla?
  flavour of
  a dry wine with flavors of honey and apricot
• pep‧per‧mint /ˈpepəˌmɪnt $ -ər-/ : noun [countable] a sweet with the taste of peppermint 薄荷味
• mar‧ma‧lade /ˈmɑːməleɪd $ ˈmɑːr-/ : nouna jam made from fruit such as oranges, lemons, or grapefruit, usually eaten at breakfast 橘子酱
• spin‧ach /ˈspɪnɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/ : nouna vegetable with large dark green leaves 菠菜
• liv‧er /ˈlɪvə $ -ər/ : noun [countable, uncountable] the liver of an animal, used as food 肝
• tripe /traɪp/ : noun the stomach of a cow or pig, used as food
  tripe and onions 肚
• boog‧er /ˈbʊɡə, ˈbuː- $ -ər/ : nouna thick piece of mucus from your nose

Ron picked up a green bean, looked at it carefully, and bit into a corner.

“Bleaaargh — see? Sprouts.”

• sprout /spraʊt/ : verb especially British English a small green vegetable like a very small cabbage SYN: brussels sprout 芽豆

They had a good time eating the Every Flavor Beans. Harry got toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, grass, coffee, sardine, and was even brave enough to nibble the end off a funny gray one Ron wouldn’t touch, which turned out to be pepper.

• toast /təʊst $ toʊst/ : noun
  [uncountable] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft 吐司
  I had a piece of toast for breakfast.
• co‧co‧nut /ˈkəʊkənʌt $ ˈkoʊ-/ : noun
  [countable] the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink 椰子
  large tropical gardens of coconut palms
• ˌbaked ˈbeans: nounsmall white beans cooked in a sauce made from tomatoes, usually sold in cans 烘豆
• cur‧ry /ˈkʌri $ ˈkɜːri/ : noun (plural curries) a type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce 咖喱
  chicken curry
• nib‧ble /ˈnɪbəl/ : verb
  [intransitive, transitive] to eat small amounts of food by taking very small bites
  He nibbled the biscuit cautiously.
  nibble at
  There’s a fish nibbling at my bait.
  nibble on
  He nibbled on a piece of raw carrot.
• pep‧per /ˈpepə $ -ər/ : noun
  [uncountable] a powder that is used to add a hot taste to food
  salt and pepper
  → black pepper, white pepper 胡椒

The countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder. The neat fields had gone. Now there were woods, twisting rivers, and dark green hills.

• wild /waɪld/ : adjective LAND not used by people for farming, building etc 荒芜
  Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.
  the wild and lonely Scottish hills
• neat /niːt/ : adjective TIDY tidy and carefully arranged
  neat handwriting
  His clothes were always neat and clean.
  Everything in the house was neat and tidy.
  She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.
• twist /twɪst/ : verb ROAD/RIVER [intransitive] if a road, river etc twists, it changes direction in a series of curves 弯曲的
  The road twisted between spectacular mountains.

There was a knock on the door of their compartment and the round-faced boy Harry had passed on platform nine and threequarters came in. He looked tearful.

• tear‧ful /ˈtɪəfəl $ ˈtɪr-/ : adjectivesomeone who is tearful is crying a little, or almost crying
  a tearful farewell

“Sorry,” he said, “but have you seen a toad at all?”

• toad /təʊd $ toʊd/ : nouna small animal that looks like a large frog and lives mostly on land

When they shook their heads, he wailed, “I’ve lost him! He keeps getting away from me!”

• wail /weɪl/ : verb [transitive] to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way
  ‘But what shall I do?’ Bernard wailed.

“He’ll turn up,” said Harry.

• turn-up: phrasal verb to be found, especially by chance, after having been lost or searched for
  Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket.

“Yes,” said the boy miserably. “Well, if you see him . . .”

• mis‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ : adjective extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated
  I’ve been so miserable since Pat left me.
  I spent the weekend feeling miserable.
  Jan looks really miserable.
  Why do you make yourself miserable by taking on too much work?
  as miserable as sin British English (=very miserable)

He left.

“Don’t know why he’s so bothered,” said Ron. “If I’d brought a toad I’d lose it as quick as I could. Mind you, I brought Scabbers, so I can’t talk.”

