读哈利波特学英语 book1魔法石-chapter2-1

1、“Up!” she screeched.

同义词:shriek scream shrill尖叫;尖声地说

The wind screeched in his ears. 风呼呼地从他耳边吹过。 

He screeched with pain. 他疼得叫起来。 


[if !supportLists]2、[endif]Harry groaned.

都表示哼哼唧唧,呻吟和抱怨

groan  moan grumble 相近, whine表示哭嚷  

to groan with pain/pleasure 痛苦地呻吟;高兴得直哼哼

They were all moaning and groaning (= complaining) about the amount of work they had.他们对工作量都怨声载道。

What are you moaning on about now? 你在抱怨什么呢?

‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。

They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷


3、Aunt Petunia obviously scented danger, too

scent嗅出;觉察出;预感到

近义词sense

The dog scented a rabbit. 狗嗅到了兔子的气息。 

 The press could scent a scandal. 记者觉察出有桩丑闻。

By then, the team was scenting victory. 到那时,队员已经预感到即将获胜了。


4、that couldn’t understand them, like a “And come back and find the house in ruins?” she snarled.

 snarl growl龇牙低吼咆哮着说;不耐烦地说

 The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。 

 She snarled abuse at anyone who happened to walk past. 谁碰巧走过,她就冲谁叫骂

The dog was biting, growling, and wagging its tail. 那条狗又咬又叫,摇着尾巴。

 He growled some unintelligible words at Pete. 他向皮特低吼了一些莫名其妙的话。

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5、but he knew that if he screwed up his face and wailed, his mother would give him anything he wanted.

screwed up把(纸等)揉成一团

ˌscrew yourˈeyes/ face up(因光线太强或疼痛等)瞇起眼睛,扭曲面部

I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire. 我把那封信揉成一团,扔进了火里。 

He took a sip of the medicine and screwed up his face. 他喝了一小口药后做了个怪相。

wail 号啕大哭sob 抽噎;啜泣;呜咽weep(通常因悲伤)哭泣,流泪sniffle(尤指因哭泣或患感冒)抽鼻子

The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。

 I do not weep over his death. 他死了我也不哭。 

 He started to sob uncontrollably. 他不由自主地抽噎起来。 


6、“Dinky Duddydums, don’t cry, Mummy won’t let him spoil

your special day!” she cried, flinging her arms around him.

fling猛动(身体或身体部位)

She flung herself onto the bed. 她扑倒在床上。

He flung out an arm to stop her from falling. 他猛伸手臂扶她,她才没有跌倒。


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with a start突然一惊

knobbly有节的;多疙瘩的

 wolfing down 大口地快吃;狼吞虎咽

slug缓步虫;蛞蝓

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