1. He was glaring at Hagrid and his fists were clenched.
clench vt. 紧握, 抓紧, 咬紧
2.‘Now, you listen here, boy,’ he snarled. ‘I accept there’s something strange about you, probably nothing a good beating wouldn’t have cured – and as for all this about your parents, well, they were weirdos, no denying it, and the world’s better off without them in my opinion – asked for all they got, getting mixed up with these wizarding types – just what I expected, always knew they’d come to a sticky end –’
snarl n. 咆哮;混乱;怒骂 vi. 咆哮;怒骂;缠结 vt. 搞乱;咆哮着说;使…缠结
weirdo n. 古怪的人,奇怪的人
sticky adj. 粘性的; 粘的;潮湿的; 湿热的;难对付的, 棘手的
3.But at that moment, Hagrid leapt from the sofa and drew a battered pink umbrella from inside his coat.
batter n. 击球手;(用鸡蛋、牛奶、面粉等调成的)糊状物;墙面的倾斜 vt. 猛击;打坏;使向上倾斜 vi. 接连猛击;向上倾斜
4.Some of ’em came outta kinda trances. Don’ reckon they could’ve done if he was comin’ back.
trance n. 恍惚;出神;着迷,入迷 vt. 使恍惚;使发呆
reckon vt. 猜想; 估计;〈非正〉思忖; 设想;考虑; 认为;〈正〉计算
5.Hadn’t he set a boa constrictor on him?
boa constrictor 王蛇;蟒蛇
6.Harry looked back at Hagrid, smiling, and saw that Hagrid was positively beaming at him.
beam n. 梁, 横梁;束, 柱 vi. 发出光与热;面露喜色 vt. 播送
7.‘Haven’t I told you he’s not going?’ he hissed.
hiss vi. 发出嘘声;发嘘声 n. 嘘声;嘶嘶声
8.He brought the umbrella swishing down through the air to point at Dudley – there was a flash of violet light, a sound like a firecracker, a sharp squeal and next second, Dudley was dancing on the spot with his hands clasped over his fat bottom, howling in pain.
swish vt. 鞭打;使作沙沙声 adj. (主英)时髦的;漂亮的;(美俚)搞同性恋的
vi. 嗖地挥动;发嗖嗖声 n. 嗖嗖声;漂亮;搞同性恋的男子
squeal vt. 告密;长声尖叫 vi. 告密;尖声地说 n. 尖叫声
9.‘Shouldn’ta lost me temper,’ he said ruefully, ‘but it didn’t work anyway.
ruefully adv. 悲伤地;可怜地;悲惨地;悔恨地
10.‘Don’ mind if it wriggles a bit, I think I still got a couple o’ dormice in one o’ the pockets.
wriggle vi. 扭动;蠕动;蜿蜒行进 vt. (使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) n. 蠕动, 扭动