The rat was still snoozing on Ron’s lap.

• snooze /snuːz/ : verbinformal to sleep lightly for a short time SYN: doze
  Dad was snoozing in his armchair.
• lap /læp/ : noun (lapped, lapping) the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down SYN: knee
  on somebody’s lap
  Shannon sat on her mother’s lap.
  in somebody’s lap
  His hands were folded in his lap.

“He might have died and you wouldn’t know the difference,” said Ron in disgust. “I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting, but the spell didn’t work. I’ll show you, look . . .”

• dis‧gust /dɪsˈɡʌst, dɪz-/ : noun a strong feeling of dislike, annoyance, or disapproval
  with disgust
  Joan looked at him with disgust.
  in disgust
  Sam threw his books down in disgust and stormed out of the room.
  to somebody’s disgust
  Much to my disgust, I found that there were no toilets for the disabled.
  disgust with
  Nelson’s disgust with US politics
  disgust at
  The fans didn’t hide their disgust at the umpire’s decision.

He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.

• rum‧mage /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ : verb(also rummage around/about) to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way
  rummage in/through etc
  Looks like someone’s been rummaging around in my desk.
• trunk /trʌŋk/ : noun BODY technical the main part of your body, not including your head, arms, or legs SYN: torso
• bat‧tered /ˈbætəd $ -ərd/ : adjective old and in bad condition
  a battered old suitcase
• chipped /tʃɪpt/ : adjectivesomething that is chipped has a small piece broken off the edge of it
  The paint was chipped.
  a chipped saucer
  a chipped tooth
• glint /ɡlɪnt/ : verb if a shiny surface glints, it gives out small flashes of light SYN: sparkle
  The gold rims of his spectacles glinted in the sun.

“Unicorn hair’s nearly poking out. Anyway —” He had just raised his wand when the compartment door slid open again. The toadless boy was back, but this time he had a girl with him. She was already wearing her new Hogwarts robes.

• u‧ni‧corn /ˈjuːnəkɔːn $ -ɔːrn/ : nounan imaginary animal like a white horse with a long straight horn growing on its head
• poke /pəʊk $ poʊk/ : verb BE SEEN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it
  poke out
  Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket.
  poke through
  Weeds had started poking through the cracks in the patio.
• toadless 丢蟾蜍的

丢蟾蜍的人叫纳威 Neville

初遇赫敏

“Has anyone seen a toad? Neville’s lost one,” she said. She had a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair, and rather large front teeth.

赫敏的形象是趾高气扬，目中无人，浓密的棕色头发，和一对大门牙。

• boss‧y /ˈbɒsi $ ˈbɒːsi/ : adjective (comparative bossier, superlative bossiest) always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying
  her loud bossy sister
• sort /sɔːt $ sɔːrt/ : noun PERSON [singular] British English someone who has a particular type of character, and is therefore likely to behave in a particular way SYN: type
  Iain’s never even looked at another woman. He’s not the sort.
• bush‧y /ˈbʊʃi/ : adjective (comparative bushier, superlative bushiest) bushy hair or fur grows thickly
  a bushy tail

“We’ve already told him we haven’t seen it,” said Ron, but the girl wasn’t listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.

赫敏在帮孩子找蟾蜍，看见罗恩手里的魔杖，让罗恩展示一下他学会的魔法

“Oh, are you doing magic? Let’s see it, then.”

She sat down. Ron looked taken aback.

“Er — all right.”

He cleared his throat.

“Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow.”

• dai‧sy /ˈdeɪzi/ : noun (plural daisies)
  a white flower with a yellow centre
• but‧ter /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ : noun a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking → bread-and-butter
• mel‧low /ˈmeləʊ $ -loʊ/ : adjective NOT STRONG IN FLAVOUR mellow wine or fruit has a smooth pleasant taste
  its smooth, mellow flavour

He waved his wand, but nothing happened. Scabbers stayed gray and fast asleep.

罗恩想要把自己的耗子变黄，但是失败了。

“Are you sure that’s a real spell?” said the girl. “Well, it’s not very good, is it? I’ve tried a few simple spells just for practice and it’s all worked for me. Nobody in my family’s magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it’s the very best school of witchcraft there is, I’ve heard I’ve learned all our course books by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough — I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?”

