2) Harrylooked nothing like the rest of the family. Uncle Vernon was large and neckless, with an enormous black mustache; Aunt Petunia was horse-faced and bony;Dudley was blond, pink, and porky. Harry, on the other hand, was small and skinny, with brilliant green eyes and jet-black hair that was always untidy. Hewore round glasses, and on his forehead was a thin, lightning-shaped scar.
①这里对Dudley一家人以及Harry的外貌描写实在是非常精彩。Uncle Vernon胖到没脖子，还有浓密的胡须；相反的是Aunt Petunia她人高且瘦，鞋拔子脸，瘦到能看到高高的颧骨。他们的儿子胖得就跟猪一样，一坐到椅子上屁股上的肥肉能淹没整张椅子，一看就是吃多了。Harry跟他们一家人是格格不入，他瘦瘦小小的，有一双绿色的眼睛乌黑的头发，对比太明显（raven也可以用于形容头发乌黑发亮哦）。
3）“Today’s your birthday,”sneered Dudley. “How come you haven’t got any cards? Haven’t you even got friends at that freak place?”
“Better not let your mum hear you talking about my school,” said Harry coolly.
Dudley hitched up histrousers, which were slipping down his fat bottom.
“Why’re you staring at the hedge?” he said suspiciously.
“I’m trying to decide what would be the best spell to set it on fire,” said Harry.
Dudley stumbled backward atonce, a look of panic on his fat face.
“You c-can’t — Dad told you you’re not to do m-magic — he said he’ll chuck you out of the house — and you haven’t got anywhere else to go — you haven’tgot any friends to take you —”
“Jiggery pokery!” said Harry in a fierce voice. “Hocus pocus —squiggly wiggly —”
“MUUUUUUM!” howled Dudley, tripping over his feet as he dashed back toward the house. “MUUUUM! He’s doing you know what!”
Harry paid dearly for his moment of fun. As neither Dudley nor the hedge was inany way hurt, Aunt Petunia knew he hadn’t really done magic, but he still had to duck as she aimed a heavy blow at his head with the soapy frying pan. Then she gave him work to do, with the promise he wouldn’t eat again until he’d finished.
While Dudley lolled around watching and eating ice cream, Harry cleaned the windows, washed the car, mowed the lawn, trimmed the flower beds, pruned and watered the roses, and repainted the garden bench. The sun blazed over head, burning the back of his neck. Harry knew he shouldn’t have risen to Dudley’s bait, but Dudley had said the very thing Harry had been thinking himself . . . maybe he didn’t have anyfriends at Hogwarts. . . .
Wish they could see famous Harry Potter now, he thought savagely as he spread manure on the flower beds,his back aching, sweat running down his face.
It was half past seven in the evening when at last, exhausted, he heard Aunt Petunia calling him.
“Get in here! And walk on the newspaper!”
Harry moved gladly into the shade of the gleaming kitchen. On top of the fridge stood tonight’s pudding: ahuge mound of whipped cream and sugared violets. A loin of roast pork wassizzling in the oven.
“Eat quickly! The Masons will be here soon!” snapped Aunt Petunia, pointing to two slices of bread and a lump of cheese on the kitchen table. She was already wearing a salmon-pink cocktail dress.
Harry washed his hands and bolted down his pitiful supper. The moment he hadfinished, Aunt Petunia whisked away his plate.
“Upstairs! Hurry!”
As he passed the door to the living room, Harry caught a glimpse of Uncle Vernon and Dudleyin bow ties and dinner jackets. He had only just reached the upstairs landing when the doorbell rang and Uncle Vernon’s furious face appeared at the foot of the stairs.
“Remember, boy — one sound —”
Harry crossed to his bedroom on tiptoe, slipped inside, closed the door, andturned to collapse on his bed.
The trouble was, there was already someone sitting on it.
①hit up是指坐时把膝部裤管稍向上拉以保证裤线挺直，但是Dudley太胖了，裤子向上拉完之后就往下掉了。
②这里chuck用得非常有意思，chuck有像垃圾一样把某件东西丢掉，用在这里很符合Dudley一家对Harry的不满，非常有趣。
③Wish they could see famous Harry Potter now, he thought savagely as he spread manure on the flower beds, his back aching, sweat running down his face. Harry不喜欢别人说他famous还有老提及他的故事（详见后面小学弟给他拍照要签名是的反应），可以想象他是有多么想念学校的生活和他的朋友。
④Dudley和Harry吃的东西的对比也非常明显和有意思，Dudley想吃什么就是什么，还是不分时间随便吃；而Harry在忙完一天后才吃到隔夜的布丁，一大坨奶油，sugared violet（没查到这是什么）还有一块烤猪肉。