赫敏全名是“赫敏 格兰杰” Hermione Granger，她非常聪明，已经把课本都背完了，而且说话速度非常快。

• witch‧craft /ˈwɪtʃkrɑːft $ -kræft/ : nounthe use of magic powers, especially evil ones, to make things happen

She said all this very fast.

Harry looked at Ron, and was relieved to see by his stunned face that he hadn’t learned all the course books by heart either.

• stunned /stʌnd/ : adjectivetoo surprised or shocked to speak
  He looked completely stunned.
  The audience sat in stunned silence.

“I’m Ron Weasley,” Ron muttered.

“Harry Potter,” said Harry.

“Are you really?” said Hermione. “I know all about you, of course — I got a few extra books for background reading, and you’re in Modern Magical History and The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century.”

Modern Magical History 现代魔法史

The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts 黑魔法的兴衰

Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century 二十世纪重要魔法事件

“Am I?” said Harry, feeling dazed.

• dazed /deɪzd/ : adjectiveunable to think clearly, especially because of a shock, accident etc
  Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.
  dazed look/expression etc
  Her face was very pale and she wore a dazed expression.

“Goodness, didn’t you know, I’d have found out everything I could if it was me,” said Hermione. “Do either of you know what House you’ll be in? I’ve been asking around, and I hope I’m in Gryffindor, it sounds by far the best; I hear Dumbledore himself was in it, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn’t be too bad. . . . Anyway, we’d better go and look for Neville’s toad. You two had better change, you know, I expect we’ll be there soon.”

赫敏希望被分到格兰芬多，因为邓布利多是那里毕业的。如果分到拉文克劳也可以。

• good‧ness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ : noun → my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me!
• change /tʃeɪndʒ/ : verb CLOTHES
  a) [intransitive, transitive] to take off your clothes and put on different ones
  Francis came in while Jay was changing.
  Change your dress – that one looks dirty.
  change into/out of
  Sara changed into her swimsuit and ran out for a quick swim.
  You’d better go and get changed.
  b) [transitive] to put a clean nappy on a baby, or to put clean clothes on a baby or small child
  I bathed him and changed his diaper.
  Can you change the baby?

And she left, taking the toadless boy with her.

“Whatever House I’m in, I hope she’s not in it,” said Ron. He threw his wand back into his trunk. “Stupid spell — George gave it to me, bet he knew it was a dud.”

乔治教给罗恩的咒语根本不管用。不能改变耗子的颜色。

• dud /dʌd/ : noun something that is useless, especially because it does not work correctly
  Several of the fireworks were duds.

“What House are your brothers in?” asked Harry.

“Gryffindor,” said Ron. Gloom seemed to be settling on him again. “Mom and Dad were in it, too. I don’t know what they’ll say if I’m not. I don’t suppose Ravenclaw would be too bad, but imagine if they put me in Slytherin.”

罗恩想要去格兰芬多，因为他哥哥还有爸妈都是那里的。如果分到拉文克劳也可以。罗恩不想去斯莱特林。

• gloom /ɡluːm/ : noun a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope
  a time of high unemployment and economic gloom

“That’s the House Vol-, I mean, You-Know-Who was in?” “Yeah,” said Ron. He flopped back into his seat, looking depressed.

• flop /flɒp $ flɑːp/ : verb (flopped, flopping) [always + adverb/preposition] to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc
  He flopped down onto the bed.
  I got home and flopped in front of the TV.

“You know, I think the ends of Scabbers’ whiskers are a bit lighter,” said Harry, trying to take Ron’s mind off Houses. “So what do your oldest brothers do now that they’ve left, anyway?”

• whis‧ker /ˈwɪskə $ -ər/ : noun [usually plural] one of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse etc

Harry was wondering what a wizard did once he’d finished school.

《预言家日报》刊登有人要偷金库

“Charlie’s in Romania studying dragons, and Bill’s in Africa doing something for Gringotts,” said Ron. “Did you hear about Gringotts? It’s been all over the Daily Prophet, but I don’t suppose you get that with the Muggles — someone tried to rob a high security vault.”

查理毕业后去罗马尼亚研究龙，比尔毕业后在非洲替古灵阁做事。

《Daily Prophet》预言家日报

• vault /vɔːlt $ vɒːlt/ : noun a room with thick walls and a strong door where money, jewels etc are kept to prevent them from being stolen or damaged

Harry stared.

• stare /steə $ ster/ : verb to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
  stare at
  What are you staring at?
  stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
  She stared at me in disbelief.
  She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).

“Really? What happened to them?”

“Nothing, that’s why it’s such big news. They haven’t been caught. My dad says it must’ve been a powerful Dark wizard to get round Gringotts, but they don’t think they took anything, that’s what’s odd. ’Course, everyone gets scared when something like this happens in case You-Know-Who’s behind it.”

• get around: phrasal verb get around something to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you
  I think we should be able to get around most of these problems.
  She was always very clever at getting around the rules.

Harry turned this news over in his mind. He was starting to get a prickle of fear every time You-Know-Who was mentioned. He supposed this was all part of entering the magical world, but it had been a lot more comfortable saying “Voldemort” without worrying.

• prick‧le /ˈprɪkəl/ : noun if you feel a prickle of fear, anger, or excitement, you feel slightly afraid, angry, or excited in a way that makes your skin feel slightly cold and uncomfortable
  prickle of
  She felt a prickle of fear as she realized that she was alone.

“What’s your Quidditch team?” Ron asked.

“Er — I don’t know any,” Harry confessed.

“What!” Ron looked dumbfounded. “Oh, you wait, it’s the best game in the world —” And he was off, explaining all about the four balls and the positions of the seven players, describing famous games he’d been to with his brothers and the broomstick he’d like to get if he had the money. He was just taking Harry through the finer points of the game when the compartment door slid open yet again, but it wasn’t Neville the toadless boy, or Hermione Granger this time.

罗恩介绍魁地奇，有四种不同的球，七名队员。正讲到精彩的地方，马尔福打开了隔间的门。

• broom‧stick /ˈbruːmˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm-/ : nouna broom with a long handle and thin sticks tied at one end that a witch is supposed to fly on in stories
• fine /faɪn/ : adjective VERY GOOD [usually before noun] very good or of a very high standard
  Many people regard Beethoven’s fifth symphony as his finest work.
  He’s a very fine player.
  It’s a fine idea.
  Hatfield House is a fine example of Jacobean architecture.
  The restaurant was chosen for its good food and fine wines.

4 Harry meets Malfoy for the 2nd time 再遇马尔福

Three boys entered, and Harry recognized the middle one at once: It was the pale boy from Madam Malkin’s robe shop. He was looking at Harry with a lot more interest than he’d shown back in Diagon Alley.

• pale /peɪl/ : adjective having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is
  He looked very pale and drawn.
  turn/go pale
  He suddenly went pale.
  Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint.
  an elderly pale-faced woman

“Is it true?” he said. “They’re saying all down the train that Harry Potter’s in this compartment. So it’s you, is it?”

“Yes,” said Harry. He was looking at the other boys. Both of them were thickset and looked extremely mean. Standing on either side of the pale boy, they looked like bodyguards.

• thick‧set /ˌθɪkˈset◂/ : adjectivehaving a wide strong body SYN: stocky
  a short thickset man
• mean /miːn/ : verb (past tense and past participle meant /ment/) CRUEL cruel or not kind
  That was a mean thing to do.
  I felt a bit mean asking him to help.
  It’s a mean trick to play on someone.
  It was mean of him not to invite her.
  mean to
  Don’t be so mean to her!
• bod‧y‧guard /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd $ ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/ : noun someone whose job is to protect an important person
  The senator arrived, surrounded by personal bodyguards.

“Oh, this is Crabbe and this is Goyle,” said the pale boy carelessly, noticing where Harry was looking. “And my names Malfoy, Draco Malfoy.”

Crabbe 克拉布 和 Goyle 高尔 是 Draco Malfoy 德拉科 马尔福的两个跟班，特别壮，而且不友善。

Ron gave a slight cough, which might have been hiding a snigger. Draco Malfoy looked at him.

• cough /kɒf $ kɒːf/ : verb to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly
  Matthew coughed and cleared his throat.
  I think I’m getting a cold or flu – I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day.
• snig‧ger /ˈsnɪɡə $ -ər/ : verbBritish English to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice at something which is not supposed to be funny SYN: snicker American English
  snigger at
  What are you sniggering at? This is a serious poem.

“Think my name’s funny, do you? No need to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.”

马尔福的爸爸说韦斯莱家的人都是黄头发、长雀斑，并且孩子多的养不起。

• freck‧le /ˈfrekəl/ : nounfreckles are small brown spots on someone’s skin, especially on their face, which the sun can cause to increase in number and become darker → mole

He turned back to Harry. “You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.”

• sort /sɔːt $ sɔːrt/ : noun TYPE/KIND [countable] a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features SYN: type, kind
  sort of
  What sort of shampoo do you use?
  all sorts (of something) (=a lot of different types of things)
  I like all sorts of food – I’m not fussy.
  of this/that sort
  On expeditions of this sort, you have to be prepared for trouble.
  of some sort/some sort of something (=used when you do not know exactly what type)
  He wondered if Rosa was in some sort of trouble.
  There was a game of some sort going on inside.
  Most of the victims developed psychological problems of one sort or another (=of various different types).
  They do burgers, pizzas, that sort of thing.

He held out his hand to shake Harry’s, but Harry didn’t take it.

“I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks,” he said coolly.

Draco Malfoy didn’t go red, but a pink tinge appeared in his pale cheeks.

• tinge /tɪndʒ/ : noun (present participle tinging or tingeing) a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality
  tinge of
  There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.
  This glass has a greenish tinge.
• cheek /tʃiːk/ : noun [countable] the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes
  Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek.
  Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes.
  her tear-stained cheeks
  Julie’s cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.
  red-cheeked/hollow-cheeked/rosy-cheeked etc
  a red-cheeked plump old fellow

“I’d be careful if I were you, Potter,” he said slowly. “Unless you’re a bit politer you’ll go the same way as your parents. They didn’t know what was good for them, either. You hang around with riffraff like the Weasleys and that Hagrid, and it’ll rub off on you.”

• po‧lite /pəˈlaɪt$ ˈkɜːr-/ : adjective behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people’s needs and feelings OPP: rude, impolite
  She’s always very polite.
  polite, well-behaved children
  a clear but polite request
  it is polite (of somebody) to do something
  We left the party as soon as it was polite to do so.
  It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full.
• riff-raff /ˈrɪf ræf/ : nounan insulting word for people who are noisy, badly-behaved, or of low social class
  We charge high prices to keep the riff-raff out.
• rub off: phrasal verb if a feeling, quality, or habit rubs off on you, you start to have it because you are with another person who has it
  on
  She refused to give up, and her confidence rubbed off on the others.

Both Harry and Ron stood up.

“Say that again,” Ron said, his face as red as his hair.

“Oh, you’re going to fight us, are you?” Malfoy sneered.

“Unless you get out now,” said Harry, more bravely than he felt, because Crabbe and Goyle were a lot bigger than him or Ron.

“But we don’t feel like leaving, do we, boys? We’ve eaten all our food and you still seem to have some.”

Goyle reached toward the Chocolate Frogs next to Ron — Ron leapt forward, but before he’d so much as touched Goyle, Goyle let out a horrible yell.

• leapt /lept/ : a past tense and past participle of leap

Scabbers the rat was hanging off his finger, sharp little teeth sunk deep into Goyle’s knuckle — Crabbe and Malfoy backed away as Goyle swung Scabbers round and round, howling, and when Scabbers finally flew off and hit the window, all three of them disappeared at once. Perhaps they thought there were more rats lurking among the sweets, or perhaps they’d heard footsteps, because a second later, Hermione Granger had come in.

• sink /sɪŋk/ : verb (past tense sank /sæŋk/ or sunk /sʌŋk/ American English, past participle sunk /sʌŋk/) USE SOMETHING SHARP [transitive] to put your teeth or something sharp into someone’s flesh, into food etc
  sink something into something
  The dog sank its teeth into my arm.
  She sank her fork into the pie.
• knuck‧le /ˈnʌkəl/ : noun your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands
  Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the gun.
• howl‧ing /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ : adjective→ be a howling success
• lurk /lɜːk $ lɜːrk/ : verb if something such as danger, a feeling etc lurks somewhere, it exists, but you may not see it or know about it
  a dark formless danger, lurking in the shadows

“What has been going on?” she said, looking at the sweets all over the floor and Ron picking up Scabbers by his tail.

• tail /teɪl/ : noun ANIMAL the part that sticks out at the back of an animal’s body, and that it can move
  The dog wagged its tail.
  white-tailed/long-tailed etc
  a white-tailed eagle

“I think he’s been knocked out,” Ron said to Harry. He looked closer at Scabbers. “No — I don’t believe it — he’s gone back to sleep.”

And so he had.

“You’ve met Malfoy before?”

Harry explained about their meeting in Diagon Alley.

“I’ve heard of his family,” said Ron darkly. “They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they’d been bewitched. My dad doesn’t believe it. He says Malfoy’s father didn’t need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.” He turned to Hermione. “Can we help you with something?”

• be‧witch /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ : verb to make someone feel so interested or attracted that they cannot think clearly
  Tim is utterly bewitched by her.

“You’d better hurry up and put your robes on, I’ve just been up to the front to ask the conductor, and he says we’re nearly there. You haven’t been fighting, have you? You’ll be in trouble before we even get there!”

• robe /rəʊb $ roʊb/ : noun (also robes) a long loose piece of clothing, especially one worn for official ceremonies
  a priest’s robes
• con‧duc‧tor /kənˈdʌktə $ -ər/ : noun American English someone who is in charge of a train and collects payments from passengers or checks their tickets SYN: guard British English

“Scabbers has been fighting, not us,” said Ron, scowling at her. “Would you mind leaving while we change?”

• scowl /skaʊl/ : verbto look at someone in an angry way → frown
  Patrick scowled, but did as he was told.
  scowl at
  Mum scowled at him and refused to say anything.

“All right — I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly, racing up and down the corridors,” said Hermione in a sniffy voice. “And you’ve got dirt on your nose, by the way, did you know?”

• child‧ish /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ : adjective behaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are – used to show disapproval SYN: immature OPP: mature
  Don’t be so childish!
  I wish politicians would stop this childish name-calling.
• sniff‧y /ˈsnɪfi/ : adjectivehaving a disapproving attitude towards something or someone, especially because you think they are not good enough for you
  sniffy about
  Well, don’t get sniffy about it!

Ron glared at her as she left. Harry peered out of the window. It was getting dark. He could see mountains and forests under a deep purple sky. The train did seem to be slowing down.

• glare /ɡleə $ ɡler/ : verb to look angrily at someone for a long time → stare
  glare at
  She glared at him accusingly.
  glare into/across/round etc
  He glared round the room as if expecting a challenge.
• peer /pɪə $ pɪr/ : nounto look very carefully at something, especially because you are having difficulty seeing it
  He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.
  Philippa peered into the darkness.

He and Ron took off their jackets and pulled on their long black robes. Ron’s were a bit short for him, you could see his sneakers underneath them.

罗恩的长袍有点儿短，能看到他脚上的球鞋。

• ˈpull-on: phrasal verb pull-on clothes or shoes do not have any buttons, zips etc, so you just pull them on to wear them
• sneak‧er /ˈsniːkə $ -ər/ : nounespecially American English a type of light soft shoe with a rubber sole (=bottom), used for sports → plimsoll
  a pair of white sneakers

A voice echoed through the train: “We will be reaching Hog-warts in five minutes’ time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately.”

• lug‧gage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ : nounthe cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling SYN: baggage American English
  They searched his luggage for illegal drugs.
  → hand luggage

Harry’s stomach lurched with nerves and Ron, he saw, looked pale under his freckles. They crammed their pockets with the last of the sweets and joined the crowd thronging the corridor.

• stom‧ach /ˈstʌmək/ : noun
  the organ inside your body where food begins to be digested
  I was so hungry my stomach hurt.
  His stomach was full of food.

• lurch /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ : verb to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way
  lurch forward/to/towards/into etc
  Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward.
  He lurched to his feet.

• freck‧le /ˈfrekəl/ : noun freckles are small brown spots on someone’s skin, especially on their face, which the sun can cause to increase in number and become darker → mole

• crammed /kræmd/ : adjective → crammed with/crammed full of something

The train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way toward the door and out on to a tiny, dark platform. Harry shivered in the cold night air. Then a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: “Firs’ years! Firs’ years over here! All right there, Harry?”

• shiv‧er /ˈʃɪvə $ -ər/ : verbto shake slightly because you are cold or frightened SYN: tremble
  Jake stood shivering in the cold air.
  shiver with cold/fear/delight etc
  She shivered with fear and anger.
• lamp /læmp/ : noun
  an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas
  table/desk/bedside lamp
  oil/electric/fluorescent lamp
  → fog lamp, headlamp, hurricane lamp, safety lamp, standard lamp

Hagrid’s big hairy face beamed over the sea of heads.

• beam /biːm/ : noun a wide happy smile
  a beam of delight

“C’mon, follow me — any more firs’ years? Mind yer step, now! Firs’ years follow me!”

Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path. It was so dark on either side of them that Harry thought there must be thick trees there. Nobody spoke much. Neville, the boy who kept losing his toad, sniffed once or twice.

• slip /slɪp/ : verb (slipped, slipping) GO SOMEWHERE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention SYN: slide
  Ben slipped quietly out of the room.
  One man managed to slip from the club as police arrived.
• stum‧ble /ˈstʌmbəl/ : verb to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall SYN: trip
  In her hurry, she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor.
  stumble over/on
  Vic stumbled over the step as he came in.
  • awk‧ward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ : adjective making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say SYN: difficult
    I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions.
    There was an awkward moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.
    an awkward silence
    A laugh can help people over an awkward situation.
    Philip’s remarks put her in an awkward position (=made it difficult for her to know what to do).
• steep /stiːp/ : adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest) a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle
  The road became rocky and steep.
  a steep climb to the top
• thick /θɪk/ : adjective (comparative thicker, superlative thickest) LARGE AMOUNT especially written containing a lot of people or things
  The cod were so thick in the water that they caught thousands very quickly.
  thick with
  The roads were thick with holiday traffic.
• sniff /snɪf/ : verb [intransitive] to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold
  Margaret sniffed miserably and nodded.
  Stop sniffing and blow your nose.

“Yeh’ll get yer firs’ sight o’ Hogwarts in a sec,” Hagrid called over his shoulder, “jus’ round this bend here.”

• bend /bend/ : verb (past tense and past participle bent /bent/) [intransitive] when a road bends, it changes direction to form a curve
  The road bends sharply to the left.

There was a loud “Oooooh!”

The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.

• perch /pɜːtʃ $ pɜːrtʃ/ : verb informal a high place or position, especially one where you can sit and watch something
  She watched the parade from her perch on her father’s shoulders.
• a‧top /əˈtɒp $ əˈtɑːp/ : prepositionon top of something
• spark‧ling /ˈspɑːklɪŋ $ ˈspɑːr-/ : adjective
  shining brightly with points of flashing light
  a sparkling blue lake
• star‧ry /ˈstɑːri/ : adjective having many stars
  a starry winter sky
• cas‧tle /ˈkɑːsəl $ ˈkæ-/ : noun (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack
  Edinburgh Castle
  a ruined castle
• tur‧ret /ˈtʌrɪt/ : noun a small tower on a large building, especially a castle

“No more’n four to a boat!” Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the shore. Harry and Ron were followed into their boat by Neville and Hermione.

一艘小船上坐四个人，哈利、罗恩、赫敏和纳威在一艘小船上。

• fleet /fliːt/ : noun a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy 队
  the US seventh fleet
• shore /ʃɔː $ ʃɔːr/ : noun [countable, uncountable] the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake
  We could see a boat about a mile from shore.
  Only a few survivors reached the shore.
  She began to swim to shore.
  on the shores of something
  a holiday resort on the shores of the Adriatic
  on shore
  We had a couple of hours on shore (=not on a ship).
  off shore
  The island is about three miles off shore (=away from the coast).
  rocky/sandy shore

“Everyone in?” shouted Hagrid, who had a boat to himself. “Right then — FORWARD!”

And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake, which was as smooth as glass. Everyone was silent, staring up at the great castle overhead. It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer to the cliff on which it stood.

• glide /ɡlaɪd/ : verb [always + adverb/preposition] to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort
  glide across/over/down etc
  couples gliding over the dance floor
• smooth /smuːð/ : adjective (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest) SURFACE a smooth surface has no rough parts, lumps, or holes, especially in a way that is pleasant and attractive to touch OPP: rough
  Her skin felt smooth and cool.
  a smooth pebble
  The stone steps had been worn smooth.
• glass /ɡlɑːs $ ɡlæs/ : noun MIRROR [countable] old-fashioned a mirror
• sail /seɪl/ : verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship
  sail across/into/out of etc
  the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic
  Three tall ships sailed past.
  She always wanted to sail around the world.
  sail the Pacific/the Atlantic etc
  We’re taking two months off to sail the Caribbean.
• cliff /klɪf/ : nouna large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river

“Heads down!” yelled Hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff; they all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a curtain of ivy that hid a wide opening in the cliff face. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbor, where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.

• bent /bent/ : adjective no longer straight
  a bent nail
  Stand with your knees slightly bent.
  He breathed in deeply, bent double in pain (=with the top part of your body leaning forward towards your legs).
  a bent old man (=not standing straight)
• cliff /klɪf/ : nouna large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river
• tun‧nel /ˈtʌnl/ : noun (tunnelled, tunnelling British English, tunneled, tunneling American English) a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through
  a railway tunnel
  the Channel Tunnel (=between England and France)
• har‧bour /ˈhɑːbə $ ˈhɑːrbər/ : nounan area of water next to the land where the water is calm, so that ships are safe when they are inside it → bay
  as they sailed into Portsmouth Harbour
• clam‧ber /ˈklæmbə $ -ər/ : verbto climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep
  clamber over/across etc
  They clambered over the slippery rocks.
  We all clambered aboard and the boat pulled out.
• peb‧ble /ˈpebəl/ : nouna small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river
  The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles.

“Oy, you there! Is this your toad?” said Hagrid, who was checking the boats as people climbed out of them.

“Trevor!” cried Neville blissfully, holding out his hands. Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid’s lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle.

• bliss‧ful /ˈblɪsfəl/ : adjective extremely happy or enjoyable
  blissful sunny days
• clam‧ber /ˈklæmbə $ -ər/ : verbto climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep
  clamber over/across etc
  They clambered over the slippery rocks.
  We all clambered aboard and the boat pulled out.
• pas‧sage‧way /ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ/ : nouna passage(1)
  He led me down a narrow passageway.
• smooth /smuːð/ : adjective (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest) SURFACE a smooth surface has no rough parts, lumps, or holes, especially in a way that is pleasant and attractive to touch OPP: rough
  Her skin felt smooth and cool.
  a smooth pebble
  The stone steps had been worn smooth.
• cas‧tle /ˈkɑːsəl $ ˈkæ-/ : noun (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack
  Edinburgh Castle
  a ruined castle

They walked up a flight of stone steps and crowded around the huge, oak front door.

• oak /əʊk $ oʊk/ : nouna large tree that is common in northern countries, or the hard wood of this tree
  an oak door

“Everyone here? You there, still got yer toad?”

Hagrid raised a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the castle door.

• gi‧gan‧tic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ : adjectiveextremely big SYN: huge
  a gigantic skyscraper
• fist /fɪst/ : noun the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone
  She held the money tightly in her fist.
  Malcolm clenched his fist (=held his fist very tightly closed) angrily.
  Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face.
  Varney slammed his fist down onto the table so hard the dishes jumped.
  → ham-fisted, tight-fisted, → hand over fist
• cas‧tle /ˈkɑːsəl $ ˈkæ-/ : noun (also Castle) a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place that could be easily defended against attack
  Edinburgh Castle
  a ruined castle